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Gilgeous-Alexander scores 31 as Thunder beat Nuggets 112-105 and take 3-2 lead in West semifinals
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points, and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Denver Nuggets 112-105 on Tuesday night to go up 3-2 in their Western Conference semifinal series.
Oklahoma City overcame a 44-point, 15-rebound night from Denver's Nikola Jokic. The Thunder can clinch the series on Thursday in Denver.
Gilgeous-Alexander made 12 of 23 field goals and bounced back from a slow start to lead six players in double figures.
“What the great players do is they rise in the face of those challenges and adversities,” Thunder coach Mark Daigneault said. "And I just thought he got more and more composed as the game went on. And despite the fact that the pressure was mounting and it got hotter in there, he got cooler and just kind of settled into it, made the right plays, let the game tell him what to do.”
Jokic made 17 of 25 shots. Denver's Jamal Murray scored 28 points, but he made just 10 of 27 shots. No other Denver player scored more than 13 points.
“This is a really disappointing loss,” Denver interim coach David Adelman said. “The guys in there should be disappointed. It’s a heavy loss and we have to bounce back quickly to win Game 6 and give ourselves a chance to come back, have a game like this, but finish it.”
Oklahoma City ran out to a 12-2 lead, and it looked like it might turn out like the Thunder's blowout victory in Game 2. Denver made one of its first nine shots, and that was a putback by Jokic.
Denver rallied and led by 11 in the second quarter, but Oklahoma City closed strong and trailed 56-54 at halftime. Jokic had 19 points and nine rebounds before the break.
Murray scored 13 points in the third quarter and Jokic added 12 to help the Nuggets take an 86-78 lead into the fourth. Still, there were missed opportunities.
“It felt like every time we had a chance to go back up 12, or get it back at 14, we wouldn’t make the shot and they’d run out and make a basket or score in transition," Adelman said. "So it compounded itself.”
Oklahoma City's Lu Dort, who scored three total points in the first three quarters, hit a trio of 3-pointers in a two-minute span to cut Denver's lead to 92-90 midway through the fourth.
Jokic hit a deep fadeaway 3-pointer to tie the game at 103 before Oklahoma City closed it out. Jalen Williams’ 3-pointer with 1:18 remaining gave the Thunder a 106-103 lead, and Gilgeous-Alexander’s three with 48 seconds to go pushed Oklahoma City's lead to six.
“I thought we executed as well as we have in the playoffs down the stretch in a close game," Daigneault said.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Nikola Jokic vs. Chet Holmgren (Isaiah Hartenstein gains possession) | ||
| 11:35 | | +3 | Chet Holmgren makes three point jump shot (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists) | 0-3 |
| 11:18 |  | Aaron Gordon misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:15 | | Luguentz Dort defensive rebound | ||
| 11:11 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point running layup | 0-5 |
| 10:59 | | Christian Braun turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 10:47 | | Luguentz Dort misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:39 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 10:30 | | Jamal Murray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:26 | | Jamal Murray offensive rebound | ||
| 10:25 | | Jamal Murray misses two point putback layup | ||
| 10:25 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | ||
| 10:22 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point tip layup | 2-5 |
| 10:12 | | Jalen Williams misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:09 | | Christian Braun defensive rebound | ||
| 10:04 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 10:01 | | Michael Porter Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 10:01 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:56 | | Isaiah Hartenstein defensive rebound | ||
| 9:46 | | Jump ball. Michael Porter Jr. vs. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Nikola Jokic gains possession) | ||
| 9:49 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander turnover (lost ball) (Michael Porter Jr. steals) | ||
| 9:23 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 9:21 | | Chet Holmgren defensive rebound | ||
| 9:06 | | Michael Porter Jr. shooting foul (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander draws the foul) | ||
| 9:06 | | +1 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 2-6 |
| 9:06 | | +1 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-7 |
| 8:44 | | Jamal Murray misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:41 | | Jalen Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 8:33 | | +3 | Jalen Williams makes three point jump shot (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists) | 2-10 |
| 8:08 | | Jamal Murray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:04 | | Chet Holmgren defensive rebound | ||
| 7:58 | | +2 | Isaiah Hartenstein makes two point cutting dunk (Jalen Williams assists) | 2-12 |
| 7:57 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:36 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 4-12 |
| 7:10 | | Jalen Williams misses two point stepback bank jump shot | ||
| 7:08 | | Christian Braun defensive rebound | ||
| 7:00 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point driving layup | 6-12 |
| 7:00 | | Jalen Williams shooting foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | ||
| 7:00 | | Aaron Gordon misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 6:58 | | Isaiah Hartenstein defensive rebound | ||
| 6:48 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 6:46 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 6:38 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving layup | 8-12 |
| 6:23 | | +2 | Chet Holmgren makes two point driving dunk | 8-14 |
| 6:13 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving layup | 10-14 |
| 6:13 | | Isaiah Hartenstein shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 6:13 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 11-14 |
| 5:54 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander turnover (lost ball) (Christian Braun steals) | ||
| 5:48 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point running dunk (Christian Braun assists) | 13-14 |
| 5:48 | | Thunder 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:31 | | Luguentz Dort turnover (bad pass) (Michael Porter Jr. steals) | ||
| 5:25 | | +3 | Christian Braun makes three point running jump shot (Aaron Gordon assists) | 16-14 |
| 5:11 | | Michael Porter Jr. personal foul (Luguentz Dort draws the foul) | ||
| 5:03 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:59 | | Russell Westbrook defensive rebound | ||
| 4:54 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point running layup (Jamal Murray assists) | 18-14 |
| 4:44 | | +2 | Jalen Williams makes two point driving floating jump shot | 18-16 |
| 4:20 | | Christian Braun misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 4:18 | | Alex Caruso defensive rebound | ||
| 4:05 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 4:03 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 3:53 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 3:47 | | +3 | Christian Braun makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 21-16 |
| 3:25 | | +3 | Alex Caruso makes three point jump shot (Aaron Wiggins assists) | 21-19 |
| 3:13 | | Aaron Gordon turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 3:04 | | Jalen Williams misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 3:02 | | Jalen Williams offensive rebound | ||
| 3:01 | | +2 | Jalen Williams makes two point putback layup | 21-21 |
| 2:35 | | +3 | Peyton Watson makes three point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 24-21 |
| 2:26 | | Alex Caruso misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 2:25 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 2:20 | | Jamal Murray turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah Hartenstein steals) | ||
| 2:15 | | Cason Wallace misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 2:12 | | Peyton Watson defensive rebound | ||
| 1:55 | | Russell Westbrook turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Williams steals) | ||
| 1:51 | | +2 | Alex Caruso makes two point running layup (Cason Wallace assists) | 24-23 |
| 1:26 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving floating jump shot | 26-23 |
| 1:12 | | +2 | Isaiah Hartenstein makes two point alley-oop layup (Jalen Williams assists) | 26-25 |
| 1:02 | | Russell Westbrook misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:02 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | ||
| 1:00 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point tip layup | 28-25 |
| 0:49 | | Russell Westbrook shooting foul (Jalen Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 0:49 | | +1 | Jalen Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 28-26 |
| 0:49 | | +1 | Jalen Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 28-27 |
| 0:37 | | Aaron Wiggins blocks Christian Braun's two point layup | ||
| 0:37 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:30 | | Christian Braun misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:28 | | Jalen Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 0:20 | | Jalen Williams misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:18 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 0:01 | | Christian Braun misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:51 | | Peyton Watson offensive foul (Cason Wallace draws the foul) | ||
| 11:51 | | Peyton Watson turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 11:32 | | Alex Caruso misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:29 | | Russell Westbrook defensive rebound | ||
| 11:18 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point cutting layup (Russell Westbrook assists) | 30-27 |
| 11:06 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 10:55 | | Jamal Murray turnover (bad pass) (Cason Wallace steals) | ||
| 10:52 | | +2 | Cason Wallace makes two point running layup | 30-29 |
| 10:52 | | Julian Strawther shooting foul (Cason Wallace draws the foul) | ||
| 10:52 | | Cason Wallace misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 10:50 | | Peyton Watson defensive rebound | ||
| 10:30 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 32-29 |
| 10:14 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 10:12 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander offensive rebound | ||
| 10:10 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander turnover (lost ball) (Russell Westbrook steals) | ||
| 10:06 | | Chet Holmgren personal foul (Russell Westbrook draws the foul) | ||
| 10:00 | | +3 | Jamal Murray makes three point jump shot (Russell Westbrook assists) | 35-29 |
| 9:48 | | +2 | Chet Holmgren makes two point driving layup | 35-31 |
| 9:48 | | Peyton Watson shooting foul (Chet Holmgren draws the foul) | ||
| 9:48 | | Chet Holmgren misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 9:46 | | Peyton Watson defensive rebound | ||
| 9:35 | | Russell Westbrook misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 9:31 | | Peyton Watson offensive rebound | ||
| 9:20 | | Jamal Murray misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:16 | | Peyton Watson offensive rebound | ||
| 9:14 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander blocks Peyton Watson's two point putback layup | ||
| 9:14 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 9:08 | | Aaron Gordon misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:07 | | Thunder defensive rebound | ||
| 9:07 | | Russell Westbrook personal foul (Loose ball) (Alex Caruso draws the foul) | ||
| 8:56 | | Jamal Murray blocks Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's two point driving layup | ||
| 8:53 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 8:52 | | Peyton Watson offensive foul (Charge) (Isaiah Joe draws the foul) | ||
| 8:52 | | Peyton Watson turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 8:37 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 35-33 |
| 8:21 | | Russell Westbrook misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 8:19 | | Isaiah Joe defensive rebound | ||
| 8:08 | | Christian Braun blocks Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's two point layup | ||
| 8:08 | | Thunder offensive rebound | ||
| 8:08 | | Thunder 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:02 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 7:58 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 7:39 | | +3 | Julian Strawther makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 38-33 |
| 7:21 | | Luguentz Dort misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:18 | | Christian Braun defensive rebound | ||
| 7:09 | | Christian Braun misses two point cutting dunk | ||
| 7:06 | | Chet Holmgren defensive rebound | ||
| 7:00 | | Luguentz Dort turnover (lost ball) (Julian Strawther steals) | ||
| 6:48 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 6:46 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | ||
| 6:46 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point tip layup | 40-33 |
| 6:46 | | Thunder 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:29 | | +2 | Jalen Williams makes two point pullup jump shot (Isaiah Hartenstein assists) | 40-35 |
| 6:08 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 6:04 | | Alex Caruso defensive rebound | ||
| 5:57 | | Aaron Wiggins misses two point driving layup | ||
| 5:55 | | Julian Strawther defensive rebound | ||
| 5:50 | | Russell Westbrook turnover (bad pass) (Cason Wallace steals) | ||
| 5:44 | | +3 | Aaron Wiggins makes three point running jump shot (Alex Caruso assists) | 40-38 |
| 5:24 | | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point cutting layup (Russell Westbrook assists) | 42-38 |
| 5:08 | | +3 | Alex Caruso makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Hartenstein assists) | 42-41 |
| 5:07 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:51 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point layup | 44-41 |
| 4:40 | | +2 | Isaiah Hartenstein makes two point floating jump shot (Jalen Williams assists) | 44-43 |
| 4:27 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround hook shot | 46-43 |
| 4:17 | | Aaron Wiggins misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:16 | | Nuggets defensive rebound | ||
| 4:01 | | +3 | Nikola Jokic makes three point jump shot (Michael Porter Jr. assists) | 49-43 |
| 3:47 | | Isaiah Hartenstein misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 3:44 | | Christian Braun defensive rebound | ||
| 3:32 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving reverse layup (Aaron Gordon assists) | 51-43 |
| 3:24 | | Aaron Wiggins misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:21 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 3:20 | | Aaron Gordon turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 3:12 | | Alex Caruso misses two point driving layup | ||
| 3:10 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 3:08 | | Cason Wallace shooting foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 3:08 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 52-43 |
| 3:08 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 53-43 |
| 3:00 | | +2 | Isaiah Hartenstein makes two point hook shot (Cason Wallace assists) | 53-45 |
| 2:36 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander blocks Jamal Murray's two point driving layup | ||
| 2:36 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 2:32 | | +3 | Nikola Jokic makes three point jump shot (Michael Porter Jr. assists) | 56-45 |
| 2:23 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point pullup jump shot | 56-47 |
| 2:09 | | Christian Braun misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:09 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 2:08 | | Chet Holmgren personal foul (Loose ball) (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 1:55 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 1:50 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound | ||
| 1:45 | | +2 | Chet Holmgren makes two point running dunk (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists) | 56-49 |
| 1:22 | | Christian Braun misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:19 | | Isaiah Hartenstein defensive rebound | ||
| 1:09 | | Chet Holmgren misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:06 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 1:01 | | Jamal Murray turnover (bad pass) (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander steals) | ||
| 0:55 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point driving layup | 56-51 |
| 0:55 | | Jamal Murray shooting foul (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander draws the foul) | ||
| 0:55 | | +1 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 56-52 |
| 0:33 | | Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:30 | | Cason Wallace defensive rebound | ||
| 0:27 | | Jamal Murray shooting foul (Cason Wallace draws the foul) | ||
| 0:27 | | +1 | Cason Wallace makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 56-53 |
| 0:27 | | +1 | Cason Wallace makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 56-54 |
| 0:02 | | Jamal Murray misses two point jump shot | ||
| 0:02 | | Isaiah Hartenstein defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:39 | | Jamal Murray misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:38 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound | ||
| 11:32 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point running layup | 56-56 |
| 11:20 | | +3 | Nikola Jokic makes three point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 59-56 |
| 11:07 | | +2 | Isaiah Hartenstein makes two point alley-oop dunk (Chet Holmgren assists) | 59-58 |
| 11:07 | | Michael Porter Jr. shooting foul (Isaiah Hartenstein draws the foul) | ||
| 11:07 | | +1 | Isaiah Hartenstein makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 59-59 |
| 10:59 | | Isaiah Hartenstein blocks Aaron Gordon's two point driving dunk | ||
| 10:58 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 10:53 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround hook shot | 61-59 |
| 10:42 | | Jalen Williams misses two point driving layup | ||
| 10:41 | | Isaiah Hartenstein offensive rebound | ||
| 10:41 | | Isaiah Hartenstein misses two point tip layup | ||
| 10:40 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 10:27 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving reverse layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 63-59 |
| 10:27 | | Chet Holmgren shooting foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 10:27 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 64-59 |
| 10:16 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point driving layup | 64-61 |
| 9:56 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving layup | 66-61 |
| 9:46 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point stepback jump shot | 66-63 |
| 9:44 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:22 | | Aaron Gordon misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:19 | | Isaiah Hartenstein defensive rebound | ||
| 9:13 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point driving layup | 66-65 |
| 9:03 | | Isaiah Hartenstein personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 8:54 | | +3 | Nikola Jokic makes three point pullup jump shot | 69-65 |
| 8:33 | | Luguentz Dort misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:29 | | Christian Braun defensive rebound | ||
| 8:20 | | +3 | Jamal Murray makes three point jump shot (Aaron Gordon assists) | 72-65 |
| 8:04 | | +3 | Luguentz Dort makes three point jump shot (Jalen Williams assists) | 72-68 |
| 7:44 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:41 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound | ||
| 7:34 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 7:32 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 7:21 | | +3 | Jamal Murray makes three point pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 75-68 |
| 7:02 | | Chet Holmgren misses two point layup | ||
| 7:00 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 6:40 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 77-68 |
| 6:30 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander turnover (lost ball) (Nikola Jokic steals) | ||
| 6:16 | | Christian Braun misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:12 | | Aaron Gordon offensive rebound | ||
| 6:10 | | Aaron Gordon turnover (lost ball) (Chet Holmgren steals) | ||
| 5:59 | | Jalen Williams misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 5:58 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 5:47 | | Michael Porter Jr. offensive foul (Luguentz Dort draws the foul) | ||
| 5:47 | | Michael Porter Jr. turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 5:34 | | Jalen Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:31 | | Russell Westbrook defensive rebound | ||
| 5:14 | | Luguentz Dort personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 5:07 | | +3 | Aaron Gordon makes three point jump shot (Christian Braun assists) | 80-68 |
| 5:05 | | Thunder 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:53 | | Nikola Jokic shooting foul (Chet Holmgren draws the foul) | ||
| 4:53 | | +1 | Chet Holmgren makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 80-69 |
| 4:53 | | Chet Holmgren misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 4:50 | | Chet Holmgren offensive rebound | ||
| 4:38 | | +2 | Jaylin Williams makes two point floating jump shot (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists) | 80-71 |
| 4:16 | | Jamal Murray misses two point driving layup | ||
| 4:12 | | Cason Wallace defensive rebound | ||
| 4:05 | | Jaylin Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:03 | | Alex Caruso offensive rebound | ||
| 4:01 | | +2 | Chet Holmgren makes two point cutting dunk (Alex Caruso assists) | 80-73 |
| 3:46 | | Nikola Jokic offensive foul (Jaylin Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 3:46 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 3:35 | | Chet Holmgren turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 3:21 | | Jamal Murray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:18 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound | ||
| 3:16 | | Russell Westbrook personal foul (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander draws the foul) | ||
| 3:11 | | Cason Wallace turnover (traveling) | ||
| 2:54 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving floating jump shot (Christian Braun assists) | 82-73 |
| 2:39 | | Jaylin Williams offensive foul (Charge) (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 2:39 | | Jaylin Williams turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 2:23 | | Peyton Watson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:20 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | ||
| 2:19 | | Jamal Murray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:16 | | Jamal Murray offensive rebound | ||
| 2:15 | | Jamal Murray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:11 | | Russell Westbrook offensive rebound | ||
| 2:11 | | Jaylin Williams personal foul (Russell Westbrook draws the foul) | ||
| 2:01 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 1:57 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | ||
| 1:57 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point putback layup | 84-73 |
| 1:43 | | +3 | Alex Caruso makes three point jump shot (Aaron Wiggins assists) | 84-76 |
| 1:23 | | Russell Westbrook misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:21 | | Alex Caruso defensive rebound | ||
| 1:15 | | Christian Braun blocks Alex Caruso's two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 1:12 | | Julian Strawther defensive rebound | ||
| 1:08 | | Russell Westbrook misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 1:08 | | Aaron Wiggins defensive rebound | ||
| 0:58 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point pullup jump shot | 84-78 |
| 0:40 | | Julian Strawther misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:37 | | Chet Holmgren defensive rebound | ||
| 0:29 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 0:27 | | Peyton Watson defensive rebound | ||
| 0:03 | | +2 | Russell Westbrook makes two point layup (Julian Strawther assists) | 86-78 |
| 0:00 | | Alex Caruso misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Thunder offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:42 | | Peyton Watson shooting foul (Alex Caruso draws the foul) | ||
| 11:42 | | +1 | Alex Caruso makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 86-79 |
| 11:42 | | +1 | Alex Caruso makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 86-80 |
| 11:32 | | Isaiah Hartenstein shooting foul (Russell Westbrook draws the foul) | ||
| 11:32 | | +1 | Russell Westbrook makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 87-80 |
| 11:32 | | +1 | Russell Westbrook makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 88-80 |
| 11:26 | | Nikola Jokic shooting foul (Jalen Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 11:26 | | +1 | Jalen Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 88-81 |
| 11:26 | | Jalen Williams misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 11:24 | | Jalen Williams offensive rebound | ||
| 11:23 | | Jalen Williams misses two point putback layup | ||
| 11:21 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 11:02 | | Russell Westbrook misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:59 | | Peyton Watson offensive rebound | ||
| 10:59 | | Nuggets turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 10:46 | | Aaron Wiggins turnover (lost ball) (Aaron Gordon steals) | ||
| 10:39 | | Aaron Gordon misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 10:36 | | Jalen Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 10:25 | | Isaiah Hartenstein misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 10:22 | | Peyton Watson defensive rebound | ||
| 10:11 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving floating jump shot | 90-81 |
| 10:10 | | Thunder 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:51 | | Isaiah Hartenstein turnover (lost ball) (Peyton Watson steals) | ||
| 9:51 | | Luguentz Dort personal foul (Peyton Watson draws the foul) | ||
| 9:26 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (bad pass) (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander steals) | ||
| 9:24 | | Jump ball. Peyton Watson vs. Luguentz Dort (Jamal Murray gains possession) | ||
| 9:26 | | Alex Caruso turnover (bad pass) (Peyton Watson steals) | ||
| 9:16 | | Jamal Murray misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:12 | | Jalen Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 8:59 | | Alex Caruso misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:55 | | Christian Braun defensive rebound | ||
| 8:49 | | Jamal Murray offensive foul (Isaiah Hartenstein draws the foul) | ||
| 8:49 | | Jamal Murray turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 8:32 | | Alex Caruso turnover (bad pass) (Nikola Jokic steals) | ||
| 8:27 | | Aaron Gordon misses two point running layup | ||
| 8:25 | | Luguentz Dort defensive rebound | ||
| 8:21 | | +3 | Luguentz Dort makes three point running jump shot (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists) | 90-84 |
| 7:58 | | Luguentz Dort shooting foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 7:58 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 91-84 |
| 7:58 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 92-84 |
| 7:49 | | +3 | Luguentz Dort makes three point jump shot (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists) | 92-87 |
| 7:27 | | Peyton Watson misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:24 | | Jalen Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 7:17 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 7:13 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 7:08 | | Jamal Murray misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 7:05 | | Chet Holmgren defensive rebound | ||
| 6:57 | | Luguentz Dort misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:50 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 6:36 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:34 | | Jaylin Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 6:20 | | +3 | Luguentz Dort makes three point jump shot (Jaylin Williams assists) | 92-90 |
| 6:19 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:01 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point jump shot | ||
| 5:58 | | Jaylin Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 5:42 | | Christian Braun shooting foul (Jalen Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 5:42 | | +1 | Jalen Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 92-91 |
| 5:42 | | +1 | Jalen Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 92-92 |
| 5:23 | | Jaylin Williams shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 5:23 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 93-92 |
| 5:23 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 94-92 |
| 5:09 | | Jalen Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:09 | | Nuggets defensive rebound | ||
| 4:56 | | Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:52 | | Chet Holmgren defensive rebound | ||
| 4:47 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 4:42 | | Luguentz Dort offensive rebound | ||
| 4:36 | | +2 | Chet Holmgren makes two point layup (Jaylin Williams assists) | 94-94 |
| 4:36 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:25 | | Isaiah Hartenstein personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 4:25 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 95-94 |
| 4:25 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 96-94 |
| 4:06 | | Chet Holmgren misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 4:04 | | Isaiah Hartenstein offensive rebound | ||
| 4:04 | | +2 | Isaiah Hartenstein makes two point tip layup | 96-96 |
| 3:45 | | Chet Holmgren blocks Jamal Murray's two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 3:45 | | Chet Holmgren defensive rebound | ||
| 3:33 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point driving layup | 96-98 |
| 3:17 | | Christian Braun misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:13 | | Aaron Gordon offensive rebound | ||
| 3:07 | | Chet Holmgren blocks Jamal Murray's two point driving layup | ||
| 3:03 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | ||
| 3:03 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point putback layup | 98-98 |
| 2:46 | | +2 | Isaiah Hartenstein makes two point alley-oop dunk (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists) | 98-100 |
| 2:23 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 100-100 |
| 2:02 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point stepback jump shot | 100-102 |
| 2:02 | | Jamal Murray shooting foul (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander draws the foul) | ||
| 2:02 | | +1 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 100-103 |
| 1:40 | | +3 | Nikola Jokic makes three point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 103-103 |
| 1:19 | | +3 | Jalen Williams makes three point jump shot (Luguentz Dort assists) | 103-106 |
| 1:18 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 1:08 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:06 | | Jalen Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 0:47 | | +3 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes three point pullup jump shot | 103-109 |
| 0:33 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:29 | | Christian Braun offensive rebound | ||
| 0:28 | | Aaron Gordon misses three point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 0:24 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound | ||
| 0:22 | | Aaron Gordon personal foul (Take) (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander draws the foul) | ||
| 0:22 | | +1 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 103-110 |
| 0:22 | | +1 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 103-111 |
| 0:22 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:17 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving layup | 105-111 |
| 0:16 | | Nikola Jokic personal foul (Take) (Jalen Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 0:16 | | Jalen Williams misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 0:16 | | Thunder offensive rebound | ||
| 0:16 | | +1 | Jalen Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 105-112 |
| 0:06 | | Jamal Murray misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:02 | | Jalen Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
Key Players
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Jalen Williams defensive rebound | 0:02 |
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Jamal Murray misses three point pullup jump shot | 0:06 |
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+ 1 | Jalen Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:16 |
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Thunder offensive rebound | 0:16 |
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Jalen Williams misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:16 |
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Nikola Jokic personal foul (Take) (Jalen Williams draws the foul) | 0:16 |
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+ 2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving layup | 0:17 |
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Nuggets 60 second timeout | 0:22 |
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+ 1 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:22 |
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+ 1 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:22 |
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Aaron Gordon personal foul (Take) (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander draws the foul) | 0:22 |
| Team Stats | |
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| Points | 105 | 112 |
| Field Goals | 40-97 (41.2%) | 41-82 (50.0%) |
| 3-Pointers | 13-46 (28.3%) | 12-29 (41.4%) |
| Free Throws | 12-13 (92.3%) | 18-23 (78.3%) |
| Total Rebounds | 57 | 47 |
| Offensive | 16 | 8 |
| Defensive | 33 | 35 |
| Team | 8 | 4 |
| Assists | 20 | 23 |
| Steals | 10 | 7 |
| Blocks | 3 | 6 |
| Turnovers | 15 | 14 |
| Fouls | 22 | 16 |
| Technicals | 0 | 0 |
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| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| N. Jokic | 44 | 15 | 5 | 17/25 | 5/7 | 5/5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -8 | 69 |
| J. Murray | 28 | 4 | 3 | 10/27 | 3/13 | 5/5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | -5 | 35 |
| A. Gordon | 13 | 5 | 3 | 6/13 | 1/5 | 0/1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 22 |
| C. Braun | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3/12 | 2/8 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -11 | 23 |
| M. Porter Jr. | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1/7 | 0/5 | 0/0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -6 | 11 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| N. Jokic | 44 | 15 | 5 | 17/25 | 5/7 | 5/5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -8 | 69 |
| J. Murray | 28 | 4 | 3 | 10/27 | 3/13 | 5/5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | -5 | 35 |
| A. Gordon | 13 | 5 | 3 | 6/13 | 1/5 | 0/1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 22 |
| C. Braun | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3/12 | 2/8 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -11 | 23 |
| M. Porter Jr. | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1/7 | 0/5 | 0/0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -6 | 11 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| R. Westbrook | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1/7 | 0/3 | 2/2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 13 |
| P. Watson | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1/4 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 11 |
| J. Strawther | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 8 |
| D. Jordan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Saric | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Alexander | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| V. Cancar | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Pickett | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| S. Jones | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Z. Nnaji | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| P. Hall | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 105 | 49 | 20 | 40/97 | 13/46 | 12/13 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 33 | -35 | 192 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 31 | 6 | 7 | 12/23 | 1/3 | 6/6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | +8 | 50 |
| J. Williams | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5/14 | 2/5 | 6/8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | +12 | 36 |
| I. Hartenstein | 15 | 7 | 2 | 7/10 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | +2 | 27 |
| C. Holmgren | 14 | 8 | 1 | 6/9 | 1/2 | 1/3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | +13 | 26 |
| L. Dort | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4/8 | 4/8 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 15 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 31 | 6 | 7 | 12/23 | 1/3 | 6/6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | +8 | 50 |
| J. Williams | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5/14 | 2/5 | 6/8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | +12 | 36 |
| I. Hartenstein | 15 | 7 | 2 | 7/10 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | +2 | 27 |
| C. Holmgren | 14 | 8 | 1 | 6/9 | 1/2 | 1/3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | +13 | 26 |
| L. Dort | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4/8 | 4/8 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 15 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| A. Caruso | 13 | 4 | 2 | 4/10 | 3/6 | 2/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 19 |
| C. Wallace | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1/2 | 0/1 | 2/3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 11 |
| A. Wiggins | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1/4 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| J. Williams | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1/2 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +7 | 7 |
| I. Joe | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -6 | 1 |
| K. Williams | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| A. Mitchell | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| O. Dieng | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| A. Flagler | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| B. Carlson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| A. Ducas | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Jones | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 112 | 43 | 23 | 41/82 | 12/29 | 18/23 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 35 | +35 | 200 |
