Isaiah Roby scored a career-high 26 points, and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Denver Nuggets 119-107.
Vít Krejčí’s 3-pointer put the Thunder ahead for good with 1:48 left in the third quarter.
The Nuggets got within 99-98 on Bryn Forbes’ 3-pointer with 6:48 to play, but Theo Maledon answered with a 3-pointer, and the Nuggets got no closer.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 29 points.
For the Nuggets, Nikola Jokić had 22 points (20 in the paint) and 16 rebounds, and Will Barton went 0 for 9 from 3. Bones Hyland scored 19 points (15 on 5 3-pointers) on 6 for 8 shooting off the bench.
The Thunder shot 50.6% from the field and 55.2% from 3 to the Nuggets’ 44.4% and 26.1%. The Nuggets outscored the Thunder 58-30 off the bench. The Thunder’s starters outscored the Nuggets 55-37 in 22 minutes together.