Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Denver Nuggets

Dec 16, 2023

FINAL

16-8Oklahoma CityThunder

118

17-10DenverNuggets

117

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
OKC	27	27	31	33	118
DEN	31	25	31	30	117

Game Recap

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander made a go-ahead bucket with 0.9 seconds left as the Thunder held on and defeated the Nuggets, 118-117. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder with 25 points, six rebounds, and eight assists as Jalen Williams (24 points) and Chet Holmgren (17 points, 11 rebounds, nine blocks) totaled 41 points. Nikola Jokic led Denver with 24 points and 12 assists while Michael Porter Jr. added 20 points and 11 rebounds. The Thunder snapped the Nuggets 3-game win streak and improve to 16-8 on the year as the Nuggets move to 17-10.

Player Stats

THUNDER	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
5Luguentz DortSF	26	4-8	2-3	3-4	4	2	0	0	0	4	+5	13
8Jalen WilliamsPF	32	11-20	0-1	2-2	1	3	1	0	2	1	+10	24
7Chet HolmgrenC	32	6-12	1-4	4-6	11	1	0	8	1	3	+10	17
3Josh GiddeySG	15	2-4	0-1	0-0	2	4	0	0	1	0	-7	4
2Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPG	36	9-20	0-2	7-8	6	8	2	0	2	1	+3	25
6Jaylin Williams	21	3-4	3-4	2-2	4	1	0	0	0	4	-6	11
13Ousmane Dieng	4	0-1	0-1	2-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	-4	2
11Isaiah Joe	26	4-7	1-4	3-4	2	1	1	1	3	1	+12	12
22Cason Wallace	18	1-2	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	0	1	0	-7	2
21Aaron Wiggins	12	2-2	0-0	2-2	2	1	0	0	0	1	-4	6
34Kenrich Williams	12	1-4	0-1	0-0	5	0	0	0	0	4	-7	2
9Davis Bertans	— did not play —												— did not play —
23Tre Mann	— did not play —												— did not play —
29Vasilije Micic	— did not play —												— did not play —
30Olivier Sarr	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	43-8451.2%	7-2133.3%	25-3083.3%	40	22	4	9	10	19	-	118

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	32	8-18	4-8	0-0	11	0	0	0	1	0	+1	20
50Aaron GordonPF	32	5-10	0-0	6-7	9	5	2	0	0	2	-7	16
15Nikola JokicC	37	8-15	1-2	7-8	6	12	2	0	3	3	-9	24
9Justin HolidaySG	25	2-4	2-3	0-0	1	2	0	0	1	0	-8	6
27Jamal MurrayPG	27	5-13	0-6	5-5	2	5	0	0	1	4	-3	15
0Christian Braun	25	5-10	2-5	2-2	2	1	1	0	1	3	+1	14
3Julian Strawther	14	0-3	0-2	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	+8	0
7Reggie Jackson	21	3-10	1-4	0-0	3	3	0	0	1	4	+4	7
8Peyton Watson	16	5-8	2-2	1-2	4	0	0	0	1	5	+3	13
6DeAndre Jordan	6	1-2	0-0	0-0	7	1	0	0	0	1	+5	2
21Collin Gillespie	— did not play —												— did not play —
11Braxton Key	— did not play —												— did not play —
22Zeke Nnaji	— did not play —												— did not play —


TOTAL	-	42-9345.2%	12-3237.5%	21-2487.5%	46	30	5	0	9	22	-	117

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterOKCDEN

(11:57) Jump Ball Jokic vs. Holmgren: Tip to Dort
(11:46) MISS Gilgeous-Alexander 7' Fadeaway Jumper
(11:41) Dort REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (11:38) Gilgeous-Alexander 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
20
(11:17) MISS Porter Jr. 3PT Jump Shot
(11:14) Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (11:11) Porter Jr. 1' Layup (2 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
22
(10:58) MISS Gilgeous-Alexander 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(10:55) Holiday REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:47) MISS Porter Jr. 2' Driving Reverse Layup
(10:45) Giddey REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:40) Giddey 2' Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
42
+3 (10:12) Porter Jr. 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)
45
+2 (9:53) Holmgren Hook Shot (2 PTS) (Gilgeous-Alexander 1 AST)
65
(9:45) Jal. Williams P.FOUL (P1.T1) (C.Blair)
(9:42) MISS Murray 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:38) Holmgren REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:33) Gilgeous-Alexander 2' Running Layup (4 PTS) (Holmgren 1 AST)
85
+2 (9:19) Jokic 5' Hook Shot (2 PTS) (Gordon 1 AST)
87
(8:56) MISS Gilgeous-Alexander 16' Step Back Jump Shot
(8:52) Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:46) Murray 1' Running Layup (2 PTS)
89
+2 (8:32) Jal. Williams 1' Dunk (2 PTS) (Giddey 1 AST)
109
(8:27) Jokic Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
(8:14) MISS Jal. Williams 1' Driving Layup
(8:11) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:07) MISS Jokic 2' Running Layup
(8:07) Holmgren BLOCK (1 BLK)
(8:07) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (8:04) Jokic 5' Hook Shot (4 PTS)
1011
(7:55) MISS Gilgeous-Alexander 18' Pullup Jump Shot
(7:52) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:47) MISS Holiday 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(7:44) Dort REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(7:40) Murray S.FOUL (P1.T1) (C.Blair)
+1 (7:40) Dort Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1111
+1 (7:40) Dort Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1211
+2 (7:31) Murray 1' Driving Dunk (4 PTS) (Holiday 1 AST)
1213
(7:15) MISS Giddey 4' Driving Hook Shot
(7:15) Thunder Rebound
+2 (7:10) Dort 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (4 PTS) (Giddey 2 AST)
1413
+2 (6:56) Gordon Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Murray 2 AST)
1415
(6:48) MISS Dort 3PT Jump Shot
(6:44) Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(6:32) MISS Murray 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(6:29) Holmgren REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (6:20) Dort 25' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Jal. Williams 1 AST)
1715
(6:06) NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(5:59) Dort S.FOUL (P1.T2) (R.Acosta)
+1 (5:59) Murray Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
1716
+1 (5:59) Murray Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
1717
(5:47) MISS Dort 17' Step Back Jump Shot
(5:44) Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+3 (5:34) Holiday 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Gordon 2 AST)
1720
+3 (5:21) Jay. Williams 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Giddey 3 AST)
2020
(5:06) MISS Porter Jr. 14' Pullup Jump Shot
(5:04) Jay. Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:56) MISS Giddey 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:50) NUGGETS Rebound
(4:29) MISS Braun 2' Cutting Layup Shot
(4:25) Gordon REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
(4:25) MISS Gordon Tip Layup Shot
(4:24) Murray REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(4:23) MISS Murray 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(4:18) Gordon REBOUND (Off:3 Def:2)
+2 (4:18) Gordon Tip Layup Shot (4 PTS)
2022
(4:08) Murray S.FOUL (P2.T2) (R.Acosta)
(4:08) MISS Gilgeous-Alexander Free Throw 1 of 2
(4:08) Thunder Rebound
+1 (4:08) Gilgeous-Alexander Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
2122
+2 (3:56) Jokic 14' Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Jackson 1 AST)
2124
(3:40) MISS Gilgeous-Alexander 3' Driving Layup
(3:38) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (3:36) Watson 1' Running Layup (2 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
2126
+2 (3:21) Joe 2' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Gilgeous-Alexander 2 AST)
2326
+3 (3:06) Watson 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Jokic 3 AST)
2329
(3:05) Thunder Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(2:52) MISS Dieng 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:48) Wallace REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(2:37) MISS Wallace 21' Pullup Jump Shot
(2:31) Jackson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:19) MISS Strawther 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:17) Dieng REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (2:09) Joe 16' Fadeaway Jumper (4 PTS) (Jay. Williams 1 AST)
2529
(1:50) Braun Traveling Turnover (P1.T2)
(1:34) Watson S.FOUL (P1.T3) (R.Acosta)
+1 (1:34) Dieng Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2629
+1 (1:34) Dieng Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2729
(1:24) MISS Jackson 4' Driving Layup
(1:22) Holmgren REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(1:14) MISS Gilgeous-Alexander 2' Driving Layup
(1:14) Thunder Rebound
(1:13) Jump Ball Jordan vs. Holmgren: Tip to Gilgeous-Alexander
(1:07) Gilgeous-Alexander Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
+2 (0:44) Jackson 4' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
2731
(0:30) MISS Holmgren 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:26) Jordan REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:05) MISS Strawther 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:00) Holmgren REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(0:00) MISS Holmgren 44' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:00) Thunder Rebound

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4th quarter

Team Stats

OKC

DEN

118Points117

43-84(51.2%)Field Goal(%)42-93(45.2%)

7-21(33.3%)3-Point(%)12-32(37.5%)

25-30(83.3%)Free Throw(%)21-24(87.5%)

40(9)Rebounds(Offensive)46(16)

22Assists30

4Steals5

9Blocks0

10Turnovers9

19Fouls22

64Pts In The Paint52

18Fast Break Pts11

15Pts Off Turnovers11

35Bench Pts36

3Largest Lead11

Game Details

Saturday, December 16, 2023 · 9:00 PM

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

attendance: 19,611 (102.7%)