Nuggets (121) vs Thunder (119) · May 5, 2025 · NBA Scores

FINAL

May 5, 2025

1-0DenverNuggets

121

0-1Oklahoma CityThunder

119

Game Recap

The Nuggets defeat the Thunder, 121-119, as Aaron Gordon knocks down the game-winning 3 with 2.8 seconds remaining.

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	26	24	35	36	121
OKC	27	33	30	29	119

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	24	1-8	0-3	0-0	4	0	1	1	1	1	-15	2
32Aaron GordonPF	39	7-15	3-6	5-5	14	1	0	0	1	2	+16	22
15Nikola JokicC	42	15-29	2-6	10-13	22	6	1	2	7	5	+10	42
0Christian BraunSG	40	4-8	1-4	2-2	13	3	1	0	1	4	+15	11
27Jamal MurrayPG	44	6-16	2-7	7-8	6	6	1	0	4	3	+12	21
4Russell Westbrook	30	7-13	1-5	3-5	2	2	0	0	3	5	+4	18
8Peyton Watson	14	1-5	1-1	0-0	1	0	2	2	0	0	-22	3
3Julian Strawther	5	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	1	-10	2
31Vlatko Cancar	— did not play —												— did not play —
6DeAndre Jordan	— did not play —												— did not play —
22Zeke Nnaji	— did not play —												— did not play —
24Jalen Pickett	— did not play —												— did not play —
9Dario Šaric	— did not play —												— did not play —
5Hunter Tyson	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	42-9544.2%	10-3231.3%	27-3381.8%	63	18	6	5	18	21	-	121

THUNDER	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
8Jalen WilliamsSF	37	5-20	2-9	4-6	7	4	2	2	1	1	-6	16
7Chet HolmgrenPF	27	5-11	0-3	2-4	6	2	1	4	2	5	-14	12
55Isaiah HartensteinC	28	6-12	0-0	0-0	9	1	0	1	2	5	+2	12
5Luguentz DortSG	29	4-9	4-9	2-2	2	1	1	1	1	4	-21	14
2Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPG	39	12-26	2-6	7-9	10	8	2	1	1	4	-16	33
11Isaiah Joe	12	0-4	0-4	0-0	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0
9Alex Caruso	26	7-12	5-9	1-2	1	6	5	2	2	4	+13	20
22Cason Wallace	21	1-4	0-1	1-1	2	3	1	0	0	2	+15	3
6Jaylin Williams	2	1-1	1-1	1-2	1	0	0	0	0	1	-2	4
21Aaron Wiggins	13	1-1	1-1	2-2	4	0	0	0	0	0	+19	5
13Ousmane Dieng	— did not play —												— did not play —
3Dillon Jones	— did not play —												— did not play —
25Ajay Mitchell	— did not play —												— did not play —
34Kenrich Williams	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	42-10042.0%	15-4334.9%	20-2871.4%	43	27	12	11	9	27	-	119

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quarterdenokc

(11:57) Jump Ball Holmgren vs. Jokic: Tip to Jal. Williams
(11:45) MISS Hartenstein 4' Alley Oop Dunk
(11:42) Holmgren REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(11:40) MISS Dort 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:37) Braun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:31) Jokic 2' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Braun 1 AST)
20
+2 (11:19) Jal. Williams 8' Fadeaway Jumper (2 PTS)
22
(10:56) MISS Gordon 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:51) Murray REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+3 (10:49) Murray 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS)
52
(10:32) MISS Dort 3PT Jump Shot
(10:29) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:27) Holmgren P.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Goble)
(10:20) MISS Porter Jr. 17' Step Back Jump Shot
(10:20) Hartenstein REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:10) MISS Holmgren 3PT Jump Shot
(10:06) Murray REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(10:00) MISS Murray 3' Running Layup
(10:00) Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(10:00) Dort P.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Goble)
(9:52) MISS Porter Jr. 3' Driving Layup
(9:52) Holmgren BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:49) Holmgren REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(9:40) MISS Holmgren 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:36) Murray REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (9:31) Jokic 8' Turnaround Hook Shot (4 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)
72
+2 (9:18) Hartenstein 9' Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Jal. Williams 1 AST)
74
+2 (9:04) Gordon 9' Fadeaway Jumper (2 PTS) (Murray 2 AST)
94
+2 (8:52) Gilgeous-Alexander 14' Turnaround Jump Shot (2 PTS)
96
+2 (8:39) Murray 16' Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS)
116
+2 (8:19) Hartenstein 11' Floating Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Gilgeous-Alexander 1 AST)
118
(8:01) Hartenstein P.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.Tiven)
+2 (7:56) Murray 8' Driving Finger Roll Layup (7 PTS)
138
+2 (7:44) Gilgeous-Alexander 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (4 PTS)
1310
(7:31) MISS Murray 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(7:30) Gilgeous-Alexander REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:18) Holmgren Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(7:18) Porter Jr. STEAL (1 STL)
(7:13) MISS Porter Jr. 3' Running Alley Oop Dunk Shot
(7:13) Holmgren BLOCK (2 BLK)
(7:11) Gilgeous-Alexander REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:08) Murray S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Tiven)
(7:08) MISS Jal. Williams Free Throw 1 of 2
(7:08) THUNDER Rebound
(7:08) MISS Jal. Williams Free Throw 2 of 2
(7:06) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:49) MISS Braun 3PT Jump Shot
(6:45) Holmgren REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (6:41) Gilgeous-Alexander 1' Running Finger Roll Layup (6 PTS)
1312
(6:27) MISS Gordon 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(6:24) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (6:24) Jokic 1' Putback Layup (6 PTS)
1512
(6:23) THUNDER Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(6:06) Jal. Williams Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(6:06) Murray STEAL (1 STL)
(6:03) MISS Gordon 2' Running Finger Roll Layup
(6:02) Gordon REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
+2 (6:01) Gordon 1' Tip Layup Shot (4 PTS)
1712
(5:53) MISS Jal. Williams 3PT Jump Shot
(5:50) Gilgeous-Alexander REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (5:47) Gilgeous-Alexander 11' Step Back Jump Shot (8 PTS)
1714
(5:23) Gordon Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(5:23) Jal. Williams STEAL (1 STL)
(5:18) MISS Gilgeous-Alexander 3' Running Layup
(5:17) Gilgeous-Alexander REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
(5:17) Gordon S.FOUL (P1.T2) (K.Lane)
+1 (5:17) Gilgeous-Alexander Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
1715
+1 (5:17) Gilgeous-Alexander Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
1716
+3 (5:04) Murray 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (10 PTS)
2016
(4:46) MISS Joe 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(4:42) Gordon REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(4:42) Gilgeous-Alexander S.FOUL (P1.T4) (K.Lane)
+1 (4:42) Murray Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
2116
+1 (4:42) Murray Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
2216
(4:32) MISS Caruso 3PT Jump Shot
(4:28) Braun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (4:20) Westbrook 10' Fadeaway Jumper (2 PTS)
2416
+2 (4:07) Gilgeous-Alexander 3' Driving Layup (12 PTS)
2418
(3:48) MISS Murray 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(3:46) Gilgeous-Alexander REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
(3:37) MISS Wallace 11' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(3:34) Hartenstein REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(3:30) MISS Joe 3PT Jump Shot
(3:27) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(3:21) Murray Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(3:21) Caruso STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (3:17) Caruso 1' Running Layup (2 PTS) (Joe 1 AST)
2420
(3:17) Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(2:58) MISS Westbrook 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(2:57) THUNDER Rebound
+2 (2:45) Holmgren 6' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Wallace 1 AST)
2422
(2:21) MISS Jokic 8' Layup
(2:21) Gilgeous-Alexander BLOCK (1 BLK)
(2:20) Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
(2:20) MISS Jokic 5' Putback Layup
(2:19) Watson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(2:19) MISS Watson Tip Layup Shot
(2:18) Gilgeous-Alexander REBOUND (Off:2 Def:4)
+2 (2:11) Holmgren 1' Running Layup (4 PTS) (Gilgeous-Alexander 2 AST)
2424
(1:55) MISS Braun 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:52) Wallace REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (1:42) Gilgeous-Alexander 9' Jump Shot (14 PTS) (Caruso 1 AST)
2426
(1:17) Jokic Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(1:17) Caruso STEAL (2 STL)
(1:07) MISS Gilgeous-Alexander 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(1:07) Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
+2 (1:01) Westbrook 2' Running Layup (4 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
2626
(0:52) MISS Joe 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(0:48) Braun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(0:37) MISS Porter Jr. 3PT Jump Shot
(0:34) Joe REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:20) MISS Caruso 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:17) Jay. Williams REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(0:17) Porter Jr. S.FOUL (P1.T3) (K.Lane)
(0:17) MISS Jay. Williams Free Throw 1 of 2
(0:17) THUNDER Rebound
+1 (0:17) Jay. Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
2627
(0:00) MISS Porter Jr. 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:00) Nuggets Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

OKC

121Points119

42-95(44.2%)Field Goal(%)42-100(42.0%)

10-32(31.3%)3-Point(%)15-43(34.9%)

27-33(81.8%)Free Throw(%)20-28(71.4%)

63(21)Rebounds(Offensive)43(13)

18Assists27

6Steals12

5Blocks11

18Turnovers9

21Fouls27

54Pts In The Paint48

24Fast Break Pts27

5Pts Off Turnovers25

23Bench Pts32

8Largest Lead14

Game Details

Monday, May 5, 2025 · 9:30 PM

Paycom Center · Oklahoma City, OK

attendance: 18,203 (100.0%)

tv: TNT