Denver Nuggets at Oklahoma City Thunder

· National Basketball Association

Denver Nuggets

41-23, 19-14 Away

Final
103 - 127

Oklahoma City Thunder

53-11, 29-4 Home

Gilgeous-Alexander scores 40 as Thunder top Nuggets 127-103 in matchup of West leaders

SGA cooks the Nuggets for 40 points in an impressive win

Gilgeous-Alexander had eight assists and made all eight of his free throws for the West-leading Thunder, who won their seventh straight game and improved to 53-11. Jalen Williams added 26 points, nine rebounds and eight assists.

Denver's Nikola Jokic, who along with Gilgeous-Alexander is a top contender in the NBA MVP race, had 24 points, 13 rebounds and nine assists. He Phoenix Suns on Friday night.

Michael Porter Jr. had 24 points and 15 rebounds for the Nuggets.

Denver went up 10-0 early as it took the Thunder nearly three minutes to score, but Oklahoma City cut its deficit to 29-28 by the end of the quarter.

The Thunder led 61-60 at halftime and took an 86-83 lead into the fourth quarter.

In a key sequence, Oklahoma City’s Aaron Wiggins stole the ball from Denver's Russell Westbrook, then Chet Holmgren dunked at the other end to give the Thunder a 98-91 lead with just under nine minutes remaining. Denver coach Michael Malone was called for a technical foul, and Williams made the free throw. Oklahoma City controlled the game from there.

Takeaways Nuggets: Jokic, normally the bully on the court, seemingly got frustrated with Oklahoma's 7-footers, Holmgren and Isaiah Hartenstein. He put up numbers but wasn't as dominant or smooth as he often is.

Thunder: Oklahoma City played at full strength after resting its key players, including Gilgeous-Alexander, during Friday's win against Portland.

Key mo ment Williams stole the ball from Jokic to spark a fast break. Oklahoma City's Lu Dort went up for a one-handed dunk that would have ignited the crowd, but he missed. Williams collected the rebound, then found Dort open in the corner. Dort knocked down a 3 that put the Thunder ahead 112-99 with just over four minutes remaining.

Key stat The Thunder committed just five turnovers.

Up next The teams meet again Monday night in Oklahoma City.

Regular Season Series

OKC leads series 2-1

Matchup Prediction

Thunder: 80.1%

Nuggets: 19.9%

*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0	End of Game	103 - 127
4th 0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	103 - 127
4th 18.1	Aaron Wiggins defensive rebound	103 - 127
4th 21.1	Jalen Pickett misses 14-foot two point shot	103 - 127
4th 44.1	Isaiah Joe makes 2-foot two point shot (Jaylin Williams assists)	103 - 127

Statistics

DEN		OKC
40-97	FG	46-94
41.2	Field Goal %	48.9
12-40	3PT	13-38
30.0	Three Point %	34.2
11-20	FT	22-25
55.0	Free Throw %	88.0
48	Rebounds	56
14	Offensive Rebounds	10
34	Defensive Rebounds	46
22	Assists	25
3	Steals	5
6	Blocks	14
7	Turnovers	5
1	Team Turnovers	0
8	Total Turnovers	5
1	Technical Fouls	0
1	Total Technical Fouls	0
0	Flagrant Fouls	0
15	Points Conceded Off Turnovers	9
11	Fast Break Points	10
46	Points in Paint	54
18	Fouls	20
11	Largest Lead	24

Game Information

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Location: Oklahoma City, OK
Attendance: 18,203 · Capacity:

2024-25 Northwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	53	11	.828	-	W7
Denver	41	23	.641	12	L1
Minnesota	37	29	.561	17	W5
Portland	28	37	.431	25.5	L3
Utah	15	49	.234	38	L5

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