Oklahoma City enters Monday’s showdown riding a five-game winning streak and closing in on a historic milestone for its MVP candidate.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 36 points to power Oklahoma City past Denver 127-121 in overtime. Tempers flared and Thunder guard Lu Dort got ejected for a foul against Denver's Nikola Jokic.

Jamal Murray scored 45 points as the Denver Nuggets held off the struggling Utah Jazz to snatch a 128-125 victory on Monday.Nuggets point guard Murray drained eight three-pointers and shot 13-of-19 from the field in a back-and-forth duel that saw the lead change hands no fewer than 22 times.

David Adelman saved a challenge for the end, and it saved the Nuggets from a disastrous loss. Keyonte George was going to the foul line with 16 seconds left and a chance to give Utah the lead Monday night.

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Bennedict Mathurin scored 38 points in his home debut for Los Angeles and the Clippers held off the Denver Nuggets 115-114 on Thursday night. Denver’s Jamal Murray had a chance to tie it on three free throws with 0.

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