Denver
Nuggets
126
–
129
FINAL
Oklahoma City
Thunder
Date
Monday, March 9, 2026
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 40 | 20 | 33 | 33 | 126 |
| OKC | 37 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 129 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Jaylin Williams
OKC
29
PTS
12
REB
3
AST
+4
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections1
Contested Shots17
Opp FG% When Defending54.5%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.21
Impact Composite63.7
Hustle: 27.5Defense: 35.5Impact: 0.6
Double-Double58.8% FG7-11 from 317 contested shotsonly 14 pts allowed on 66.2 possessions
Box Score MVP
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
OKC
35
PTS
9
REB
15
AST
+2
+/−
Game Performance
FG14-21 (66.7%)
3PT3-7
FT4-4
TS%76.9%
eFG%73.8%
STL1
BLK1
TOV0
ORTG135
DRTG134
NET+1
35 pointsDouble-Double66.7% FGonly 38 pts allowed on 77.9 possessions
Box Score
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Johnson | 22:42 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-5 | 20% | 1-3 | 33% | 3-4 | 75% | +9 |
| Christian Braun | 37:45 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2-6 | 33% | 0-3 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | -2 |
| Aaron Gordon | 28:29 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6-14 | 43% | 2-4 | 50% | 9-10 | 90% | +14 |
| Nikola Jokić | 40:18 | 32 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12-19 | 63% | 3-6 | 50% | 5-6 | 83% | +2 |
| Jamal Murray | 36:47 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9-23 | 39% | 0-4 | 0% | 3-3 | 100% | +5 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Spencer Jones | 15:31 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-7 | 43% | 0-3 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -7 |
| Julian Strawther | 3:01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 33:01 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10-16 | 63% | 8-12 | 67% | 0-2 | 0% | -10 |
| Jonas Valančiūnas | 6:00 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -8 |
| Bruce Brown | 16:27 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1-5 | 20% | 1-2 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | -15 |
| TOTAL | — | 126 | 56 | 16 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 45-98 | 46% | 15-37 | 41% | 21-29 | 72% | — |
Jalen Pickett —
David Roddy —
Zeke Nnaji —
Tyus Jones —
| OKC | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylin Williams | 39:37 | 29 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10-17 | 59% | 7-11 | 64% | 2-4 | 50% | +4 |
| Isaiah Joe | 32:09 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5-10 | 50% | 3-8 | 38% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | 38:57 | 35 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14-21 | 67% | 3-7 | 43% | 4-4 | 100% | +2 |
| Cason Wallace | 16:49 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2-6 | 33% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -27 |
| Luguentz Dort | 30:23 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2-11 | 18% | 2-8 | 25% | 0-2 | 0% | -15 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Aaron Wiggins | 17:39 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-2 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | +16 |
| Ajay Mitchell | 29:25 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9-16 | 56% | 1-4 | 25% | 5-5 | 100% | +11 |
| Jared McCain | 21:32 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 57% | 3-5 | 60% | 2-2 | 100% | +19 |
| Kenrich Williams | 13:29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +8 |
| TOTAL | — | 129 | 37 | 3 | 27 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 20 | 47-93 | 51% | 19-47 | 40% | 16-21 | 76% | — |
Nikola Topić —
Brooks Barnhizer —
Payton Sandfort —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
DEN45/98 (46%)
Paint
27/51 (53%)
Mid
8/20 (40%)
3PT
15/37 (41%)
RA 58%ATB3 40%Paint 43%Corner 3 42%Mid 29%
OKC47/93 (51%)
Paint
24/38 (63%)
Mid
12/18 (67%)
3PT
19/48 (40%)
ATB3 33%RA 61%Paint 69%Corner 3 67%Mid 50%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
defended Christian Braun
11.8 min • 30 pts • 71%
Best Defender
Jaylin Williams
held Aaron Gordon
3.3 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
vs Christian Braun
11.8 min • 30 pts • 71%
| OKC Defense | Aaron Gordon | Bruce Brown | Cameron Johnson | Christian Braun | Jamal Murray | Jonas Valančiūnas | Julian Strawther | Nikola Jokić | Spencer Jones | Tim Hardaway Jr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | — | — | — | 11.8m 30pts 71% | 1.3m 4pts 67% | — | — | 1.4m 4pts 50% | — | — |
| Jaylin Williams | 3.3m 0pts 0% | — | 1.8m 5pts 50% | — | — | — | — | 5.1m 7pts 75% | 2.3m 2pts 50% | — |
| Isaiah Joe | 1.3m 0pts 0% | 1.1m 5pts 67% | 2.5m 3pts 50% | — | 2.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.2m 2pts 100% | — | 3.0m 5pts 100% |
| Ajay Mitchell | 1.5m 3pts 33% | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.7m 4pts 33% | — | — | — | 1.1m 4pts 100% | 2.9m 4pts 100% |
| Luguentz Dort | 1.9m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — | — | 4.8m 3pts 14% | — | — |
| Jared McCain | — | 1.1m 3pts 100% | — | — | 1.8m 3pts 50% | — | — | — | — | 2.2m 3pts 100% |
| Cason Wallace | — | — | — | — | 2.7m 2pts 25% | — | — | 1.1m 4pts 100% | — | — |
| Aaron Wiggins | — | — | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 1.8m 2pts 50% |
| Kenrich Williams | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | — | 2.7m 3pts 50% | 4.8m 1pts 0% | 3.5m 4pts 67% | 1.6m 2pts 0% | 2.0m 3pts 25% | 1.3m 2pts 50% | 2.7m 2pts 50% | 2.4m 3pts 100% | 3.0m 12pts 100% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = OKC leads, negative = DEN leads
OKC Largest Lead
12
Q2 8:52
DEN Largest Lead
13
Q1 4:53
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
DEN 8-0 run
Q1 2:53 – Q1 3:47
-4 → -9
DEN 10-0 run
Q1 2:53 – Q1 4:14
-4 → -11
DEN 11-0 run
Q1 2:53 – Q1 4:53
-4 → -12
DEN 12-0 run
Q1 2:53 – Q1 4:53
-4 → -13