The Sacramento Kings have returned home and returned to the winners list, wrestling back momentum to win game 5 and take a 3-2 series lead over the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Kings started strong and were never really troubled, on their way to a 19 point win. The final score was 119-100.

The Kings turned the table on the Thunder on the defensive end, recording 12 steals and 41 defensive rebounds. They also kept the Thunder to 44% from the field, and kept them away from the foul line.

And on the offensive end the Kings were very aggressive, forcing their way inside and to the foul line with 52 points in the pain and 31 free throws attempted, of which they made an impressive 29.

Carmelo Anthony bullied Jimmy Butler, scoring 31 points and shooting 6-6 from the free throw line. Boban Marjanovic also did a nice job inside, with an efficient 12 points, 11 rebounds and 4 steals. And from the bench, Gerald Green and Taj Gibson starred with 16 and 14 points.

For the Thunder, Nikola Mirotic got hot off the bench with 19, but the starters were crushed. Butler only managed 18 points, as he had to use most of his energy on defence trying to contain Carmelo.

Player of the game goes to Anthony, for his 31 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. He really set the aggressive tone for his teammates.

Game six heads back to Oklahoma City, and Ben will be hoping that the trend of home teams winning continues. However from there it gets tricky with the Kings set to host a game seven if required. This leaves the Kings currently in the box seat in this series, and without much to lose on the road, they may just swing for the fences and try and end this in 6. To have a chance, the Thunder must win this and then hope that in game seven, anything can happen.

Tune in for game six, scheduled for Thursday morning, 5am NLL time.