Oklahoma City
Thunder
119
–
93
FINAL
Denver
Nuggets
Date
Friday, December 29, 2023
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OKC | 33 | 21 | 34 | 31 | 119 |
| DEN | 27 | 21 | 20 | 25 | 93 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Chet Holmgren
OKC
24
PTS
6
REB
3
AST
+9
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections1
Contested Shots12
Opp FG% When Defending58.3%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.45
Impact Composite47.5
Hustle: 20.0Defense: 25.9Impact: 1.7
64.3% FG4-4 from 312 contested shotsonly 17 pts allowed on 37.5 possessions
Box Score MVP
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
OKC
40
PTS
4
REB
3
AST
+21
+/−
Game Performance
FG14-20 (70.0%)
3PT2-3
FT10-10
TS%82.0%
eFG%75.0%
STL2
BLK1
TOV1
ORTG129
DRTG97
NET+32
40 points70.0% FG4 deflections+21 plus/minusonly 41 pts allowed on 62.0 possessions
Box Score
| OKC | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olivier Sarr | 2:44 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +3 |
| Jaylin Williams | 16:49 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +14 |
| Aaron Wiggins | 11:58 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3-5 | 60% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | +14 |
| Jalen Williams | 30:52 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4-10 | 40% | 2-5 | 40% | 1-2 | 50% | +17 |
| Vasilije Micic | 13:44 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1-4 | 25% | 0-3 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +4 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Josh Giddey | 21:16 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6-10 | 60% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +16 |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | 33:23 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14-20 | 70% | 2-3 | 67% | 10-10 | 100% | +21 |
| Isaiah Joe | 13:15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 33% | 1-5 | 20% | 0-0 | 0% | +11 |
| Kenrich Williams | 14:46 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-7 | 29% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | -4 |
| Chet Holmgren | 28:27 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9-14 | 64% | 4-4 | 100% | 2-2 | 100% | +9 |
| Luguentz Dort | 32:28 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2-6 | 33% | 0-3 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +24 |
| Cason Wallace | 17:34 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 40% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| Lindy Waters III | 2:44 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| TOTAL | — | 119 | 51 | 10 | 29 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 46-91 | 51% | 12-35 | 34% | 15-16 | 94% | — |
Davis Bertans —
Tre Mann —
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Porter Jr. | 30:47 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-12 | 33% | 2-8 | 25% | 2-2 | 100% | -10 |
| Julian Strawther | 11:37 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3-7 | 43% | 1-4 | 25% | 3-4 | 75% | -15 |
| Peyton Watson | 32:21 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6-12 | 50% | 1-6 | 17% | 1-2 | 50% | -7 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 27:10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3-5 | 60% | 2-3 | 67% | 0-1 | 0% | -16 |
| Braxton Key | 3:24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-1 | 100% | -6 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Jamal Murray | 35:36 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4-15 | 27% | 1-6 | 17% | 0-1 | 0% | -20 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 3:24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -6 |
| Jalen Pickett | 3:24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -6 |
| Justin Holiday | 15:39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-3 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -19 |
| Christian Braun | 16:41 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-3 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 4-4 | 100% | -6 |
| Nikola Jokić | 31:32 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 9-10 | 90% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | -19 |
| Reggie Jackson | 15:21 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-10 | 30% | 2-5 | 40% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| DeAndre Jordan | 13:04 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-4 | 75% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -1 |
| TOTAL | — | 93 | 36 | 5 | 30 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 36-85 | 42% | 10-37 | 27% | 11-15 | 73% | — |
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
OKC46/91 (51%)
Paint
25/42 (60%)
Mid
16/24 (67%)
3PT
12/35 (34%)
ATB3 37%RA 54%Paint 71%Mid 57%Corner 3 20%
DEN36/85 (42%)
Paint
24/38 (63%)
Mid
7/15 (47%)
3PT
10/38 (26%)
ATB3 30%RA 63%Paint 57%Corner 3 13%Mid 17%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Jamal Murray
defended Luguentz Dort
7.0 min • 5 pts • 22%
Best Defender
Peyton Watson
held Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
2.8 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Nikola Jokić
vs Chet Holmgren
4.2 min • 10 pts • 100%
| DEN Defense | Aaron Wiggins | Cason Wallace | Chet Holmgren | Isaiah Joe | Jalen Williams | Jaylin Williams | Josh Giddey | Kenrich Williams | Luguentz Dort | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | Vasilije Micic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokić | — | — | 4.2m 10pts 100% | — | — | 4.2m 3pts 50% | — | — | 1.2m 2pts 100% | — | — |
| Peyton Watson | — | — | — | — | 5.1m 1pts 0% | — | — | 1.2m 5pts 67% | — | 2.8m 0pts 0% | — |
| Michael Porter Jr. | — | — | — | — | 1.3m 2pts 100% | — | 4.7m 6pts 50% | 1.7m 0pts 0% | 1.0m 2pts 25% | — | — |
| Jamal Murray | — | — | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 7.0m 5pts 22% | — | — |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | — | — | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 4.3m 6pts 67% | — |
| Reggie Jackson | — | 3.8m 3pts 17% | — | — | — | — | — | 1.5m 5pts 67% | — | — | — |
| Christian Braun | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.9m 2pts 0% | 3.0m 2pts 0% |
| Justin Holiday | — | — | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — |
| DeAndre Jordan | — | — | 3.6m 6pts 75% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Julian Strawther | 1.5m 5pts 50% | — | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | — | 4.0m 6pts 60% | 3.4m 2pts 10% | 0.9m 2pts 50% | 2.5m 4pts 100% | 2.2m 4pts 33% | 3.1m 8pts 80% | 1.8m 5pts 100% | — | — | 2.6m 3pts 33% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = DEN leads, negative = OKC leads
DEN Largest Lead
3
Q1 7:58
OKC Largest Lead
26
Q4 9:38
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
OKC 9-0 run
Q1 9:16 – Q1 11:07
0 → -6
OKC 8-0 run
Q3 1:53 – Q3 3:32
-4 → -10
OKC 9-0 run
Q3 5:12 – Q3 6:50
-9 → -17
OKC 8-0 run
Q4 8:36 – Q4 9:38
-19 → -26