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Jokic's 28 points lead Nuggets past Thunder 128-95 in Holmgren's 1st regular-season home game
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) The Oklahoma City Thunder are a young, talented team on the rise. The defending NBA champion Denver Nuggets showed them just how much work they have ahead to reach that elite level.
Nikola Jokic had 28 points and 14 rebounds to help the Nuggets roll past the Thunder 128-95 on Sunday for their third straight win to open the season.
“They’re defending champs, and they’re not that by fluke,” Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander said. “They play the right way on both ends of the floor and they are a really good basketball team. They came to play tonight. We weren’t good enough to compete against them.”
Michael Porter Jr. had 20 points and nine rebounds and Jamal Murray added 19 points and eight assists for the Nuggets, who shot 60.2% from the field.
Denver coach Michael Malone liked the energy the Nuggets brought.
“Winning a championship, the one thing you worry about is thinking we can just show up this year and we’re going to win,” he said. “And that’s not the case. This is a brand new season. What we did last year, although magical in nature, has nothing to do with this season. And I think our players, the way they’re playing - it’s very early - but after three games, our guys are playing with the requisite mindset that you need to if you’re going to be a team that can try to win another championship.”
Oklahoma City’s Chet Holmgren was the No. 2 pick in the 2022 draft, but he missed last season with a foot injury. He got a loud cheer when he was introduced with the starters in his first regular-season home game and delivered a team-leading 19 points.
Gilgeous-Alexander, a first-team All-NBA selection last season, scored just seven points on 2-for-16 shooting. Denver's Kentavious Caldwell-Pope was assigned to guard him.
“You’ve got to credit guys like Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, who I think is an all-NBA defender," Malone said. "You know, we asked him to guard the best players 82 regular season games and 20 playoff games last year and he’s totally committed to that. He understands that that’s his greatest gift to this basketball team.”
The Nuggets held the Thunder to 41.1% shooting overall.
“We know that we have to be a team that can travel, beat the best teams in the NBA on the road,” Malone said. “And to do that, you have to bring the defense. And I felt our defense tonight was outstanding across the board.”
Oklahoma City opened the season with road wins over Chicago and Cleveland and could have made an early statement with a win over Denver.
Jokic made sure that didn't happen. The two-time MVP and 2023 Finals MVP dominated the first half. He had 22 points, including a layup at the buzzer, to give Denver a 69-51 edge at the break.
Holmgren scored 17 points in the first half. Gilgeous-Alexander went 0 for 9 from the field and had three points before the break.
UP NEXT
Nuggets: Host the Utah Jazz on Monday.
Thunder: Host the Detroit Pistons on Monday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Nikola Jokic vs. Chet Holmgren (Jamal Murray gains possession) | ||
| 11:41 |  | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point layup (Jamal Murray assists) | 2-0 |
| 11:22 | | Josh Giddey misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 11:19 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 11:08 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point layup (Jamal Murray assists) | 4-0 |
| 10:56 | | +3 | Chet Holmgren makes three point jump shot (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists) | 4-3 |
| 10:28 | | Jamal Murray misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 10:23 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound | ||
| 10:19 | | Aaron Gordon blocks Josh Giddey's two point cutting layup | ||
| 10:19 | | Thunder offensive rebound | ||
| 10:10 | | +2 | Chet Holmgren makes two point turnaround jump shot (Jalen Williams assists) | 4-5 |
| 9:55 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 6-5 |
| 9:30 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:26 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 9:18 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander shooting foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | ||
| 9:18 | | Aaron Gordon misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 9:18 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 9:18 | | +1 | Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 7-5 |
| 9:03 | | +2 | Chet Holmgren makes two point driving dunk (Josh Giddey assists) | 7-7 |
| 8:44 | | Aaron Gordon misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 8:40 | | Michael Porter Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 8:39 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point jump shot | 9-7 |
| 8:14 | | Chet Holmgren misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:12 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 8:02 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point stepback jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 11-7 |
| 7:52 | | +2 | Josh Giddey makes two point driving finger roll layup | 11-9 |
| 7:41 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point driving layup | 13-9 |
| 7:41 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander shooting foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | ||
| 7:41 | | Thunder 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:41 | | Aaron Gordon misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 7:39 | | Michael Porter Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 7:32 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:29 | | Chet Holmgren defensive rebound | ||
| 7:17 | | Josh Giddey misses two point driving layup | ||
| 7:15 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 7:11 | | Aaron Gordon misses two point running layup | ||
| 7:10 | | Jamal Murray offensive rebound | ||
| 7:08 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point putback layup | 15-9 |
| 6:49 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point finger roll layup | ||
| 6:47 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 6:44 | | Aaron Gordon misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:40 | | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | ||
| 6:35 | | Nikola Jokic shooting foul (Luguentz Dort draws the foul) | ||
| 6:35 | | +1 | Luguentz Dort makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 15-10 |
| 6:35 | | +1 | Luguentz Dort makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-11 |
| 6:22 | | Luguentz Dort blocks Nikola Jokic's two point layup | ||
| 6:19 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound | ||
| 6:15 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 6:12 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 6:08 | | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point running pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 18-11 |
| 5:59 | | Chet Holmgren misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:56 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound | ||
| 5:52 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving floating jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 20-11 |
| 5:52 | | Chet Holmgren shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 5:52 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 21-11 |
| 5:38 | | Jalen Williams misses two point driving layup | ||
| 5:35 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 5:25 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 5:23 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | ||
| 5:23 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point tip layup | ||
| 5:23 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | ||
| 5:21 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point putback layup | 23-11 |
| 5:05 | | +2 | Chet Holmgren makes two point alley-oop layup (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists) | 23-13 |
| 4:39 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:35 | | Michael Porter Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 4:33 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point turnaround jump shot | 25-13 |
| 4:24 | | +2 | Josh Giddey makes two point driving hook shot | 25-15 |
| 4:09 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (bad pass) (Luguentz Dort steals) | ||
| 4:07 | | +2 | Luguentz Dort makes two point running layup | 25-17 |
| 4:07 | | Reggie Jackson shooting foul (Luguentz Dort draws the foul) | ||
| 4:07 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:07 | | +1 | Luguentz Dort makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 25-18 |
| 3:57 | | Aleksej Pokusevski personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 3:50 | | +2 | Peyton Watson makes two point cutting layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 27-18 |
| 3:41 | | +2 | Josh Giddey makes two point driving layup | 27-20 |
| 3:26 | | Christian Braun misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:21 | | Cason Wallace defensive rebound | ||
| 3:15 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 3:10 | | Christian Braun defensive rebound | ||
| 2:53 | | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point driving layup (Peyton Watson assists) | 29-20 |
| 2:38 | | Josh Giddey misses two point driving layup | ||
| 2:37 | | Josh Giddey offensive rebound | ||
| 2:31 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point driving layup | ||
| 2:26 | | Peyton Watson defensive rebound | ||
| 2:21 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 2:18 | | Peyton Watson offensive rebound | ||
| 2:16 | | Peyton Watson misses two point layup | ||
| 2:16 | | Aleksej Pokusevski defensive rebound | ||
| 2:01 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 1:57 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 1:54 | | +2 | Peyton Watson makes two point running dunk (Nikola Jokic assists) | 31-20 |
| 1:30 | | Josh Giddey misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 1:28 | | Thunder offensive rebound | ||
| 1:15 | | Zeke Nnaji shooting foul (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander draws the foul) | ||
| 1:15 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 1:15 | | Thunder offensive rebound | ||
| 1:15 | | +1 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 31-21 |
| 1:05 | | Cason Wallace blocks Jamal Murray's two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 1:01 | | Cason Wallace defensive rebound | ||
| 0:51 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:48 | | Christian Braun defensive rebound | ||
| 0:33 | | Jamal Murray misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:33 | | Isaiah Joe defensive rebound | ||
| 0:24 | | Peyton Watson blocks Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's two point driving hook shot | ||
| 0:24 | | Thunder offensive rebound | ||
| 0:20 | | +2 | Aaron Wiggins makes two point driving layup (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists) | 31-23 |
| 0:03 | | +3 | Reggie Jackson makes three point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 34-23 |
| 0:00 | | Isaiah Joe misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Thunder offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:44 | | Isaiah Joe misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:41 | | Christian Braun defensive rebound | ||
| 11:39 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point running dunk (Christian Braun assists) | 36-23 |
| 11:26 | | Jalen Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:23 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 11:14 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 11:14 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 11:14 | | Cason Wallace personal foul (Loose ball) (Zeke Nnaji draws the foul) | ||
| 11:09 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 11:06 | | Zeke Nnaji offensive rebound | ||
| 11:05 | | Jalen Williams blocks Zeke Nnaji's two point putback layup | ||
| 11:04 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 10:58 | | Jamal Murray turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah Joe steals) | ||
| 10:44 | | Ousmane Dieng misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:41 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 10:35 | | Isaiah Joe personal foul (Zeke Nnaji draws the foul) | ||
| 10:24 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point driving layup (Christian Braun assists) | 38-23 |
| 10:13 | | Christian Braun personal foul (Jalen Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 10:08 | | +2 | Jalen Williams makes two point driving layup | 38-25 |
| 10:08 | | Michael Porter Jr. shooting foul (Jalen Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 10:08 | | +1 | Jalen Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 38-26 |
| 9:49 | | Jamal Murray misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 9:45 | | Jalen Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 9:41 | | +3 | Cason Wallace makes three point running jump shot (Jalen Williams assists) | 38-29 |
| 9:25 | | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point driving layup (Michael Porter Jr. assists) | 40-29 |
| 9:25 | | Jalen Williams shooting foul (Christian Braun draws the foul) | ||
| 9:25 | | +1 | Christian Braun makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 41-29 |
| 9:11 | | +2 | Jalen Williams makes two point driving bank hook shot | 41-31 |
| 8:55 | | Jalen Williams personal foul (Peyton Watson draws the foul) | ||
| 8:49 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving bank jump shot | 43-31 |
| 8:49 | | Thunder 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:38 | | +2 | Vasilije Micic makes two point driving layup (Jalen Williams assists) | 43-33 |
| 8:25 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:17 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:13 | | Isaiah Joe defensive rebound | ||
| 8:00 | | +2 | Cason Wallace makes two point reverse layup (Jalen Williams assists) | 43-35 |
| 7:45 | | +2 | Peyton Watson makes two point cutting dunk (Reggie Jackson assists) | 45-35 |
| 7:27 | | +2 | Chet Holmgren makes two point layup (Cason Wallace assists) | 45-37 |
| 7:08 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:05 | | Jalen Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 7:01 | | Vasilije Micic misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:59 | | Thunder offensive rebound | ||
| 6:59 | | Michael Porter Jr. personal foul (Loose ball) (Chet Holmgren draws the foul) | ||
| 6:54 | | +2 | Chet Holmgren makes two point floating jump shot (Vasilije Micic assists) | 45-39 |
| 6:39 | | Isaiah Joe shooting foul (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope draws the foul) | ||
| 6:39 | | +1 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 46-39 |
| 6:39 | | +1 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 47-39 |
| 6:26 | | +2 | Jalen Williams makes two point driving finger roll layup (Vasilije Micic assists) | 47-41 |
| 6:00 | | Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:55 | | Jalen Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 5:42 | | Vasilije Micic turnover (bad pass) (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope steals) | ||
| 5:39 | | +2 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes two point running layup | 49-41 |
| 5:24 | | +2 | Jalen Williams makes two point driving floating jump shot | 49-43 |
| 5:09 | | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point jump shot (Reggie Jackson assists) | 52-43 |
| 4:46 | | Chet Holmgren misses two point layup | ||
| 4:44 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 4:34 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah Joe steals) | ||
| 4:29 | | Isaiah Joe misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:26 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 4:19 | | Chet Holmgren personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 4:19 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 53-43 |
| 4:19 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 54-43 |
| 4:15 | | Reggie Jackson personal foul (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander draws the foul) | ||
| 4:08 | | Josh Giddey misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:05 | | Thunder offensive rebound | ||
| 4:04 | | +2 | Aaron Wiggins makes two point cutting layup (Josh Giddey assists) | 54-45 |
| 3:49 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point floating jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 56-45 |
| 3:42 | | Reggie Jackson shooting foul (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander draws the foul) | ||
| 3:42 | | +1 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 56-46 |
| 3:42 | | +1 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 56-47 |
| 3:28 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point jump shot | 58-47 |
| 3:12 | | Chet Holmgren misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:10 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound | ||
| 3:00 | | Luguentz Dort shooting foul (Christian Braun draws the foul) | ||
| 3:00 | | +1 | Christian Braun makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 59-47 |
| 3:00 | | +1 | Christian Braun makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 60-47 |
| 2:48 | | Josh Giddey misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 2:45 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 2:38 | | Jamal Murray misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 2:35 | | Aaron Gordon offensive rebound | ||
| 2:33 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point putback layup | 62-47 |
| 2:23 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point driving layup | ||
| 2:22 | | Luguentz Dort offensive rebound | ||
| 2:14 | | Luguentz Dort misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:11 | | Chet Holmgren offensive rebound | ||
| 2:09 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope shooting foul (Chet Holmgren draws the foul) | ||
| 2:09 | | +1 | Chet Holmgren makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 62-48 |
| 2:09 | | +1 | Chet Holmgren makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 62-49 |
| 2:00 | | Jalen Williams kicked ball violation | ||
| 1:53 | | +3 | Nikola Jokic makes three point jump shot (Christian Braun assists) | 65-49 |
| 1:43 | | Josh Giddey turnover (bad pass) (Aaron Gordon steals) | ||
| 1:39 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 1:37 | | Thunder defensive rebound | ||
| 1:23 | | Luguentz Dort misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:20 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 1:10 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point layup (Christian Braun assists) | 67-49 |
| 0:52 | | Luguentz Dort misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:48 | | Christian Braun defensive rebound | ||
| 0:29 | | Christian Braun misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:26 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound | ||
| 0:16 | | +2 | Chet Holmgren makes two point driving finger roll layup (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists) | 67-51 |
| 0:00 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point cutting layup (Jamal Murray assists) | 69-51 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:44 | | Aaron Gordon blocks Josh Giddey's two point floating jump shot | ||
| 11:39 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 11:19 | | Luguentz Dort personal foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 11:10 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point floating jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 71-51 |
| 10:53 | | Josh Giddey turnover (bad pass) (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope steals) | ||
| 10:46 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving bank jump shot (Aaron Gordon assists) | 73-51 |
| 10:33 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point driving layup | ||
| 10:31 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound | ||
| 10:23 | | Aaron Gordon offensive foul (Jalen Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 10:23 | | Aaron Gordon turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 10:11 | | +2 | Jalen Williams makes two point driving floating jump shot | 73-53 |
| 9:48 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:45 | | Chet Holmgren defensive rebound | ||
| 9:37 | | Michael Porter Jr. shooting foul (Chet Holmgren draws the foul) | ||
| 9:37 | | +1 | Chet Holmgren makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 73-54 |
| 9:37 | | +1 | Chet Holmgren makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 73-55 |
| 9:14 | | Jamal Murray turnover (bad pass) (Josh Giddey steals) | ||
| 9:05 | | +2 | Luguentz Dort makes two point stepback jump shot (Josh Giddey assists) | 73-57 |
| 8:42 | | Nikola Jokic offensive foul (Charge) (Chet Holmgren draws the foul) | ||
| 8:42 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 8:31 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point driving layup | 73-59 |
| 8:13 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving layup | 75-59 |
| 8:02 | | +3 | Josh Giddey makes three point jump shot (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists) | 75-62 |
| 7:42 | | +3 | Jamal Murray makes three point jump shot (Aaron Gordon assists) | 78-62 |
| 7:23 | | Aaron Gordon blocks Jalen Williams's two point reverse dunk | ||
| 7:21 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 7:10 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point driving finger roll layup (Michael Porter Jr. assists) | 80-62 |
| 7:01 | | Nikola Jokic kicked ball violation | ||
| 7:01 | | Thunder 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:51 | | +3 | Luguentz Dort makes three point stepback jump shot (Jalen Williams assists) | 80-65 |
| 6:28 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving bank jump shot | 82-65 |
| 6:19 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope personal foul (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander draws the foul) | ||
| 6:08 | | Chet Holmgren misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:04 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 5:48 | | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point jump shot (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists) | 85-65 |
| 5:39 | | Jamal Murray personal foul (Jalen Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 5:26 | | Josh Giddey misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 5:22 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 5:18 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (lost ball) (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander steals) | ||
| 5:13 | | +2 | Jalen Williams makes two point running layup (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists) | 85-67 |
| 4:56 | | Michael Porter Jr. turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 4:44 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 4:42 | | Nuggets defensive rebound | ||
| 4:20 | | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point jump shot (Reggie Jackson assists) | 88-67 |
| 4:08 | | Aaron Wiggins misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:05 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 3:57 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point driving layup | 90-67 |
| 3:47 | | Nikola Jokic personal foul (Aaron Wiggins draws the foul) | ||
| 3:40 | | Luguentz Dort misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:39 | | Thunder offensive rebound | ||
| 3:39 | | Peyton Watson personal foul (Loose ball) (Aaron Wiggins draws the foul) | ||
| 3:39 | | Aaron Wiggins misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 3:39 | | Thunder offensive rebound | ||
| 3:39 | | +1 | Aaron Wiggins makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 90-68 |
| 3:25 | | Isaiah Joe kicked ball violation | ||
| 3:19 | | +3 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes three point jump shot (Reggie Jackson assists) | 93-68 |
| 3:09 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point driving bank jump shot | 93-70 |
| 2:55 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:52 | | Jump ball. Cason Wallace vs. Reggie Jackson (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander gains possession) | ||
| 2:52 | | Reggie Jackson turnover (lost ball) (Reggie Jackson steals) | ||
| 2:52 | | Jump ball. Cason Wallace vs. Reggie Jackson (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander gains possession) | ||
| 2:52 | | Reggie Jackson turnover (lost ball) (Cason Wallace steals) | ||
| 2:37 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point driving layup | ||
| 2:34 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander offensive rebound | ||
| 2:34 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point tip layup | ||
| 2:33 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 2:26 | | Jamal Murray turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah Joe steals) | ||
| 2:23 | | +2 | Ousmane Dieng makes two point running reverse layup (Isaiah Joe assists) | 93-72 |
| 1:58 | | +2 | Peyton Watson makes two point reverse layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 95-72 |
| 1:48 | | +3 | Isaiah Joe makes three point jump shot (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists) | 95-75 |
| 1:29 | | Peyton Watson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:25 | | Ousmane Dieng defensive rebound | ||
| 1:17 | | Ousmane Dieng misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:13 | | Cason Wallace offensive rebound | ||
| 1:11 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:06 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 1:05 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 0:54 | | Isaiah Joe turnover (bad pass) (Reggie Jackson steals) | ||
| 0:52 | | +2 | Reggie Jackson makes two point running dunk | 97-75 |
| 0:31 | | Isaiah Joe misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:28 | | Peyton Watson defensive rebound | ||
| 0:07 | | Reggie Jackson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:04 | | Ousmane Dieng defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:47 | | Isaiah Joe personal foul (Zeke Nnaji draws the foul) | ||
| 11:37 | | +2 | Peyton Watson makes two point driving reverse dunk (Christian Braun assists) | 99-75 |
| 11:24 | | Reggie Jackson personal foul (Isaiah Joe draws the foul) | ||
| 11:12 | | Christian Braun blocks Isaiah Joe's two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 11:09 | | Chet Holmgren offensive rebound | ||
| 11:08 | | Thunder turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 10:47 | | Jamal Murray turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah Joe steals) | ||
| 10:42 | | +2 | Isaiah Joe makes two point running layup | 99-77 |
| 10:23 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point turnaround jump shot | 101-77 |
| 10:13 | | Chet Holmgren turnover (lost ball) (Christian Braun steals) | ||
| 10:10 | | +2 | Peyton Watson makes two point running alley-oop dunk (Christian Braun assists) | 103-77 |
| 10:10 | | Thunder 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:56 | | Aleksej Pokusevski turnover (traveling) | ||
| 9:39 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 105-77 |
| 9:26 | | +2 | Cason Wallace makes two point reverse layup (Vasilije Micic assists) | 105-79 |
| 9:01 | | Vasilije Micic shooting foul (Christian Braun draws the foul) | ||
| 9:01 | | +1 | Christian Braun makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 106-79 |
| 9:01 | | +1 | Christian Braun makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 107-79 |
| 8:50 | | Vasilije Micic misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:46 | | Zeke Nnaji defensive rebound | ||
| 8:29 | | Christian Braun misses two point driving layup | ||
| 8:26 | | Christian Braun offensive rebound | ||
| 8:26 | | Aleksej Pokusevski blocks Christian Braun's two point putback layup | ||
| 8:23 | | Ousmane Dieng defensive rebound | ||
| 8:14 | | Zeke Nnaji personal foul (Ousmane Dieng draws the foul) | ||
| 8:04 | | Vasilije Micic turnover (lost ball) (Peyton Watson steals) | ||
| 7:53 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 109-79 |
| 7:34 | | Christian Braun shooting foul (Aleksej Pokusevski draws the foul) | ||
| 7:34 | | Aleksej Pokusevski misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 7:34 | | Thunder offensive rebound | ||
| 7:34 | | +1 | Aleksej Pokusevski makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 109-80 |
| 7:14 | | Peyton Watson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:11 | | Tre Mann defensive rebound | ||
| 7:07 | | Tre Mann turnover (bad pass) (Reggie Jackson steals) | ||
| 7:03 | | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point running alley-oop dunk (Reggie Jackson assists) | 111-80 |
| 6:52 | | +2 | Tre Mann makes two point stepback jump shot | 111-82 |
| 6:32 | | Reggie Jackson turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 6:21 | | Aleksej Pokusevski misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:17 | | Christian Braun defensive rebound | ||
| 6:05 | | +2 | Peyton Watson makes two point pullup jump shot (Reggie Jackson assists) | 113-82 |
| 5:49 | | Tre Mann misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:46 | | Christian Braun defensive rebound | ||
| 5:40 | | Christian Braun misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 5:37 | | Tre Mann defensive rebound | ||
| 5:34 | | Ousmane Dieng misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 5:31 | | Zeke Nnaji defensive rebound | ||
| 5:31 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:15 | | Julian Strawther misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 5:12 | | Ousmane Dieng defensive rebound | ||
| 4:58 | | Ousmane Dieng misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 4:54 | | Tre Mann offensive rebound | ||
| 4:46 | | +2 | Tre Mann makes two point bank jump shot | 113-84 |
| 4:23 | | +3 | Peyton Watson makes three point jump shot (Zeke Nnaji assists) | 116-84 |
| 4:06 | | Keyontae Johnson misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:02 | | Peyton Watson defensive rebound | ||
| 3:51 | | +3 | Julian Strawther makes three point jump shot (Christian Braun assists) | 119-84 |
| 3:41 | | +3 | Tre Mann makes three point stepback jump shot | 119-87 |
| 3:25 | | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point pullup jump shot | 121-87 |
| 3:19 | | Collin Gillespie personal foul (Tre Mann draws the foul) | ||
| 3:19 | | +1 | Tre Mann makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 121-88 |
| 3:08 | | +2 | Ousmane Dieng makes two point driving layup (Tre Mann assists) | 121-90 |
| 3:08 | | Hunter Tyson shooting foul (Ousmane Dieng draws the foul) | ||
| 3:08 | | +1 | Ousmane Dieng makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 121-91 |
| 2:55 | | +2 | Julian Strawther makes two point driving hook shot | 123-91 |
| 2:44 | | +2 | Tre Mann makes two point driving layup | 123-93 |
| 2:29 | | Braxton Key misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:27 | | Tre Mann defensive rebound | ||
| 2:17 | | Ousmane Dieng misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 2:15 | | Hunter Tyson defensive rebound | ||
| 2:03 | | Collin Gillespie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:02 | | Thunder defensive rebound | ||
| 1:44 | | Aleksej Pokusevski turnover (lost ball) (Collin Gillespie steals) | ||
| 1:35 | | +2 | Braxton Key makes two point running layup (Julian Strawther assists) | 125-93 |
| 1:24 | | +2 | Tre Mann makes two point driving finger roll layup (Ousmane Dieng assists) | 125-95 |
| 1:05 | | Julian Strawther misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:02 | | Ousmane Dieng defensive rebound | ||
| 0:43 | | Ousmane Dieng misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:40 | | Julian Strawther defensive rebound | ||
| 0:34 | | +3 | Julian Strawther makes three point pullup jump shot | 128-95 |
| 0:25 | | Tre Mann misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:21 | | Braxton Key defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
Key Players
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Braxton Key defensive rebound | 0:21 |
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Tre Mann misses three point pullup jump shot | 0:25 |
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+ 3 | Julian Strawther makes three point pullup jump shot | 0:34 |
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Julian Strawther defensive rebound | 0:40 |
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Ousmane Dieng misses three point pullup jump shot | 0:43 |
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Ousmane Dieng defensive rebound | 1:02 |
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Julian Strawther misses three point jump shot | 1:05 |
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+ 2 | Tre Mann makes two point driving finger roll layup (Ousmane Dieng assists) | 1:24 |
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+ 2 | Braxton Key makes two point running layup (Julian Strawther assists) | 1:35 |
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Aleksej Pokusevski turnover (lost ball) (Collin Gillespie steals) | 1:44 |
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Thunder defensive rebound | 2:02 |
| Team Stats | |
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| Points | 128 | 95 |
| Field Goals | 53-88 (60.2%) | 37-90 (41.1%) |
| 3-Pointers | 11-27 (40.7%) | 6-32 (18.8%) |
| Free Throws | 11-13 (84.6%) | 15-18 (83.3%) |
| Total Rebounds | 52 | 41 |
| Offensive | 10 | 7 |
| Defensive | 38 | 22 |
| Team | 4 | 12 |
| Assists | 34 | 22 |
| Steals | 8 | 8 |
| Blocks | 5 | 4 |
| Turnovers | 13 | 9 |
| Fouls | 21 | 14 |
| Technicals | 0 | 0 |
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N. Jokic
C 15
28 PTS, 14 REB, 5 AST
J. Williams
SF 8
13 PTS, 3 REB, 5 AST
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N. Jokic C | 26.4 PPG | 12.4 RPG | 9.0 APG | 58.3 FG% |
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C. Holmgren C | 16.5 PPG | 7.9 RPG | 2.4 APG | 53.0 FG% |
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N. Jokic C | 28 PTS | 14 REB | 5 AST | |
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C. Holmgren C | 19 PTS | 4 REB | 0 AST | |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| N. Jokic | 28 | 14 | 5 | 12/16 | 1/2 | 3/3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | +21 | 48 |
| M. Porter Jr. | 20 | 9 | 2 | 8/14 | 4/7 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | +12 | 32 |
| J. Murray | 19 | 2 | 8 | 9/14 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | +22 | 33 |
| A. Gordon | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4/7 | 0/1 | 1/3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +22 | 19 |
| K. Caldwell-Pope | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2/5 | 1/4 | 2/2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | +21 | 13 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| N. Jokic | 28 | 14 | 5 | 12/16 | 1/2 | 3/3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | +21 | 48 |
| M. Porter Jr. | 20 | 9 | 2 | 8/14 | 4/7 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | +12 | 32 |
| J. Murray | 19 | 2 | 8 | 9/14 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | +22 | 33 |
| A. Gordon | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4/7 | 0/1 | 1/3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +22 | 19 |
| K. Caldwell-Pope | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2/5 | 1/4 | 2/2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | +21 | 13 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| P. Watson | 17 | 4 | 1 | 8/11 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | +11 | 25 |
| C. Braun | 13 | 7 | 7 | 4/9 | 0/2 | 5/5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | +25 | 36 |
| J. Strawther | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3/5 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +4 | 11 |
| R. Jackson | 5 | 0 | 6 | 2/3 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +13 | 17 |
| B. Key | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1/2 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| J. Holiday | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Gillespie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 |
| H. Tyson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Z. Nnaji | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +12 | 5 |
| D. Jordan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Huff | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| V. Cancar | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Pickett | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 128 | 48 | 34 | 53/88 | 11/27 | 11/13 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 38 | +165 | 244 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| C. Holmgren | 19 | 4 | 0 | 7/12 | 1/4 | 4/4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -23 | 22 |
| J. Williams | 13 | 3 | 5 | 6/9 | 0/1 | 1/1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -21 | 27 |
| L. Dort | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3/7 | 1/5 | 3/3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -18 | 13 |
| J. Giddey | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4/13 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -18 | 16 |
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 7 | 4 | 7 | 2/16 | 0/4 | 3/4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -22 | 26 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| C. Holmgren | 19 | 4 | 0 | 7/12 | 1/4 | 4/4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -23 | 22 |
| J. Williams | 13 | 3 | 5 | 6/9 | 0/1 | 1/1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -21 | 27 |
| L. Dort | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3/7 | 1/5 | 3/3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -18 | 13 |
| J. Giddey | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4/13 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -18 | 16 |
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 7 | 4 | 7 | 2/16 | 0/4 | 3/4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -22 | 26 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| T. Mann | 12 | 4 | 1 | 5/7 | 1/2 | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 17 |
| C. Wallace | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3/3 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -11 | 14 |
| O. Dieng | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2/8 | 0/5 | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -10 | 12 |
| I. Joe | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2/7 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 12 |
| A. Wiggins | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2/3 | 0/1 | 1/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -8 | 5 |
| V. Micic | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1/3 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -9 | 6 |
| A. Pokusevski | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 1/2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -11 | 1 |
| O. Sarr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| K. Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| D. Bertans | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| K. Williams | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L. Waters III | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Williams | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 95 | 29 | 22 | 37/90 | 6/32 | 15/18 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 22 | -165 | 171 |
