Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Denver Nuggets

Oct 22, 2022

FINAL

0-2Oklahoma CityThunder

117

2-1DenverNuggets

122

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
OKC	29	26	30	32	117
DEN	28	27	33	34	122

Game Recap

The Nuggets defeated the Thunder, 122-117. Nikola Jokic led the way for the Nuggets with 19 points, 16 rebounds and 13 assists, his 2nd triple-double of the season and 78th of his career. Jamal Murray added 16 points, four rebounds and five assists for the Nuggets in the victory, while Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led all scorers with 28 points and seven assists for the Thunder in the losing effort. The Nuggets improve to 2-1 on the season, while the Thunder fall to 0-2.

Player Stats

THUNDER	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
5Luguentz DortSF	30	3-13	1-7	6-8	7	4	3	0	2	5	-6	13
17Aleksej PokusevskiPF	12	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	2	1	0	1	-12	0
50Jeremiah Robinson-EarlC	18	4-6	2-4	0-0	2	0	1	0	2	0	-17	10
3Josh GiddeySG	32	8-17	2-4	1-2	12	6	1	1	1	2	-17	19
2Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPG	33	11-24	1-5	5-5	3	7	1	0	5	4	-6	28
33Mike Muscala	18	6-10	4-7	2-2	6	1	0	0	0	3	+7	18
23Tre Mann	28	5-11	2-5	1-3	4	4	0	0	1	4	+13	13
55Darius Bazley	21	2-4	2-4	0-0	2	3	2	3	1	2	0	6
21Aaron Wiggins	15	1-3	1-2	2-2	6	1	0	0	0	1	+7	5
13Ousmane Dieng	7	0-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+1	0
34Kenrich Williams	16	1-2	0-0	1-1	3	3	0	0	0	3	+2	3
12Lindy Waters III	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-1	0
97Eugene Omoruyi	3	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2	+4	2
11Isaiah Joe	— did not play —												— did not play —
6Jaylin Williams	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	42-9444.7%	15-3839.5%	18-2378.3%	47	29	10	5	12	27	-	117

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	27	8-15	5-10	1-1	6	1	1	1	3	4	+20	22
50Aaron GordonPF	28	3-9	1-3	4-8	10	2	0	2	2	0	+19	11
15Nikola JokicC	38	6-10	1-1	6-9	16	13	1	1	3	2	+18	19
5Kentavious Caldwell-PopeSG	31	7-13	6-10	1-1	5	2	0	0	2	5	+16	21
27Jamal MurrayPG	27	6-12	1-4	3-4	4	5	2	0	5	0	+10	16
0Christian Braun	16	3-5	3-4	0-0	1	2	1	1	1	1	-14	9
11Bruce Brown	26	2-8	1-3	0-2	2	3	0	1	0	1	-5	5
32Jeff Green	19	5-5	2-2	2-4	1	2	0	0	0	2	-14	14
3Bones Hyland	14	0-5	0-1	1-2	1	3	0	0	1	2	-15	1
22Zeke Nnaji	9	2-3	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	4	-10	4
31Vlatko Cancar	— did not play —												— did not play —
6DeAndre Jordan	— did not play —												— did not play —
9Davon Reed	— did not play —												— did not play —
14Ish Smith	— did not play —												— did not play —
8Peyton Watson	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	42-8549.4%	20-3852.6%	18-3158.1%	46	33	5	6	18	21	-	122

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterOKCDEN

(11:54) Jump Ball J. Robinson-Earl vs. N. Jokic: Tip to J. Giddey
(11:47) MISS L. Dort 24' 3PT
(11:45) J. Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:40) J. Murray bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(11:40) A. Pokusevski STEAL (1 STL)
(11:34) MISS S. Gilgeous-Alexander 25' running pullup 3PT
(11:32) TEAM defensive REBOUND
(11:16) MISS M. Porter Jr. 26' 3PT
(11:13) J. Robinson-Earl REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:56) MISS J. Giddey 18' pullup Shot
(10:54) L. Dort REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (10:52) J. Giddey cutting Layup (2 PTS) (L. Dort 1 AST)
20
+3 (10:37) K. Caldwell-Pope 26' 3PT (3 PTS) (J. Murray 1 AST)
23
+3 (10:21) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 26' 3PT (3 PTS) (J. Giddey 1 AST)
53
(10:07) MISS M. Porter Jr. 3PT
(10:03) A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(10:00) MISS A. Gordon Layup - blocked
(10:00) A. Pokusevski BLOCK (1 BLK)
(10:00) A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
+2 (9:56) A. Gordon putback DUNK (2 PTS)
55
(9:50) MISS J. Robinson-Earl 25' 3PT
(9:47) A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+3 (9:42) M. Porter Jr. 3PT running (3 PTS) (N. Jokic 1 AST)
58
(9:17) MISS S. Gilgeous-Alexander 12' turnaround Shot
(9:14) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (9:07) K. Caldwell-Pope 26' 3PT (6 PTS) (J. Murray 2 AST)
511
(8:56) MISS L. Dort 26' 3PT
(8:53) K. Caldwell-Pope REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:37) J. Murray bad pass TURNOVER (2 TO)
(8:37) L. Dort STEAL (1 STL)
(8:22) S. Gilgeous-Alexander bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(8:22) J. Murray STEAL (1 STL)
(8:10) MISS M. Porter Jr. 7' Layup - blocked
(8:10) J. Giddey BLOCK (1 BLK)
(8:08) L. Dort REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(8:03) MISS J. Giddey running Layup
(8:00) K. Caldwell-Pope REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (7:55) J. Murray running Layup (2 PTS) (M. Porter Jr. 1 AST)
513
(7:46) OKC Timeout
(7:40) MISS L. Dort driving Layup
(7:39) L. Dort REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(7:39) N. Jokic shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Dort 2 FT)
+1 (7:39) L. Dort Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
613
+1 (7:39) L. Dort Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
713
+3 (7:20) K. Caldwell-Pope 25' 3PT (9 PTS) (A. Gordon 1 AST)
716
(7:08) MISS L. Dort 25' pullup 3PT
(7:04) K. Caldwell-Pope REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(6:59) MISS M. Porter Jr. running 3PT
(6:56) J. Robinson-Earl REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:48) MISS S. Gilgeous-Alexander 15' pullup Shot
(6:45) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:40) L. Dort personal FOUL (1 PF)
(6:33) MISS J. Murray driving reverse Layup
(6:31) A. Pokusevski REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (6:28) J. Robinson-Earl running DUNK (2 PTS) (S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 AST)
916
(6:23) N. Jokic bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(6:23) A. Pokusevski STEAL (2 STL)
(6:15) MISS L. Dort 26' 3PT
(6:12) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(6:07) MISS K. Caldwell-Pope 26' running pullup 3PT
(6:05) L. Dort REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
(5:56) S. Gilgeous-Alexander bad pass TURNOVER (2 TO)
(5:56) J. Murray STEAL (2 STL)
(5:52) MISS J. Murray 26' running 3PT
(5:48) J. Giddey REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:41) MISS L. Dort 27' pullup 3PT
(5:39) A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
+2 (5:29) N. Jokic turnaround Jump Shot (2 PTS) (A. Gordon 2 AST)
918
+2 (5:17) S. Gilgeous-Alexander cutting Layup (5 PTS) (J. Giddey 2 AST)
1118
(5:12) DEN Timeout
(5:06) A. Gordon bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(5:06) D. Bazley STEAL (1 STL)
(5:01) MISS A. Wiggins running Layup
(4:58) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(4:53) MISS A. Gordon driving Layup - blocked
(4:53) D. Bazley BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:50) T. Mann REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (4:41) M. Muscala 12' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2 AST)
1318
(4:32) C. Braun step out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
+3 (4:13) D. Bazley 25' 3PT (3 PTS) (T. Mann 1 AST)
1618
(3:54) MISS B. Brown 9' driving floating Shot
(3:51) A. Wiggins REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (3:43) M. Muscala 3PT (5 PTS) (S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3 AST)
1918
+3 (3:23) K. Caldwell-Pope 3PT (12 PTS) (N. Jokic 2 AST)
1921
(3:23) D. Bazley shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Caldwell-Pope 1 FT)
+1 (3:23) K. Caldwell-Pope Free Throw 1 of 1 (13 PTS)
1922
(3:18) K. Caldwell-Pope personal FOUL (1 PF)
(3:08) MISS S. Gilgeous-Alexander 11' turnaround fadeaway Shot
(3:04) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
(2:55) MISS C. Braun driving Layup
(2:54) M. Muscala REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:48) MISS S. Gilgeous-Alexander running Layup - blocked
(2:48) B. Brown BLOCK (1 BLK)
(2:48) TEAM defensive REBOUND
+2 (2:33) J. Green cutting DUNK (2 PTS) (N. Jokic 3 AST)
1924
+2 (2:05) S. Gilgeous-Alexander driving finger roll Layup (7 PTS)
2124
(1:45) MISS B. Hyland 7' driving floating Shot
(1:43) S. Gilgeous-Alexander REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (1:39) S. Gilgeous-Alexander running Layup (9 PTS)
2324
(1:21) S. Gilgeous-Alexander personal FOUL (1 PF)
+2 (1:15) Z. Nnaji cutting DUNK (2 PTS) (B. Hyland 1 AST)
2326
+3 (1:05) D. Bazley 25' 3PT (6 PTS) (T. Mann 2 AST)
2626
(0:45) MISS C. Braun 26' 3PT
(0:42) A. Wiggins REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (0:32) T. Mann 26' 3PT pullup (3 PTS)
2926
+2 (0:09) J. Green pullup bank Jump Shot (4 PTS) (B. Brown 1 AST)
2928
(0:00) MISS T. Mann 25' step back 3PT
(0:00) TEAM offensive REBOUND

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

OKC

DEN

117Points122

42-94(44.7%)Field Goal(%)42-85(49.4%)

15-38(39.5%)3-Point(%)20-38(52.6%)

18-23(78.3%)Free Throw(%)18-31(58.1%)

47(10)Rebounds(Offensive)46(9)

29Assists33

10Steals5

5Blocks6

12Turnovers18

27Fouls21

50Pts In The Paint38

18Fast Break Pts5

21Pts Off Turnovers10

47Bench Pts33

6Largest Lead9

Game Details

Saturday, October 22, 2022 · 9:00 PM

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

attendance: 19,983 (104.6%)