
Denver Nuggets at Oklahoma City Thunder
· National Basketball AssociationGilgeous-Alexander scores 40 as Thunder top Nuggets 127-103 in matchup of West leaders

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.
Thunder: Oklahoma City played at full strength after resting its key players, including Gilgeous-Alexander, during Friday's win against Portland.
Regular Season Series
OKC leads series 2-1
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
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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 |
Oklahoma City Thunder Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Jaylin Williams, F | Day-To-Day | Apr 3 |
Alex Caruso, SG | Day-To-Day | Apr 3 |
Alex Ducas, G | Out | Apr 1 |
Ousmane Dieng, F | Out | Apr 1 |
Aaron Wiggins, SG | Out | Apr 1 |
Denver Nuggets Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Peyton Watson, F | Day-To-Day | Apr 2 |
Michael Porter Jr., SF | Day-To-Day | Apr 2 |
Nikola Jokic, C | Day-To-Day | Apr 2 |
Aaron Gordon, PF | Day-To-Day | Apr 2 |
Christian Braun, G | Day-To-Day | Apr 2 |
Game Information

Location: Oklahoma City, OK
Attendance: 18,203 · Capacity:
2024-25 Northwest Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
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64 | 12 | .842 | - | W11 |
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47 | 30 | .610 | 17.5 | L2 |
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44 | 32 | .579 | 20 | W3 |
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33 | 43 | .434 | 31 | W1 |
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16 | 61 | .208 | 48.5 | L7 |
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