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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nuggets | 42 | 29 | 22 | 29 | 122 |
 Thunder | 29 | 28 | 38 | 15 | 110 |
DENTeam statsOKC| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 45-8453.6% | 18-3158.1% | 14-1687.5% | 47 | 32 | 18 |
| OKC | 45-9348.4% | 6-2920.7% | 14-1973.7% | 40 | 19 | 10 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Denver Nuggets122| 36 | 15 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | +15 | −0.3 | ||||||
| 36 | 27 | 10-13 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 4-5 | 0 | −1 | +11.8 | |||||
| 35 | 11 | 4-9 | 3-6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +14 | −3.3 | |||||
| 33 | 24 | 8-19 | 4-6 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −0.1 | |||||
| 29 | 11 | 4-10 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | −2.0 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 32 | 15 | 6-11 | 3-6 | 0 | 0-0 | +8 | +6.8 | |||||||
| 19 | 7 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +6 | −3.3 | |||||
| 8 | 5 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −2.7 | ||||
| 7 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | +0.4 | |||
| 5 | 4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +4 | +2.7 | |||
| Team | 122 | 45-8453.6% | 18-3158.1% | 47 | 32 | 18 | 15 | 14-1687.5% | 8 | 5 | 2 | |||
Bench 34 points on 13 for 24 shooting
Did not play: DeAndre Jordan and Vlatko Čančar (coach’s decision).
Oklahoma City Thunder110| 35 | 37 | 13-17 | 0-0 | 11-11 | 0 | −6 | +10.9 | |||||||
| 32 | 16 | 7-14 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −4.0 | ||||||
| 31 | 19 | 8-15 | 1-6 | 0 | 2-3 | 0 | −4 | +0.9 | ||||||
| 28 | 6 | 3-9 | 0-4 | 0 | 0-0 | −11 | −2.9 | |||||||
| 23 | 10 | 4-10 | 2-5 | 0 | 0-2 | 0 | −22 | +0.9 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 22 | 5 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −4 | +0.3 | ||||||
| 17 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −1.9 | ||||
| 14 | 8 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −11 | +0.2 | ||
| 13 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +9 | −0.7 | ||||||||
| 13 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | −6.1 | |||
| 12 | 3 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2.4 | ||||||
| Team | 110 | 45-9348.4% | 6-2920.7% | 40 | 19 | 10 | 19 | 14-1973.7% | 10 | 9 | 5 | |||
Bench 22 points on 10 for 28 shooting
Did not play: Aaron Wiggins and Isaiah Joe (coach’s decision).
Nuggets122Thunder110ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Aaron Gordon scored 27 points (8 during a 13-0 run in the first quarter), and the Denver Nuggets went on a 16-4 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 122-110.
It was tied at 101 when Jamal Murray’s free throw put the Nuggets ahead for good with 8:07 left. They pulled away to a 117-105 lead with 4:17 left.
Murray scored 24 points, and Bruce Brown added 15 points (9 on 3 3-pointers) and 9 assists off the bench. Murray scored 14 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter. Brown and Nikola Jokić set each other up for 6 baskets and 14 points, 3 of them during the 16-4 run.
For the Thunder, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 37 points on 13 for 17 shooting.
The Nuggets shot 53.6% from the field and 58.1% from 3 to the Thunder’s 48.4% and 20.7%. The Thunder outscored the Nuggets 72-46 in the paint. The Thunder’s starters were outscored 24-13 in 8 minutes together.
Denver NuggetsOklahoma City ThunderPS, 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).
108 points from the field on 84 shots: 15.1 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 17-27 | 63.0% | 67% |
| In the paint | 6-17 | 35.3% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 4-9 | 44.4% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 8-14 | 57.1% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 10-17 | 58.8% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aleksej Pokusevski | 25 | 12 | 5-6 | +5 |
| Darius Bazley | 15 | 2 | 1-2 | −2 |
| Kenrich Williams | 13 | 4 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Jalen Williams | 10 | 6 | 3-3 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 19 | 6 | 2-4 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 30 points on 82 possessions. He usually scores about 22 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luguentz Dort | 36 | 10 | 3-7 | 0 |
| Josh Giddey | 7 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | 7 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Jeremiah Robinson-Earl | 4 | 2 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 10 | 4-9 | +6 |
The tracking credits him with 22 points on 67 possessions. He usually scores about 18 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremiah Robinson-Earl | 39 | 3 | 1-3 | −10 |
| Mike Muscala | 20 | 10 | 4-5 | +4 |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Josh Giddey | 5 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 4 | 2-2 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 19 points on 83 possessions. He usually scores about 26 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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Highest Leverage Moments
Caldwell-Pope 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jokic 5 AST)
Q1 7:24
23.0%
37→14
Gordon 24' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (8 PTS)
Q1 9:33
16.4%
40→24
Mann 18' Step Back Jump Shot (4 PTS)
Q4 8:41
14.6%
40→55
Murray 24' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (18 PTS)
Q4 9:27
14.5%
55→41
Green 1' Running Dunk (4 PTS) (Brown 7 AST)
Q4 7:08
12.5%
34→21
