Oklahoma City Thunder at Denver Nuggets
· National Basketball AssociationGilgeous-Alexander, Holmgren lead Thunder to 102-87 win over Nuggets in season opener
Holmgren proved to be a handful on both ends of the floor. He tied a career high with 14 rebounds, and had five assists and blocked four shots. Reserve Aaron Wiggins added 15 points.
It was an important divisional game right out of the gate. The Thunder and Nuggets both finished 57-25 last season, with the Thunder earning the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference by virtue of a tiebreaker.
Reigning NBA MVP Nikola Jokic had 16 points, 13 assists and 12 rebounds for Denver.
Jokic's point guard partner, Jamal Murray, had 12 points on 4-of-14 shooting. Christian Braun added 16 points. while Aaron Gordon, fresh off signing a new contract extension, added 12 points. Denver was 7 of 39 on 3-pointers.
Nuggets: The Thunder's bench outscored the Nuggets' reserves 25-16. New addition Russell Westbrook had six points on 2-of-10 shooting.
Regular Season Series
OKC leads series 1-0
Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
4th 0.0 | End of Game | 102 - 87 | |
4th 0.0 | End of the 4th Quarter | 102 - 87 | |
4th 6.0 | Ousmane Dieng defensive rebound | 102 - 87 | |
4th 9.0 | Jalen Pickett misses 25-foot three point jumper | 102 - 87 | |
4th 18.2 | Trey Alexander defensive rebound | 102 - 87 |
Statistics
OKC | DEN | |
---|---|---|
43-101 | FG | 35-98 |
42.6 | Field Goal % | 35.7 |
8-36 | 3PT | 7-38 |
22.2 | Three Point % | 18.4 |
8-12 | FT | 10-14 |
66.7 | Free Throw % | 71.4 |
49 | Rebounds | 57 |
13 | Offensive Rebounds | 17 |
36 | Defensive Rebounds | 40 |
23 | Assists | 29 |
9 | Steals | 11 |
13 | Blocks | 7 |
12 | Turnovers | 15 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
12 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
12 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 11 |
19 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
62 | Points in Paint | 52 |
15 | Fouls | 12 |
20 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Game Information
Location: Denver, CO
Attendance: 19,786 · Capacity:
2024-25 Northwest Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oklahoma City | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | - | W1 |
Minnesota | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0.5 | W1 |
Denver | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | L1 |
Portland | 0 | 2 | .000 | 1.5 | L2 |
Utah | 0 | 2 | .000 | 1.5 | L2 |
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