Michael Porter Jr. had a career-high 37 points and 12 rebounds, and the Denver Nuggets beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 121-113 in overtime.
Chris Paul went 1 for 2 at the line with 2.9 seconds left in the fourth quarter to tie it at 109 for the Thunder, but the Nuggets outscored them 12-4 in overtime.
Nikola Jokić’s 20-foot jumper with 1:55 left in overtime made it 117-111, and he put it away with 25.0 seconds left in overtime, tipping in his own miss for a 119-113 lead.
During clutch time, the Nuggets outscored the Thunder 23-13. Jokić (No. 2 in clutch points, 2019-20) scored 13 of the Nuggets’ 23 on 5 for 9 shooting and 3 for 4 at the line.
Jokić had 30 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists, his 41st career triple-double. The Nuggets had 2 30-point scorers.
For the Thunder, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 24 points (14 in the fourth quarter), and Paul added 23 points and 8 assists. Danilo Gallinari scored 20 points (12 on 4 3-pointers). Gilgeous-Alexander scored 14 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter. The Thunder had 3 20-point scorers.
The Thunder committed 16 turnovers to the Nuggets’ 13. The Nuggets’ starters outscored the Thunder 44-29 in 16 minutes together. Steven Adams and Paul fouled out.