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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nuggets | 17 | 31 | 29 | 24 | 101 |
 Thunder | 27 | 21 | 30 | 35 | 113 |
DENTeam statsOKC| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 37-7748.1% | 6-2722.2% | 21-2391.3% | 39 | 19 | 19 |
| OKC | 40-8746.0% | 9-2634.6% | 24-2788.9% | 44 | 19 | 12 |
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Oklahoma City Thunder113| 39 | 11 | 4-14 | 0-3 | 3-4 | 0 | +12 | −2.4 | |||||||
| 33 | 29 | 11-17 | 4-6 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | +8 | +0.2 | ||||||
| 32 | 15 | 4-14 | 2-7 | 5-5 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −3.7 | ||||||
| 32 | 19 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 5-6 | +9 | +14.2 | ||||||
| 22 | 11 | 4-9 | 1-4 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | +6 | +2.9 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 29 | 11 | 4-9 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 0 | +9 | −1.5 | |||||||
| 21 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −6.7 | ||||
| 16 | 7 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +10 | +0.8 | ||||
| 16 | 10 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | +3 | +2.6 | |||||
| Team | 113 | 40-8746.0% | 9-2634.6% | 44 | 19 | 12 | 19 | 24-2788.9% | 14 | 12 | 3 | |||
Bench 28 points on 10 for 19 shooting
Did not play: Mike Muscala, Hamidou Diallo and Isaiah Roby (coach’s decision).
Denver Nuggets101| 38 | 21 | 8-16 | 1-5 | 0 | 4-4 | −2 | −0.2 | |||||||
| 34 | 32 | 12-15 | 1-2 | 7-7 | −2 | +15.2 | ||||||||
| 32 | 16 | 6-12 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 0 | +3 | +2.4 | |||||||
| 31 | 7 | 1-7 | 1-3 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −8.9 | |||||
| 27 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −9.3 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 21 | 6 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −17 | −4.9 | ||||
| 20 | 6 | 3-7 | 0-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −7 | −2.8 | ||||||
| 16 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −13 | −1.1 | |||||
| 14 | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −1.1 | ||||||
| 8 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −14 | −1.6 | ||||
| Team | 101 | 37-7748.1% | 6-2722.2% | 39 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21-2391.3% | 8 | 7 | 3 | |||
Bench 23 points on 9 for 23 shooting
Did not play: PJ Dozier, Jordan McRae and Noah Vonleh (coach’s decision).
Thunder113Nuggets101ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
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Chris Paul scored 29 points, and the Oklahoma City Thunder went on a 17-3 run that bridged the second and third quarters to beat the Denver Nuggets 113-101.
The Nuggets went on a 20-7 run to lead 46-43 with 52 seconds left in the second quarter. Luguentz Dort’s driving layup put the Thunder ahead for good with 11:46 left in the third quarter. Paul scored 8 points during the run, and they led 60-49 with 9:10 left in the quarter.
The Nuggets got within 95-92 on Nikola Jokić’s dunk with 5:31 to play, but Paul answered with a pull-up 3-pointer, and the Nuggets got no closer than 100-95.
Steven Adams had 19 points (14 in the paint), 17 rebounds and 4 steals. The Thunder had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
For the Nuggets, Jokić scored 32 points on 12 for 15 shooting, and Jamal Murray added 21 points.
The Nuggets turned it over 19 times, about 6 more than usual for this many possessions. The Nuggets were outscored 24-10 in 8 minutes with Plumlee, Grant, Morris, Craig and Porter on the floor together.
Oklahoma City ThunderDenver NuggetsPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
89 points from the field on 87 shots: 1.0 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 15-28 | 53.6% | 64% |
| In the paint | 8-20 | 40.0% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 8-13 | 61.5% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 2-5 | 40.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 7-21 | 33.3% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Harris | 27 | 7 | 2-2 | −1 |
| Nikola Jokić | 11 | 11 | 5-8 | +8 |
| Torrey Craig | 9 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Paul Millsap | 7 | 7 | 3-5 | +5 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 6 | 2-3 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 31 points on 67 possessions. He usually scores about 19 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokić | 29 | 4 | 2-4 | −2 |
| Mason Plumlee | 16 | 6 | 2-3 | +3 |
| Paul Millsap | 8 | 4 | 1-5 | +2 |
| Will Barton | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 16 | 7 | 3-6 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 21 points on 74 possessions. He usually scores about 16 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Millsap | 28 | 3 | 1-4 | −6 |
| Gary Harris | 9 | 0 | 0-3 | −3 |
| Will Barton | 8 | 7 | 2-3 | +4 |
| Nikola Jokić | 8 | 5 | 2-3 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 0 | 0-2 | −4 |
The tracking credits him with 15 points on 65 possessions. He usually scores about 20 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
OKC win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
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50/50
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Highest Leverage Moments
Barton 3PT Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Millsap 1 AST)
Q4 6:07
13.3%
91→77
Barton 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (16 PTS)
Q4 3:59
12.9%
95→82
Paul 26' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (12 PTS)
Q3 9:10
11.9%
73→85
Nader 24' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Gilgeous-Alexander 9 AST)
Q4 9:54
11.0%
71→82
Paul 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (23 PTS)
Q4 5:14
11.0%
71→82
