
Denver Nuggets at Oklahoma City Thunder
· National Basketball AssociationJokic has 35 points and 18 rebounds to lead Nuggets past West-leading Thunder 140-127

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.
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.
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 Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Ajay Mitchell, G | Out | Apr 3 |
Jaylin Williams, F | Out | Apr 3 |
Alex Ducas, G | Out | Apr 3 |
Ousmane Dieng, F | Out | Apr 3 |
Nikola Topic, G | Out | Jan 12 |
Denver Nuggets Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Peyton Watson, F | Day-To-Day | Apr 3 |
Julian Strawther, G | Out | Apr 3 |
Jamal Murray, PG | Out | Apr 3 |
Aaron Gordon, PF | Day-To-Day | Apr 3 |
Christian Braun, G | Day-To-Day | Apr 3 |
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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45 | 32 | .584 | 19.5 | W4 |
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34 | 43 | .442 | 30.5 | W2 |
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16 | 61 | .208 | 48.5 | L7 |
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