Thunder (119) vs Nuggets (93) · Dec 29, 2023 · NBA Scores

FINAL

Dec 29, 2023

Game Recap

The Thunder defeated the Nuggets, 119-93. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led Oklahoma City with his fifth 40-point game of the year (40 points, four rebounds, three assists) as Chet Holmgren added 24 points (9-14 FG, 4-4 3PT), six rebounds, and two blocks. Nikola Jokic led Denver with 19 points, 10 rebounds, and seven assists. The Thunder have now won three in a row and improve to 21-9 on year while this loss snaps a 6-game win streak for Denver, as they move to 23-11 on the year.

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
OKC	33	21	34	31	119
DEN	27	21	20	25	93

THUNDER	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
5Luguentz DortSF	32	2-6	0-3	0-0	4	1	3	1	1	3	4	+24
8Jalen WilliamsPF	30	4-10	2-5	1-2	7	9	2	1	3	2	11	+17
7Chet HolmgrenC	28	9-14	4-4	2-2	6	3	0	2	2	1	24	+9
3Josh GiddeySG	21	6-10	0-1	0-0	8	4	1	0	3	1	12	+16
2Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPG	33	14-20	2-3	10-10	4	3	2	1	1	3	40	+21
6Jaylin Williams	16	0-2	0-2	0-0	8	4	1	1	0	3	0	+14
11Isaiah Joe	13	2-6	1-5	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	5	+11
21Aaron Wiggins	11	3-5	1-1	0-0	5	0	0	0	1	2	7	+14
22Cason Wallace	17	2-5	0-2	0-0	3	2	0	1	0	1	4	-2
29Vasilije Micic	13	1-4	0-3	0-0	1	2	0	1	0	2	2	+4
34Kenrich Williams	14	2-7	1-4	0-0	2	0	1	0	0	2	5	-4
12Lindy Waters III	2	1-2	1-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	+3
30Olivier Sarr	2	0-0	0-0	2-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	+3
9Davis Bertans	— did not play —												— did not play —
23Tre Mann	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL		46-9150.5%	12-3534.3%	15-1693.8%	51	29	10	8	11	20	119

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	30	4-12	2-8	2-2	6	1	0	1	0	1	12	-10
8Peyton WatsonPF	32	6-12	1-6	1-2	2	2	1	2	1	4	14	-7
15Nikola JokicC	31	9-10	1-1	0-0	10	7	1	1	7	2	19	-19
5Kentavious Caldwell-PopeSG	27	3-5	2-3	0-1	0	2	1	0	1	3	8	-16
27Jamal MurrayPG	35	4-15	1-6	0-1	3	11	1	1	2	1	9	-20
9Justin Holiday	15	0-3	0-2	0-0	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	-19
7Reggie Jackson	15	3-10	2-5	0-0	2	3	1	0	0	0	8	+1
0Christian Braun	16	0-3	0-2	4-4	3	1	0	0	1	1	4	-6
6DeAndre Jordan	13	3-4	0-0	0-0	8	1	1	0	1	0	6	-1
3Julian Strawther	11	3-7	1-4	3-4	1	0	0	0	3	3	10	-15
11Braxton Key	3	1-2	0-0	1-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	-6
24Jalen Pickett	3	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-6
22Zeke Nnaji	3	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-6


TOTAL		36-8542.4%	10-3727.0%	11-1573.3%	36	30	6	5	16	17	93

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quarterokcden

(11:56) Jump Ball C. Holmgren vs. N. Jokic: Tip to J. Giddey
(11:42) MISS J. Giddey driving reverse Layup
(11:40) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:33) MISS J. Murray 25' step back 3PT
(11:30) J. Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (11:19) C. Holmgren 26' 3PT (3 PTS) (J. Williams 1 AST)
30
+2 (10:50) M. Porter Jr. driving Hook (2 PTS) (K. Caldwell-Pope 1 AST)
32
+3 (10:40) C. Holmgren 27' 3PT pullup (6 PTS) (J. Williams 2 AST)
62
(10:29) N. Jokic offensive FOUL (1 PF)
(10:29) N. Jokic offensive foul TURNOVER (1 TO)
+2 (10:12) C. Holmgren 10' driving floating Jump Shot (8 PTS) (J. Williams 3 AST)
82
(9:57) C. Holmgren personal FOUL (1 PF)
+3 (9:47) M. Porter Jr. 25' 3PT (5 PTS) (N. Jokic 1 AST)
85
(9:34) MISS C. Holmgren cutting Layup
(9:30) C. Holmgren REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (9:30) C. Holmgren tip Layup (10 PTS)
105
(9:18) MISS M. Porter Jr. 25' 3PT
(9:15) S. Gilgeous-Alexander REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:07) MISS C. Holmgren 12' Jump Shot - blocked
(9:07) N. Jokic BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:05) C. Holmgren REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(9:03) MISS J. Giddey driving Layup - blocked
(9:03) P. Watson BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:03) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(9:01) J. Giddey bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(9:01) K. Caldwell-Pope STEAL (1 STL)
(8:58) J. Williams shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Watson 2 FT)
+1 (8:58) P. Watson Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
106
(8:58) MISS P. Watson Free Throw 2 of 2
(8:55) J. Giddey REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:44) MISS J. Giddey 26' 3PT
(8:41) M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:34) N. Jokic turnaround Jump Shot (2 PTS) (J. Murray 1 AST)
108
+2 (8:20) J. Williams 16' step back Jump Shot (2 PTS) (C. Holmgren 1 AST)
128
+2 (8:02) N. Jokic turnaround Jump Shot (4 PTS) (J. Murray 2 AST)
1210
(7:48) K. Caldwell-Pope shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Gilgeous-Alexander 2 FT)
+1 (7:48) S. Gilgeous-Alexander Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1310
+1 (7:48) S. Gilgeous-Alexander Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1410
(7:34) MISS J. Murray 12' turnaround fadeaway Shot - blocked
(7:34) J. Williams BLOCK (1 BLK)
(7:31) J. Giddey REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (7:25) S. Gilgeous-Alexander running Layup (4 PTS) (J. Giddey 1 AST)
1610
(7:15) L. Dort personal FOUL (1 PF)
+3 (7:10) M. Porter Jr. 24' 3PT (8 PTS) (P. Watson 1 AST)
1613
+2 (6:54) C. Holmgren driving DUNK (12 PTS) (S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 AST)
1813
(6:54) DEN Timeout
+2 (6:31) N. Jokic 7' turnaround Jump Shot (6 PTS)
1815
(6:15) M. Porter Jr. personal FOUL (1 PF)
(6:07) MISS J. Williams Layup - blocked
(6:07) M. Porter Jr. BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:04) J. Williams REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (6:01) J. Giddey 11' driving floating bank Jump Shot (2 PTS) (J. Williams 4 AST)
2015
+3 (5:48) K. Caldwell-Pope 26' 3PT (3 PTS) (J. Murray 3 AST)
2018
+2 (5:24) C. Holmgren 9' floating Jump Shot (14 PTS) (J. Williams 5 AST)
2218
+2 (5:08) N. Jokic cutting Layup (8 PTS) (J. Murray 4 AST)
2220
(4:48) MISS S. Gilgeous-Alexander driving finger roll Layup
(4:46) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (4:35) P. Watson Layup (3 PTS) (N. Jokic 2 AST)
2222
(4:35) OKC Timeout
(4:14) MISS L. Dort 27' 3PT
(4:09) M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (4:02) K. Caldwell-Pope 25' 3PT (6 PTS) (N. Jokic 3 AST)
2225
(3:45) MISS S. Gilgeous-Alexander 15' step back Shot
(3:42) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(3:34) MISS M. Porter Jr. 25' 3PT
(3:31) J. Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:25) MISS S. Gilgeous-Alexander 14' pullup Shot
(3:22) M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(3:16) MISS J. Holiday 3PT
(3:14) I. Joe REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:59) MISS L. Dort 3PT
(2:55) A. Wiggins REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+3 (2:44) A. Wiggins 3PT (3 PTS) (I. Joe 1 AST)
2525
(2:27) MISS J. Murray 24' step back 3PT
(2:25) J. Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(2:13) MISS J. Williams 3PT
(2:10) M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(1:56) MISS N. Jokic 9' driving floating Shot
(1:54) J. Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (1:49) S. Gilgeous-Alexander running finger roll Layup (6 PTS)
2725
(1:38) MISS M. Porter Jr. 26' 3PT
(1:38) J. Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(1:27) J. Murray shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Gilgeous-Alexander 2 FT)
+1 (1:27) S. Gilgeous-Alexander Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
2825
+1 (1:27) S. Gilgeous-Alexander Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
2925
(1:04) MISS R. Jackson driving finger roll Layup
(1:03) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(1:03) DEN shot clock Team TURNOVER
+2 (0:52) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 12' pullup Jump Shot (10 PTS)
3125
+2 (0:35) J. Strawther 9' driving floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (D. Jordan 1 AST)
3127
(0:30) C. Braun personal FOUL (1 PF) (Gilgeous-Alexander 2 FT)
+1 (0:30) S. Gilgeous-Alexander Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
3227
+1 (0:30) S. Gilgeous-Alexander Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
3327
(0:20) C. Wallace personal FOUL (1 PF)
(0:14) MISS J. Holiday step back 3PT
(0:10) D. Jordan REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(0:00) MISS R. Jackson 25' floating 3PT
(0:00) TEAM offensive REBOUND

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

OKC

DEN

119Points93

46-91(50.5%)Field Goal(%)36-85(42.4%)

12-35(34.3%)3-Point(%)10-37(27.0%)

15-16(93.8%)Free Throw(%)11-15(73.3%)

51(10)Rebounds(Offensive)36(5)

29Assists30

10Steals6

8Blocks5

11Turnovers16

20Fouls17

46Pts In The Paint48

25Fast Break Pts13

25Pts Off Turnovers14

28Bench Pts31

26Largest Lead3

Game Details

Friday, December 29, 2023 · 9:00 PM

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

attendance: 19,808 (103.7%)