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Denver Nuggets at Oklahoma City Thunder

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41-23, 19-14 Away
Final
103 - 127

53-11, 29-4 Home

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

Denver Nuggets vs. Oklahoma City Thunder: Game Highlights

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

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 Oklahoma City Thunder Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
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 Denver Nuggets Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
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

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

2024-25 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Oklahoma City 64 12 .842 - W11
Denver 47 30 .610 17.5 L2
Minnesota 44 32 .579 20 W3
Portland 33 43 .434 31 W1
Utah 16 61 .208 48.5 L7
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