Jokic finished night with 44 points, 15 rebounds, five assists, and two steals in the narrow loss to the Thunder. The Serbian big man was one of only three players to score double digits for Denver, and the only player who shot above 50 percent from the field.

A new angle shows the referee ignoring a clear traveling violation by Nikola Jokic during the Game 5 between the Thunder and the Nuggets.

The Denver Nuggets came up short in Game 5 against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday night, suffering a 112-105 loss that puts them on the brink of elimination heading into their upcoming Game 6 contest. While things didn't go the Nuggets way down the stretch, superstar center Nikola Jokic wasn't losing any sleep over the team's shot selection.