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Denver Nuggets at Oklahoma City Thunder

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42-23, 20-14 Away
Final
140 - 127

53-12, 29-5 Home

Jokic has 35 points and 18 rebounds to lead Nuggets past West-leading Thunder 140-127

Denver Nuggets vs. Oklahoma City Thunder: Game Highlights

Jamal Murray scored 34 points for the Nuggets, who lost 127-103 in Oklahoma City on Sunday.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the NBA's leading scorer and a top contender for league MVP with Jokic, finished with 25 points for the Thunder. He scored 40 the day before.

Lu Dort had a season-high 26 points and made eight 3-pointers and Isaiah Hartenstein scored 20 points for Oklahoma City. The loss snapped a seven-game win streak for the Thunder, who have the best record in the Western Conference and are vying with Cleveland for the top record in the league.

The season series ends tied at 2-all, with the teams splitting the games at each venue.

The Thunder led 73-67 at halftime behind 16 points from Hartenstein and 15 from Gilgeous-Alexander. But Thunder All-Star Jalen Williams left the game in the second quarter with a right hip strain and did not return. He had 12 points and six assists in 14 minutes.

Denver took advantage and led 101-99 at the end of the third quarter.

The Nuggets dominated the fourth quarter, much the way the Thunder did the previous day. Murray hit a 3-pointer that gave Denver a 109-101 lead with just over 10 minutes remaining, and the Nuggets cruised from there.

Takeaways Nuggets: Denver showed its grit by bouncing back against a younger, deeper team on the second half of a back-to-back.

Thunder: Oklahoma City wasn't nearly as fluid in the second half without Williams. The Thunder will need him to recover quickly if they want a shot at the overall top seed.

Key mo ment Russell Westbrook and Peyton Watson made back-to-back 3-pointers to give the Nuggets a 125-111 lead with just under seven minutes remaining.

Key stat Jokic made 15 of 20 field goals.

Up next Nuggets host Minnesota on Wednesday, and Thunder visit Boston.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 2-2

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 140 - 127
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 140 - 127
4th 19.2 Nikola Jokic defensive rebound 140 - 127
4th 21.2 Jaylin Williams misses 8-foot two point shot 140 - 127
4th 33.1 Jamal Murray makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) 140 - 127

Statistics

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52-86 FG 47-100
60.5 Field Goal % 47.0
18-32 3PT 19-47
56.3 Three Point % 40.4
18-20 FT 14-16
90.0 Free Throw % 87.5
43 Rebounds 37
9 Offensive Rebounds 13
34 Defensive Rebounds 24
32 Assists 29
6 Steals 9
5 Blocks 6
12 Turnovers 10
0 Team Turnovers 1
12 Total Turnovers 11
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
14 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 16
18 Fast Break Points 7
48 Points in Paint 44
18 Fouls 16
16 Largest Lead 12
Oklahoma City Thunder Oklahoma City Thunder Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Ousmane Dieng, F Out Apr 23
Nikola Topic, G Out Jan 12
Denver Nuggets Denver Nuggets Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Russell Westbrook, PG Day-To-Day Apr 24
DaRon Holmes II, C Out Feb 23

Game Information

Paycom Center

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

2024-25 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Oklahoma City 68 14 .829 - W4
Denver 50 32 .610 18 W3
Minnesota 49 33 .598 19 W3
Portland 36 46 .439 32 W1
Utah 17 65 .207 51 L2
Full Standings

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