Denver Nuggets vs. Oklahoma City Thunder

Oct 17, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	21	38	16	16	91
OKC	22	24	20	28	94

Game Recap

The Thunder defeated the Nuggets, 94-91, after Ousmane Dieng nailed the game-winning 3-pointer as time expired. The Thunder improve to 4-2, while the Nuggets fall to 3-2 in the preseason.

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
23Cameron JohnsonSF	24	3-9	2-7	1-2	6	4	0	0	2	3	-3	9
8Peyton WatsonPF	25	5-11	1-3	4-4	6	4	1	1	6	2	+9	15
17Jonas ValanciūnasC	21	2-5	1-2	0-0	5	2	0	2	1	2	-2	5
10Tim Hardaway Jr.SG	21	4-7	4-6	1-2	3	1	0	0	1	1	+1	13
11Bruce BrownPG	25	3-8	2-3	2-2	5	2	0	0	1	3	+2	10
22Zeke Nnaji	20	2-8	1-4	0-0	3	0	5	0	0	1	+8	5
21Spencer Jones	12	0-2	0-1	0-0	2	0	4	0	0	1	+11	0
24Jalen Pickett	25	5-9	2-4	0-0	1	4	1	1	1	1	+1	12
3Julian Strawther	18	5-8	4-7	0-2	3	2	1	0	0	0	+13	14
5Hunter Tyson	11	1-6	0-3	0-0	3	2	1	0	0	1	-7	2
14DaRon Holmes II	12	0-3	0-2	0-0	4	1	0	0	0	1	-12	0
Curtis Jones	7	1-5	0-2	0-1	1	1	0	1	0	2	-17	2
Tamar Bates	6	1-3	0-1	1-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	-9	3
3Moses Brown	4	0-2	0-0	1-2	3	0	0	0	0	1	-5	1
20Kessler Edwards	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-5	0
TOTAL	-	32-8637.2%	17-4537.8%	10-1758.8%	45	23	13	5	13	19	-	91

THUNDER	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
9Alex CarusoSF	10	1-3	1-3	0-0	1	0	0	0	3	0	-6	3
7Chet HolmgrenPF	19	3-8	1-4	2-2	6	3	1	1	2	2	-4	9
55Isaiah HartensteinC	16	3-6	0-1	0-0	3	1	1	1	0	1	-11	6
5Luguentz DortSG	19	3-9	2-8	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	-4	8
2Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPG	18	5-5	2-2	0-0	4	5	1	0	1	0	-1	12
22Cason Wallace	18	4-10	2-6	0-0	4	2	0	0	3	2	-10	10
23Brooks Barnhizer	24	0-2	0-1	0-0	4	2	3	0	1	1	+14	0
Chris Youngblood	22	2-10	1-9	0-0	5	1	0	0	0	3	+8	5
6Jaylin Williams	20	3-6	2-4	0-0	7	2	0	1	2	3	-12	8
21Aaron Wiggins	22	1-7	0-3	0-0	1	2	1	0	3	0	-13	2
13Ousmane Dieng	20	6-12	2-7	3-4	4	1	1	1	1	1	+16	17
15Branden Carlson	15	2-5	1-4	2-3	5	1	0	0	0	1	+19	7
17Malevy Leons	12	1-1	1-1	4-4	3	2	0	1	1	1	+19	7
Zack Austin	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	34-8440.5%	15-5328.3%	11-1384.6%	49	22	8	5	17	15	-	94

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDENOKC

(11:57) Jump Ball Holmgren vs. Valanciunas: Tip to Caruso
+2 (11:46) Holmgren 1' Alley Oop Dunk (2 PTS) (Hartenstein 1 AST)
02
+3 (11:24) Valanciunas 28' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (B. Brown 1 AST)
32
+3 (11:11) Holmgren 24' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Gilgeous-Alexander 1 AST)
35
(10:57) MISS Hardaway Jr. 3PT Jump Shot
(10:54) Gilgeous-Alexander REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:47) MISS Caruso 3PT Jump Shot
(10:44) Dort REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+3 (10:39) Dort 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Holmgren 1 AST)
38
(10:19) MISS Johnson 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:17) Holmgren REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:03) MISS Dort 30' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:59) Johnson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:50) Holmgren P.FOUL (P1.T1) (R.Acosta)
+2 (9:39) Watson 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Johnson 1 AST)
58
(9:22) MISS Caruso 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:19) B. Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:02) Valanciunas 7' Driving Hook Shot (5 PTS)
78
(8:51) MISS Hartenstein 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:48) Watson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (8:41) B. Brown 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Watson 1 AST)
108
(8:27) Johnson P.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Ralls)
+2 (8:18) Gilgeous-Alexander 14' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
1010
(7:59) MISS Watson 8' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(7:54) Holmgren REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:43) MISS Dort 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:40) B. Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:29) MISS B. Brown 15' Pullup Jump Shot
(7:27) Hartenstein REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:18) MISS Dort 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:15) B. Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(6:52) MISS Valanciunas 14' Jump Shot
(6:51) Gilgeous-Alexander REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:43) Watson S.FOUL (P1.T2) (N.Sago)
(6:43) THUNDER Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+1 (6:43) Holmgren Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
1011
+1 (6:43) Holmgren Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
1012
+3 (6:32) Hardaway Jr. 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (B. Brown 2 AST)
1312
(6:15) MISS Hartenstein 1' Reverse Layup
(6:13) Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:02) MISS Hardaway Jr. 19' Step Back Jump Shot
(5:58) Caruso REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:53) Holmgren Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(5:41) Watson Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(5:41) Hartenstein STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (5:37) Hartenstein Running Dunk (2 PTS)
1314
(5:12) MISS Valanciunas 10' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(5:08) Holmgren REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (5:02) Dort 1' Driving Layup (5 PTS) (Gilgeous-Alexander 2 AST)
1316
(4:42) MISS Watson 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(4:40) B. Brown REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(4:34) MISS B. Brown 7' Driving Layup
(4:33) Watson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(4:32) MISS Watson 2' Putback Layup
(4:32) Holmgren BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:30) Gilgeous-Alexander REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(4:28) Holmgren Offensive Charge Foul (P2) (J.Ralls)
(4:28) Holmgren Offensive Foul Turnover (P2.T2)
(4:28) THUNDER Timeout: Regular (Full 2 Short 0)
(4:17) THUNDER T.Foul (Def. 3 Sec Barnhizer ) (R.Acosta)
+1 (4:17) Johnson Free Throw Technical (1 PTS)
1416
(4:02) MISS Nnaji 3' Driving Layup
(3:57) Dort REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(3:47) MISS Dort 24' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(3:44) S. Jones REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (3:39) Hardaway Jr. 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot (6 PTS)
1716
(3:24) Gilgeous-Alexander Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(3:24) S. Jones STEAL (1 STL)
(3:23) Hardaway Jr. Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(3:09) MISS Holmgren 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:05) Hardaway Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (2:52) Hardaway Jr. 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Johnson 2 AST)
2016
+3 (2:38) Wallace 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Barnhizer 1 AST)
2019
(2:23) MISS S. Jones 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:16) Wallace REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:07) MISS Wallace 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:05) Barnhizer REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(2:03) MISS Dort 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:00) Johnson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(1:53) MISS Johnson 31' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(1:51) Holmgren REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(1:38) Wallace Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T4)
(1:38) S. Jones STEAL (2 STL)
(1:33) MISS Johnson 3PT Jump Shot
(1:30) Gilgeous-Alexander REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
+3 (1:25) Gilgeous-Alexander 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (5 PTS)
2022
(1:05) MISS Johnson 3PT Jump Shot
(1:03) Barnhizer REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(0:47) MISS Holmgren 13' Step Back Jump Shot
(0:44) Hardaway Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:36) Wallace S.FOUL (P1.T2) (N.Sago)
(0:36) MISS Hardaway Jr. Free Throw 1 of 2
(0:36) Nuggets Rebound
+1 (0:36) Hardaway Jr. Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
2122
(0:34) S. Jones P.FOUL (P1.T3) (R.Acosta)
(0:22) Wallace Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T5)
(0:22) Watson STEAL (1 STL)
(0:05) MISS Watson 19' Pullup Jump Shot
(0:03) THUNDER Rebound
(0:00) MISS Youngblood 3PT Jump Shot
(0:00) THUNDER Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

OKC

91Points94

32-86(37.2%)Field Goal(%)34-84(40.5%)

17-45(37.8%)3-Point(%)15-53(28.3%)

10-17(58.8%)Free Throw(%)11-13(84.6%)

45(11)Rebounds(Offensive)49(8)

23Assists22

13Steals8

5Blocks5

13Turnovers17

19Fouls15

26Pts In The Paint30

13Fast Break Pts11

17Pts Off Turnovers20

39Bench Pts56

16Largest Lead5

Game Details

Friday, October 17, 2025 · 8:00 PM

Paycom Center · Oklahoma City, OK

capacity: 18,203

tv: NBA TV