Nuggets
ThunderThe Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Denver Nuggets 96-84 on Thursday, October 22, at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, OK.
The Nuggets led 48-44 at halftime. The Thunder did the most damage in the third quarter, winning it 26-16. They took the lead in the third quarter and were up 70-64 going into the fourth.
Top performers
Jalen Williams led the Thunder with 21 points on 7-of-15 shooting, with 5 rebounds. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added 17 points. For the Nuggets, Aaron Gordon had 20 points on 6-of-9 shooting, including 3 3-pointers, with 6 rebounds. Nikola Jokic added 13 points and 7 rebounds.
Double-double: Chet Holmgren (12 points, 17 rebounds and 4 blocks).
- Jalen Williams (OKC): 21 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 7-15 FG, 33 MIN
- Aaron Gordon (DEN): 20 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 6-9 FG, 29 MIN
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (OKC): 17 PTS, 2 REB, 3 AST, 6-19 FG, 35 MIN
- DeMar DeRozan (DEN): 13 PTS, 2 REB, 0 AST, 5-9 FG, 28 MIN
- Nikola Jokic (DEN): 13 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 5-19 FG, 35 MIN
- Chet Holmgren (OKC): 12 PTS, 17 REB, 2 AST, 5-9 FG, 28 MIN
Context
The Thunder improved to 2-0 with their second straight win, while the Nuggets fell to 0-1. It was the teams' first meeting of the season.
Up next: the Thunder visit the Clippers on Friday, Nov 13; the Nuggets visit the Pelicans on Saturday, Nov 14.
Attendance: 18,203 at Paycom Center. Officials: Zach Zarba, Sean Corbin and Robert Hussey.