Denver Nuggets vs. Oklahoma City Thunder

May 13, 2025

FINAL

2-3DenverNuggets

105

3-2Oklahoma CityThunder

112

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	28	28	30	19	105
OKC	27	27	24	34	112

Game Recap

The Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Denver Nuggets, 112-105, in Game 5 of the Western Conference Semifinals. The Thunder now lead the best-of-seven series 3-2 with Game 6 taking place on Thursday, May 15 at 8:30 p.m. ET on ESPN.

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	29	1-7	0-5	0-0	4	2	2	0	1	4	-6	2
32Aaron GordonPF	36	6-13	1-5	0-1	5	3	1	0	3	1	0	13
15Nikola JokicC	44	17-25	5-7	5-5	15	5	2	0	2	4	-8	44
0Christian BraunSG	43	3-12	2-8	0-0	7	3	1	2	1	1	-11	8
27Jamal MurrayPG	41	10-27	3-13	5-5	4	3	0	1	4	4	-5	28
4Russell Westbrook	19	1-7	0-3	2-2	4	3	1	0	2	3	-1	4
8Peyton Watson	15	1-4	1-3	0-0	8	0	2	0	2	4	-3	3
3Julian Strawther	9	1-2	1-2	0-0	2	1	1	0	0	1	-1	3
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 —

TOTAL	-	40-9741.2%	13-4628.3%	12-1392.3%	49	20	10	3	15	22	-	105

THUNDER	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
8Jalen WilliamsSF	37	5-14	2-5	6-8	9	4	1	0	0	1	+12	18
7Chet HolmgrenPF	33	6-9	1-2	1-3	8	1	1	2	1	3	+13	14
55Isaiah HartensteinC	33	7-10	0-0	1-1	7	2	1	1	1	4	+2	15
5Luguentz DortSG	28	4-8	4-8	0-0	3	1	0	0	2	3	+1	12
2Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPG	38	12-23	1-3	6-6	6	7	2	2	5	1	+8	31
9Alex Caruso	23	4-10	3-6	2-2	4	2	0	0	2	0	-4	13
22Cason Wallace	17	1-2	0-1	2-3	2	2	2	0	1	1	+2	4
21Aaron Wiggins	11	1-4	1-3	0-0	1	2	0	1	1	0	0	3
6Jaylin Williams	10	1-2	0-1	0-0	2	2	0	0	1	3	+7	2
11Isaiah Joe	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-6	0
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	-	41-8250.0%	12-2941.4%	18-2378.3%	43	23	7	6	14	16	-	112

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDENOKC

(11:54) Jump Ball Holmgren vs. Jokic: Tip to Hartenstein
+3 (11:35) Holmgren 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Gilgeous-Alexander 1 AST)
03
(11:18) MISS Gordon 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:15) Dort REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:11) Gilgeous-Alexander 1' Running Layup (2 PTS)
05
(10:59) Braun Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:47) MISS Dort 3PT Jump Shot
(10:39) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:30) MISS Murray 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:26) Murray REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(10:25) MISS Murray 1' Putback Layup
(10:25) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (10:22) Jokic Tip Layup Shot (2 PTS)
25
(10:12) MISS Jal. Williams 24' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(10:09) Braun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:04) MISS Porter Jr. 3PT Running Jump Shot
(10:01) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(10:01) MISS Porter Jr. 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:56) Hartenstein REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:49) Jump Ball Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Porter Jr.: Tip to Jokic
(9:49) Gilgeous-Alexander Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:49) Porter Jr. STEAL (1 STL)
(9:23) MISS Jokic 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(9:21) Holmgren REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:06) Porter Jr. S.FOUL (P1.T1) (C.Blair)
+1 (9:06) Gilgeous-Alexander Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
26
+1 (9:06) Gilgeous-Alexander Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
27
(8:44) MISS Murray 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(8:41) Jal. Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (8:33) Jal. Williams 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Gilgeous-Alexander 2 AST)
210
(8:08) MISS Murray 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:04) Holmgren REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (7:58) Hartenstein 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Jal. Williams 1 AST)
212
(7:57) Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+2 (7:36) Gordon 2' Layup (2 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
412
(7:10) MISS Jal. Williams 16' Step Back Bank Jump Shot
(7:08) Braun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (7:00) Gordon 2' Driving Layup (4 PTS)
612
(7:00) Jal. Williams S.FOUL (P1.T1) (C.Blair)
(7:00) MISS Gordon Free Throw 1 of 1
(6:58) Hartenstein REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:48) MISS Gilgeous-Alexander 14' Step Back Jump Shot
(6:46) Murray REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (6:38) Murray 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
812
+2 (6:23) Holmgren 1' Driving Dunk (5 PTS)
814
+2 (6:13) Jokic 3' Driving Layup (4 PTS)
1014
(6:13) Hartenstein S.FOUL (P1.T2) (Z.Zarba)
+1 (6:13) Jokic Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
1114
(5:54) Gilgeous-Alexander Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T2)
(5:54) Braun STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (5:48) Porter Jr. 1' Running Dunk (2 PTS) (Braun 1 AST)
1314
(5:48) THUNDER Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(5:31) Dort Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(5:31) Porter Jr. STEAL (2 STL)
+3 (5:25) Braun 24' 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Gordon 1 AST)
1614
(5:11) Porter Jr. P.FOUL (P2.T2) (D.Guthrie)
(5:03) MISS Gilgeous-Alexander 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(4:59) Westbrook REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (4:54) Gordon 2' Running Layup (6 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)
1814
+2 (4:44) Jal. Williams 10' Driving Floating Jump Shot (5 PTS)
1816
(4:20) MISS Braun 11' Floating Jump Shot
(4:18) Caruso REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:05) MISS Gilgeous-Alexander 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(4:03) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(3:53) Gilgeous-Alexander P.FOUL (P1.T3) (D.Guthrie)
+3 (3:47) Braun 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
2116
+3 (3:25) Caruso 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Wiggins 1 AST)
2119
(3:13) Gordon Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T2)
(3:04) MISS Jal. Williams 4' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(3:02) Jal. Williams REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (3:01) Jal. Williams 2' Putback Layup (7 PTS)
2121
+3 (2:35) Watson 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Murray 2 AST)
2421
(2:26) MISS Caruso 3' Driving Reverse Layup
(2:25) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(2:20) Murray Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(2:20) Hartenstein STEAL (1 STL)
(2:15) MISS Wallace 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(2:12) Watson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:55) Westbrook Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T4)
(1:55) Jal. Williams STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (1:51) Caruso 1' Running Layup (5 PTS) (Wallace 1 AST)
2423
+2 (1:26) Jokic 5' Driving Floating Jump Shot (7 PTS)
2623
+2 (1:12) Hartenstein 4' Alley Oop Layup (4 PTS) (Jal. Williams 2 AST)
2625
(1:02) MISS Westbrook 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:02) Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
+2 (1:00) Jokic Tip Layup Shot (9 PTS)
2825
(0:49) Westbrook S.FOUL (P1.T3) (Z.Zarba)
+1 (0:49) Jal. Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
2826
+1 (0:49) Jal. Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
2827
(0:37) MISS Braun 1' Layup
(0:37) Wiggins BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:37) Nuggets Rebound
(0:30) MISS Braun 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:28) Jal. Williams REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(0:20) MISS Jal. Williams 8' Pullup Jump Shot
(0:18) Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
(0:01) MISS Braun 3PT Jump Shot
(0:00) Nuggets Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

OKC

105Points112

40-97(41.2%)Field Goal(%)41-82(50.0%)

13-46(28.3%)3-Point(%)12-29(41.4%)

12-13(92.3%)Free Throw(%)18-23(78.3%)

49(16)Rebounds(Offensive)43(8)

20Assists23

10Steals7

3Blocks6

15Turnovers14

22Fouls16

50Pts In The Paint50

9Fast Break Pts18

14Pts Off Turnovers14

10Bench Pts22

12Largest Lead10

Game Details

Tuesday, May 13, 2025 · 9:30 PM

Paycom Center · Oklahoma City, OK

attendance: 18,203 (100%)

tv: TNT