Denver Nuggets vs. Oklahoma City Thunder

Mar 9, 2026

FINAL

39-26DenverNuggets

126

51-15Oklahoma CityThunder

129

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	40	20	33	33	126
OKC	37	29	30	33	129

Game Recap

The Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Denver Nuggets 129-126 to improve to 51-15 on the season, while the Nuggets fall to 39-26.

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
23Cameron JohnsonSF	22	1-5	1-3	3-4	3	1	0	0	0	1	+9	6
32Aaron GordonPF	28	6-14	2-4	9-10	10	3	1	0	1	2	+14	23
15Nikola JokicC	40	12-19	3-6	5-6	14	13	0	1	3	0	+2	32
0Christian BraunSG	37	2-6	0-3	0-2	9	2	2	1	1	5	-2	4
27Jamal MurrayPG	36	9-23	0-4	3-3	8	6	0	1	0	3	+5	21
10Tim Hardaway Jr.	33	10-16	8-12	0-2	2	2	0	0	1	3	-10	28
11Bruce Brown	16	1-5	1-2	1-2	3	1	0	0	1	3	-15	4
3Julian Strawther	3	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-3	0
17Jonas Valanciūnas	6	1-2	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	1	-8	2
21Spencer Jones	15	3-7	0-3	0-0	5	0	0	0	0	2	-7	6
1Tyus Jones	— did not play —												— did not play —
22Zeke Nnaji	— did not play —												— did not play —
24Jalen Pickett	— did not play —												— did not play —
45David Roddy	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	45-9845.9%	15-3740.5%	21-2972.4%	56	29	3	3	7	20	-	126

THUNDER	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
22Cason WallaceSF	16	2-6	0-1	0-0	2	1	0	1	0	3	-27	4
5Luguentz DortPF	30	2-11	2-8	0-2	4	0	1	2	1	5	-15	6
6Jaylin WilliamsC	39	10-17	7-11	2-4	12	3	0	2	1	4	+4	29
11Isaiah JoeSG	32	5-10	3-8	0-0	4	2	0	2	0	1	-3	13
2Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPG	38	14-21	3-7	4-4	9	15	1	1	0	3	+2	35
3Jared McCain	21	4-7	3-5	2-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	+19	13
25Ajay Mitchell	29	9-16	1-4	5-5	2	3	1	0	0	1	+11	24
34Kenrich Williams	13	0-2	0-1	2-2	1	2	0	0	0	1	+8	2
21Aaron Wiggins	17	1-3	0-2	1-2	2	0	0	1	1	2	+16	3
23Brooks Barnhizer	— did not play —												— did not play —
14Payton Sandfort	— did not play —												— did not play —
44Nikola Topic	— did not play —												— did not play —


TOTAL	-	47-9350.5%	19-4740.4%	16-2176.2%	37	27	3	9	3	20	-	129

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDENOKC

(11:57) Jump Ball J. Williams vs. Jokic: Tip to Gordon
+2 (11:43) Jokic 9' Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)
20
(11:30) MISS Dort 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:26) Braun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:18) Jokic 1' Cutting Layup Shot (4 PTS) (Gordon 1 AST)
40
+2 (11:06) Gilgeous-Alexander 16' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
42
(10:49) MISS Braun 3PT Jump Shot
(10:46) Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(10:45) MISS Gordon Putback Layup
(10:42) Gilgeous-Alexander REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (10:36) J. Williams 27' 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Gilgeous-Alexander 1 AST)
45
(10:22) Wallace S.FOUL (P1.T1) (M.Myers)
(10:22) MISS Gordon Free Throw 1 of 3
(10:22) Nuggets Rebound
+1 (10:22) Gordon Free Throw 2 of 3 (1 PTS)
55
+1 (10:22) Gordon Free Throw 3 of 3 (2 PTS)
65
(10:15) MISS Joe 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:12) Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:05) Gordon 1' Driving Layup (4 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
85
(10:05) Wallace S.FOUL (P2.T2) (J.Goldenberg)
+1 (10:05) Gordon Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
95
+2 (9:49) Gilgeous-Alexander 14' Pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS)
97
(9:49) Braun S.FOUL (P1.T1) (M.Davis)
+1 (9:49) Gilgeous-Alexander Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
98
(9:35) MISS Murray 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:30) Joe REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:24) MISS Joe 3PT Jump Shot
(9:20) Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(9:12) MISS Jokic 1' Cutting Layup Shot
(9:12) Joe BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:08) Johnson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+3 (9:07) Gordon 26' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Johnson 1 AST)
128
(8:49) MISS J. Williams 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:47) Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (8:35) Gordon 1' Driving Layup (10 PTS)
148
(8:22) MISS Dort 3PT Jump Shot
(8:19) Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+3 (8:13) Gordon 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
178
(8:13) THUNDER Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(7:57) MISS Wallace 2' Driving Layup
(7:57) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (7:46) Murray 18' Turnaround Fadeaway (2 PTS) (Gordon 2 AST)
198
(7:19) MISS J. Williams 21' Pullup Jump Shot
(7:15) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:07) Wallace S.FOUL (P3.T3) (M.Myers)
+1 (7:07) Gordon Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)
208
+1 (7:07) Gordon Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)
218
(6:55) Gordon S.FOUL (P1.T2) (M.Myers)
+1 (6:55) McCain Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
219
+1 (6:55) McCain Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2110
(6:47) Dort S.FOUL (P1.T4) (M.Myers)
+1 (6:47) Gordon Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)
2210
+1 (6:47) Gordon Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)
2310
+3 (6:31) Dort 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Gilgeous-Alexander 2 AST)
2313
(6:17) Jokic Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(6:17) Mitchell STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (6:14) Mitchell 2' Running Layup (2 PTS)
2315
+2 (6:01) Murray 3' Driving Layup (4 PTS)
2515
+2 (5:51) Gilgeous-Alexander 5' Pullup Jump Shot (7 PTS)
2517
+2 (5:35) Murray 14' Pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS)
2717
(5:20) MISS Dort 13' Pullup Jump Shot
(5:18) Braun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (5:06) Gordon Reverse Dunk (19 PTS) (Jokic 3 AST)
2917
(5:06) THUNDER Timeout: Regular (Full 2 Short 0)
(4:55) MISS McCain 3PT Jump Shot
(4:47) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(4:43) MISS Hardaway Jr. 6' Running Layup
(4:43) J. Williams BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:43) THUNDER Rebound
+2 (4:32) Gilgeous-Alexander 2' Driving Layup (9 PTS)
2919
(4:15) MISS Murray 8' Pullup Jump Shot
(4:14) J. Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:09) MISS Mitchell 25' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(4:06) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(3:48) MISS Hardaway Jr. 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:45) J. Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (3:37) Mitchell 12' Pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS) (J. Williams 1 AST)
2921
(3:17) MISS Jokic 14' Jump Shot
(3:16) J. Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(3:06) MISS Gilgeous-Alexander 4' Driving Layup
(3:05) Gilgeous-Alexander REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(3:01) Murray S.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.Goldenberg)
+1 (3:01) K. Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2922
+1 (3:01) K. Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2923
+3 (2:46) Jokic 25' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Brown 1 AST)
3223
(2:33) Jump Ball Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Strawther: Tip to Mitchell
+3 (2:26) J. Williams 26' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Gilgeous-Alexander 3 AST)
3226
(2:26) Brown S.FOUL (P1.T4) (M.Davis)
(2:26) MISS J. Williams Free Throw 1 of 1
(2:24) Hardaway Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:12) MISS Strawther 20' Jump Shot
(2:07) Gilgeous-Alexander REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (2:03) Gilgeous-Alexander 1' Running Finger Roll Layup (11 PTS)
3228
(2:03) Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(1:51) Brown OFF.Foul (P2) (M.Davis)
(1:51) Brown Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T2)
+2 (1:29) Mitchell 10' Driving Floating Jump Shot (6 PTS)
3230
(1:14) MISS Brown 5' Turnaround Jump Shot
(1:11) K. Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (1:07) J. Williams 3PT Running Jump Shot (9 PTS) (K. Williams 1 AST)
3233
+3 (0:56) Hardaway Jr. 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Braun 1 AST)
3533
+2 (0:33) Mitchell 16' Pullup Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Gilgeous-Alexander 4 AST)
3535
+3 (0:30) Hardaway Jr. 25' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Jokic 4 AST)
3835
+2 (0:20) Mitchell 5' Driving Floating Jump Shot (10 PTS)
3837
+2 (0:05) Hardaway Jr. 4' Driving Layup (8 PTS)
4037
(0:02) MISS K. Williams 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:02) Mitchell REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(0:00) MISS Mitchell 2' Putback Layup
(0:00) THUNDER Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

OKC

126Points129

45-98(45.9%)Field Goal(%)47-93(50.5%)

15-37(40.5%)3-Point(%)19-47(40.4%)

21-29(72.4%)Free Throw(%)16-21(76.2%)

56(16)Rebounds(Offensive)37(3)

29Assists27

3Steals3

3Blocks9

7Turnovers3

20Fouls20

54Pts In The Paint48

12Fast Break Pts14

2Pts Off Turnovers11

40Bench Pts42

13Largest Lead12

Game Details

Monday, March 9, 2026 · 7:30 PM

Paycom Center · Oklahoma City, OK

attendance: 18,203 (100%)

tv: NBC Sports Network