Best SGA Picks for Nuggets vs. Thunder Game 5 Today – 5/13/25

Oklahoma City returns home following a critical Game 4 victory at Denver to tie the Western Conference Semifinals series at 2-2. The Nuggets vs. Thunder series continues on Tuesday night at 9:30 p.m. ET on TNT with Game 5 of the Western Conference Semifinals. 

Below, we’ll give you the top Shai Gilgeous-Alexander picks for Thunder vs. Nuggets tonight for PrizePicks NBA, as he looks to give his team the series lead. In the playoffs, SGA is averaging 27.6 points, 6.6 rebounds, and 6.6 assists per game. 

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Let’s look at the top picks for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in the Nuggets vs. Thunder Game 5 on PrizePicks NBA.

Best Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Pick vs. Nuggets in NBA Playoffs

Here is the best Shai Gilgeous-Alexander pick for Tuesday’s Western Conference Semifinals Game 5 vs. the Nuggets.

Thunder PG Shai Gilgeous-Alexander — 38.5 Pts+Asts

Gilgeous-Alexander posted 33 and 34 points in the first two games of the conference semifinals against Denver. However, the league’s leading scorer in the regular season was limited to 21.5 points per game in Games 3 and 4 on the road.

SGA shot 1-of-11 from 3-point range and converted 36.5% of its attempts from the field in Denver the last two contests.

In OKC’s 149-106 rout of Denver in Game 2, Gilgeous-Alexander was nearly flawless from the floor as he missed two field goal attempts and hit all 11 free throws for 34 points.

The assists have been extremely consistent in the series, averaging 7.3 a contest and not recording less than six in any game.

The biggest issue for SGA in the postseason has been his 3-point shooting. The All-Star guard has knocked down only 11-of-47 tries from long distance, which equates to 23.4%. 

In the regular season, he converted 37.5% of his attempts from downtown, which was his second-best season in his career in that category. 

In eight playoff games this year, SGA has finished with more than 39 points and assists four times.

The Nuggets are allowing opponents to shoot 38.0% from 3-point range on the road in the playoffs, compared to 31.7% at home. At home, he shoots 39.6% from 3-point range this year.

In five regular season games after SGA failed to hit a 3-pointer, he bounced back by averaging 34.8 points per game in the next contest. 

More SGA projections vs. Nuggets Tonight

Here are other top Shai Gilgeous-Alexander projections vs. the Nuggets tonight, via PrizePicks.

• 31.5 Points
• 4.5 Rebounds (Goblin)
• 8 Assists
• 1.5 3-Pointers Made (Goblin)
• 14 Rebs+Asts
• 10.5 FG Made
• 4 Points in First 5 Minutes

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Following Oklahoma City’s five-point win over Denver in Game 4, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander looks for another big performance in tonight’s Game 5 of the NBA Playoffs series vs. the Nuggets in a crucial Game 5.

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