Denver Nuggets vs. Oklahoma City Thunder

Dec 22, 2021

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	18	34	14	28	94
OKC	28	32	28	20	108

Game Recap

The Thunder defeated the Nuggets, 108-94. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder with 27 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists, his 1st triple-double of the season and 2nd of his career. Josh Giddey added 14 points and five rebounds for the Thunder in the victory, while Nikola Jokic tallied 13 points, seven rebounds and three assists for the Nuggets in the losing effort. The Thunder improve to 11-19 on the season, while the Nuggets fall to 15-15.

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
32Jeff GreenSF	22	2-5	1-3	2-4	2	1	0	0	1	2	-8	7
50Aaron GordonPF	24	5-11	1-4	1-3	4	2	1	0	1	0	-16	12
15Nikola JokicC	24	5-9	1-4	2-2	7	3	0	2	3	0	-15	13
5Will BartonSG	21	3-11	1-5	0-0	5	2	1	0	1	2	-8	7
11Monte MorrisPG	24	3-5	1-1	3-3	2	5	0	0	0	0	-14	10
3Bones Hyland	13	2-7	1-5	0-0	1	0	1	0	1	2	-6	5
7Facundo Campazzo	26	3-9	2-7	1-2	2	6	0	2	1	4	-6	9
22Zeke Nnaji	8	0-4	0-2	0-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	-8	0
JaMychal Green	21	1-4	1-3	0-0	7	0	3	0	0	3	0	3
25Austin Rivers	23	4-8	2-4	2-4	1	2	0	0	0	2	+2	12
31Vlatko Cancar	16	2-5	1-3	4-6	4	0	0	1	2	0	+2	9
9Davon Reed	10	3-5	1-3	0-0	4	0	0	0	1	3	+6	7
21Petr Cornelie	1	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	+1	0


TOTAL	-	33-8439.3%	13-4429.5%	15-2657.7%	39	21	7	5	11	18	-	94

THUNDER	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
5Luguentz DortSF	34	5-13	4-10	1-1	6	1	0	0	4	4	+21	15
50Jeremiah Robinson-EarlPF	33	5-11	1-3	3-4	9	1	1	0	1	2	+21	14
15Derrick FavorsC	20	5-8	0-0	0-0	6	2	1	0	0	2	+15	10
3Josh GiddeySG	33	5-11	1-5	3-4	5	3	2	1	1	1	+8	14
2Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPG	36	10-24	0-7	7-7	11	12	1	1	1	4	+19	27
7Darius Bazley	27	7-11	1-3	2-3	11	1	0	2	0	1	-1	17
23Tre Mann	16	3-9	1-4	0-0	4	0	0	0	0	3	-2	7
17Aleksej Pokusevski	12	0-2	0-1	0-0	1	0	1	0	3	3	-9	0
34Kenrich Williams	16	1-3	0-1	0-0	2	1	1	0	0	4	-9	2
16Ty Jerome	6	1-1	0-0	0-0	3	1	0	0	1	0	+5	2
22Isaiah Roby	2	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	1	+2	0
6Gabriel Deck	— did not play —												— did not play —
11Theo Maledon	— did not play —												— did not play —
8Paul Watson	— did not play —												— did not play —
21Aaron Wiggins	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	42-9444.7%	8-3423.5%	16-1984.2%	60	22	7	4	11	25	-	108

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDENOKC

(11:56) Jump Ball Favors vs. Jokic: Tip to Giddey
+3 (11:51) Dort 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Gilgeous-Alexander 1 AST)
03
(11:30) THUNDER T.Foul (Def. 3 Sec Giddey ) (B.Kennedy)
+1 (11:30) Jokic Free Throw Technical (1 PTS)
13
(11:25) MISS Barton 4' Floating Jump Shot
(11:21) Barton REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(11:21) MISS Barton Tip Layup Shot
(11:21) Barton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (11:17) Barton Putback Layup (2 PTS)
33
(11:11) MISS Favors 13' Layup
(11:11) Dort REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(11:06) MISS Dort Tip Layup Shot
(11:06) Je. Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (10:57) Morris 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
63
(10:40) Dort Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:40) Barton STEAL (1 STL)
(10:40) Favors Personal Take Foul (P1.T1) (P.Ransom)
+2 (10:28) Gordon 1' Dunk (2 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
83
(10:13) MISS Gilgeous-Alexander 3' Driving Layup
(10:13) Jokic BLOCK (1 BLK)
(10:11) Je. Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(10:09) MISS Gordon 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:06) Robinson-Earl REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:01) Gilgeous-Alexander 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)
85
(9:51) Giddey S.FOUL (P1.T2) (B.Kennedy)
+1 (9:51) Je. Green Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
95
(9:51) MISS Je. Green Free Throw 2 of 2
(9:49) Giddey REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:37) Barton P.FOUL (P1.T1) (P.Ransom)
(9:28) MISS Robinson-Earl 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:25) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:18) MISS Je. Green 9' Layup
(9:18) Giddey BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:18) Nuggets Rebound
(9:00) MISS Barton 4' Driving Layup
(8:59) Giddey REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (8:44) Gilgeous-Alexander 2' Layup (4 PTS)
97
(8:32) MISS Gordon 3' Layup
(8:30) Robinson-Earl REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:23) MISS Giddey 8' Floating Jump Shot
(8:21) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (8:07) Jokic 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Morris 1 AST)
117
+2 (7:39) Robinson-Earl 6' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Gilgeous-Alexander 2 AST)
119
+3 (7:23) Je. Green 3PT Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Morris 2 AST)
149
+3 (7:08) Dort 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Favors 1 AST)
1412
(6:53) MISS Gordon 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:51) Favors REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:40) MISS Giddey 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:37) Robinson-Earl REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (6:36) Robinson-Earl Putback Dunk (4 PTS)
1414
(6:35) Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(6:18) MISS Jokic 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:15) THUNDER Rebound
+2 (5:55) Gilgeous-Alexander 8' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (6 PTS)
1416
(5:31) MISS Je. Green 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(5:28) Gilgeous-Alexander REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:21) MISS Gilgeous-Alexander 14' Pullup Jump Shot
(5:17) Barton REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(5:05) MISS Morris 11' Floating Jump Shot
(5:03) Favors REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:50) MISS Giddey 3PT Jump Shot
(4:46) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (4:44) Jokic 1' Running Dunk (5 PTS) (Morris 3 AST)
1616
+2 (4:21) Giddey 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)
1618
(4:13) Gilgeous-Alexander P.FOUL (P1.T3) (P.Ransom)
(4:09) Jokic Traveling Turnover (P1.T1)
(3:59) MISS Dort 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:56) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(3:48) MISS Gordon 11' Driving Layup
(3:48) Gilgeous-Alexander BLOCK (1 BLK)
(3:48) Nuggets Rebound
+2 (3:38) Je. Green 11' Floating Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Gordon 1 AST)
1818
+2 (3:25) Gilgeous-Alexander 3' Driving Layup (8 PTS)
1820
(3:17) MISS Hyland 3' Layup
(3:15) Gilgeous-Alexander REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(3:07) Dort Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P2.T2)
(2:59) MISS Jokic 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:56) Bazley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (2:48) Robinson-Earl 25' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Bazley 1 AST)
1823
(2:34) MISS Nnaji 2' Layup
(2:34) Bazley BLOCK (1 BLK)
(2:31) Mann REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:17) MISS Bazley 3PT Jump Shot
(2:13) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(2:06) MISS Nnaji 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:03) Bazley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(1:54) MISS Bazley 8' Driving Layup
(1:54) Jokic BLOCK (2 BLK)
(1:50) Hyland REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:42) Bazley S.FOUL (P1.T4) (D.Taylor)
(1:42) THUNDER Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(1:42) MISS Gordon Free Throw 1 of 2
(1:42) Nuggets Rebound
(1:42) MISS Gordon Free Throw 2 of 2
(1:40) Jerome REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:27) MISS Mann 9' Driving Layup
(1:25) Mann REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (1:24) Mann 1' Putback Layup (2 PTS)
1825
(1:12) MISS Gordon 4' Alley Oop Dunk
(1:12) Bazley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(1:02) MISS Williams 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:02) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(0:53) MISS Campazzo 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:50) Bazley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
+2 (0:31) Bazley 1' Layup (2 PTS) (Jerome 1 AST)
1827
(0:31) Ja. Green S.FOUL (P1.T2) (D.Taylor)
+1 (0:31) Bazley Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
1828
(0:07) MISS Nnaji 6' Cutting Dunk Shot
(0:07) Bazley BLOCK (2 BLK)
(0:04) Jerome REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:00) Jerome Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(0:00) Hyland STEAL (1 STL)
(0:00) MISS Hyland 57' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:00) Nuggets Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

OKC

94Points108

33-84(39.3%)Field Goal(%)42-94(44.7%)

13-44(29.5%)3-Point(%)8-34(23.5%)

15-26(57.7%)Free Throw(%)16-19(84.2%)

39(4)Rebounds(Offensive)60(15)

21Assists22

7Steals7

5Blocks4

11Turnovers11

18Fouls25

36Pts In The Paint62

9Fast Break Pts11

13Pts Off Turnovers14

45Bench Pts28

5Largest Lead23

Game Details

Wednesday, December 22, 2021 · 8:00 PM

Paycom Center · Oklahoma City, OK

attendance: 14,932 (82.0%)