Denver Nuggets vs. Oklahoma City Thunder

Oct 29, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	34	35	28	31	128
OKC	23	28	24	20	95

Game Recap

The Nuggets defeated the Thunder, 128-95. Nikola Jokic led all scorers with 28 points (12-16 FG), 14 rebounds, and five assists in 30 minutes played for the Nuggets, while Jamal Murray added 19 points and eight assists in the victory. Chet Holmgren tallied a career-high 19 points for the Thunder in the losing effort. The Nuggets improve to 3-0 on the season, while the Thunder fall to 2-1.

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	24	8-14	4-7	0-0	9	2	0	0	1	3	+12	20
50Aaron GordonPF	23	4-7	0-1	1-3	3	2	1	3	1	1	+22	9
15Nikola JokicC	29	12-16	1-2	3-3	14	5	0	0	4	3	+21	28
5Kentavious Caldwell-PopeSG	29	2-5	1-4	2-2	3	1	2	0	1	2	+21	7
27Jamal MurrayPG	29	9-14	1-1	0-0	2	8	0	0	4	1	+22	19
7Reggie Jackson	22	2-3	1-2	0-0	0	6	2	0	2	4	+13	5
8Peyton Watson	21	8-11	1-3	0-0	4	1	1	1	0	1	+11	17
0Christian Braun	21	4-9	0-2	5-5	7	7	1	1	0	2	+25	13
22Zeke Nnaji	14	0-1	0-0	0-0	3	1	0	0	0	2	+12	0
3Julian Strawther	7	3-5	2-3	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	+4	8
21Collin Gillespie	5	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	1	+2	0
9Justin Holiday	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11Braxton Key	3	1-2	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
4Hunter Tyson	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
6DeAndre Jordan	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	53-8860.2%	11-2740.7%	11-1384.6%	48	34	8	5	13	21	-	128

THUNDER	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
5Luguentz DortSF	20	3-7	1-5	3-3	1	0	1	1	0	2	-18	10
8Jalen WilliamsPF	27	6-9	0-1	1-1	3	5	0	1	0	2	-21	13
7Chet HolmgrenC	25	7-12	1-4	4-4	4	0	0	0	1	2	-23	19
3Josh GiddeySG	21	4-13	1-2	0-0	2	3	1	0	2	0	-18	9
2Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPG	28	2-16	0-4	3-4	4	7	1	0	0	2	-22	7
17Aleksej Pokusevski	14	0-1	0-1	1-2	1	0	0	1	2	1	-11	1
21Aaron Wiggins	10	2-3	0-1	1-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	-8	5
22Cason Wallace	21	3-3	1-1	0-0	3	1	1	1	0	1	-11	7
11Isaiah Joe	16	2-7	1-4	0-0	2	1	4	0	1	3	-5	5
13Ousmane Dieng	19	2-8	0-5	1-1	5	1	0	0	0	0	-10	5
29Vasilije Micic	14	1-3	0-2	0-0	0	3	0	0	2	1	-9	2
23Tre Mann	8	5-7	1-2	1-1	4	1	0	0	1	0	-5	12
18Keyontae Johnson	5	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-2	0
30Olivier Sarr	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-2	0
9Davis Bertans	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	37-9041.1%	6-3218.8%	15-1883.3%	29	22	8	4	9	14	-	95

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDENOKC

(11:58) Jump Ball Holmgren vs. Jokic: Tip to Murray
+2 (11:41) Jokic 4' Layup (2 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)
20
(11:22) MISS Giddey 12' Turnaround Jump Shot
(11:19) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:08) Jokic 1' Layup (4 PTS) (Murray 2 AST)
40
+3 (10:56) Holmgren 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Gilgeous-Alexander 1 AST)
43
(10:28) MISS Murray 16' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(10:23) Gilgeous-Alexander REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:19) MISS Giddey 1' Cutting Layup Shot
(10:19) Gordon BLOCK (1 BLK)
(10:19) THUNDER Rebound
+2 (10:10) Holmgren 7' Turnaround Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Williams 1 AST)
45
+2 (9:55) Porter Jr. 16' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Murray 3 AST)
65
(9:30) MISS Gilgeous-Alexander 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:26) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:18) Gilgeous-Alexander S.FOUL (P1.T1) (T.Ford)
(9:18) MISS Gordon Free Throw 1 of 2
(9:18) Nuggets Rebound
+1 (9:18) Gordon Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
75
+2 (9:03) Holmgren 1' Driving Dunk (7 PTS) (Giddey 1 AST)
77
(8:44) MISS Gordon 11' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(8:40) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (8:39) Porter Jr. 10' Jump Shot (4 PTS)
97
(8:14) MISS Holmgren 13' Pullup Jump Shot
(8:12) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (8:02) Murray 18' Step Back Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
117
+2 (7:52) Giddey 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)
119
+2 (7:41) Gordon 2' Driving Layup (3 PTS)
139
(7:41) Gilgeous-Alexander S.FOUL (P2.T2) (J.Conley)
(7:41) THUNDER Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(7:41) MISS Gordon Free Throw 1 of 1
(7:39) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(7:32) MISS Porter Jr. 29' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(7:29) Holmgren REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:17) MISS Giddey 3' Driving Layup
(7:15) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(7:11) MISS Gordon 2' Running Layup
(7:10) Murray REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (7:08) Murray 2' Putback Layup (4 PTS)
159
(6:49) MISS Gilgeous-Alexander 2' Finger Roll Layup
(6:47) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:44) MISS Gordon 25' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(6:40) Giddey REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:35) Jokic S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Conley)
+1 (6:35) Dort Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1510
+1 (6:35) Dort Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1511
(6:22) MISS Jokic 2' Layup
(6:22) Dort BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:19) Gilgeous-Alexander REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:15) MISS Gilgeous-Alexander 8' Fadeaway Jumper
(6:12) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
+3 (6:08) Porter Jr. 26' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
1811
(5:59) MISS Holmgren 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(5:56) Caldwell-Pope REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (5:52) Jokic 4' Driving Floating Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Murray 4 AST)
2011
(5:52) Holmgren S.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.DeRosa)
+1 (5:52) Jokic Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)
2111
(5:38) MISS Williams 5' Driving Layup
(5:35) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
(5:25) MISS Jokic 6' Driving Hook Shot
(5:23) Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:4)
(5:23) MISS Jokic 2' Tip Layup Shot
(5:23) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
+2 (5:21) Jokic 2' Putback Layup (9 PTS)
2311
+2 (5:05) Holmgren Alley Oop Layup (9 PTS) (Gilgeous-Alexander 2 AST)
2313
(4:39) MISS Caldwell-Pope 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:35) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:3 Def:2)
+2 (4:33) Porter Jr. 18' Turnaround Jump Shot (9 PTS)
2513
+2 (4:24) Giddey 3' Driving Hook Shot (4 PTS)
2515
(4:09) Jokic Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(4:09) Dort STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (4:07) Dort Running Layup (4 PTS)
2517
(4:07) Jackson S.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.DeRosa)
(4:07) Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+1 (4:07) Dort Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
2518
(3:57) Pokusevski P.FOUL (P1.T4) (J.DeRosa)
+2 (3:50) Watson 1' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Jokic 3 AST)
2718
+2 (3:41) Giddey 1' Driving Layup (6 PTS)
2720
(3:26) MISS Braun 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:21) Wallace REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:15) MISS Gilgeous-Alexander 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(3:10) Braun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (2:53) Braun 3' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Watson 1 AST)
2920
(2:38) MISS Giddey 2' Driving Layup
(2:37) Giddey REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(2:31) MISS Gilgeous-Alexander 5' Driving Layup
(2:26) Watson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:21) MISS Caldwell-Pope 3PT Running Jump Shot
(2:18) Watson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(2:16) MISS Watson 1' Layup
(2:16) Pokusevski REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:01) MISS Gilgeous-Alexander 7' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(1:57) Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:5)
+2 (1:54) Watson 2' Running Dunk (4 PTS) (Jokic 4 AST)
3120
(1:30) MISS Giddey 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(1:28) THUNDER Rebound
(1:15) Nnaji S.FOUL (P1.T3) (T.Ford)
(1:15) MISS Gilgeous-Alexander Free Throw 1 of 2
(1:15) THUNDER Rebound
+1 (1:15) Gilgeous-Alexander Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
3121
(1:05) MISS Murray 13' Turnaround Jump Shot
(1:05) Wallace BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:01) Wallace REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:51) MISS Gilgeous-Alexander 10' Pullup Jump Shot
(0:48) Braun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:33) MISS Murray 16' Step Back Jump Shot
(0:33) Joe REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:24) MISS Gilgeous-Alexander 2' Driving Hook Shot
(0:24) Watson BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:24) THUNDER Rebound
+2 (0:20) Wiggins 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Gilgeous-Alexander 3 AST)
3123
+3 (0:03) Jackson 29' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Murray 5 AST)
3423
(0:00) MISS Joe 53' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:00) THUNDER Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

OKC

128Points95

53-88(60.2%)Field Goal(%)37-90(41.1%)

11-27(40.7%)3-Point(%)6-32(18.8%)

11-13(84.6%)Free Throw(%)15-18(83.3%)

48(10)Rebounds(Offensive)29(7)

34Assists22

8Steals8

5Blocks4

13Turnovers9

21Fouls14

72Pts In The Paint58

17Fast Break Pts11

16Pts Off Turnovers15

45Bench Pts37

35Largest Lead1

Game Details

Sunday, October 29, 2023 · 3:30 PM

Paycom Center · Oklahoma City, OK

attendance: 18,203 (100%)