Denver
Nuggets
121
–
119
FINAL
Oklahoma City
Thunder
Date
Monday, May 5, 2025
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 26 | 24 | 35 | 36 | 121 |
| OKC | 27 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 119 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Aaron Gordon
DEN
22
PTS
14
REB
1
AST
+16
+/−
Key Contributions
Contested Shots4
Loose Balls2
Opp FG% When Defending47.1%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.28
Impact Composite47.1
Hustle: 9.0Defense: 35.6Impact: 2.4
Double-Double+16 plus/minusonly 22 pts allowed on 77.9 possessions
Box Score MVP
Nikola Jokić
DEN
42
PTS
22
REB
6
AST
+10
+/−
Game Performance
FG15-29 (51.7%)
3PT2-6
FT10-13
TS%60.5%
eFG%55.2%
STL1
BLK2
TOV7
ORTG118
DRTG107
NET+11
42 pointsDouble-Double4 deflections10 contested shots+10 plus/minusonly 42 pts allowed on 76.3 possessions
Box Score
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Westbrook | 30:01 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7-13 | 54% | 1-5 | 20% | 3-5 | 60% | +4 |
| Jamal Murray | 44:15 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6-16 | 38% | 2-7 | 29% | 7-8 | 88% | +12 |
| Aaron Gordon | 39:03 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7-15 | 47% | 3-6 | 50% | 5-5 | 100% | +16 |
| Christian Braun | 40:03 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4-8 | 50% | 1-4 | 25% | 2-2 | 100% | +15 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 24:06 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1-8 | 13% | 0-3 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -15 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Julian Strawther | 5:35 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -10 |
| Peyton Watson | 14:32 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 20% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | -22 |
| Nikola Jokić | 42:25 | 42 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 15-29 | 52% | 2-6 | 33% | 10-13 | 77% | +10 |
| TOTAL | — | 121 | 63 | 21 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 42-95 | 44% | 10-32 | 31% | 27-33 | 82% | — |
Zeke Nnaji —
Hunter Tyson —
Vlatko Čančar —
DeAndre Jordan —
Jalen Pickett —
Dario Saric —
| OKC | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylin Williams | 2:43 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | 1-2 | 50% | -2 |
| Alex Caruso | 26:12 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7-12 | 58% | 5-9 | 56% | 1-2 | 50% | +13 |
| Cason Wallace | 21:09 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-4 | 25% | 0-1 | 0% | 1-1 | 100% | +15 |
| Aaron Wiggins | 13:34 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | 2-2 | 100% | +19 |
| Jalen Williams | 37:38 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5-20 | 25% | 2-9 | 22% | 4-6 | 67% | -6 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Isaiah Hartenstein | 28:57 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6-12 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | 39:45 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12-26 | 46% | 2-6 | 33% | 7-9 | 78% | -16 |
| Chet Holmgren | 27:52 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5-11 | 46% | 0-3 | 0% | 2-4 | 50% | -14 |
| Isaiah Joe | 12:30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-4 | 0% | 0-4 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| Luguentz Dort | 29:40 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4-9 | 44% | 4-9 | 44% | 2-2 | 100% | -21 |
| TOTAL | — | 119 | 43 | 13 | 27 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 27 | 42-100 | 42% | 15-43 | 35% | 20-28 | 71% | — |
Dillon Jones —
Ajay Mitchell —
Kenrich Williams —
Ousmane Dieng —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
DEN42/95 (44%)
Paint
28/56 (50%)
Mid
9/17 (53%)
3PT
10/33 (30%)
RA 50%ATB3 26%Paint 50%Corner 3 40%Mid 67%
OKC42/100 (42%)
Paint
24/46 (52%)
Mid
12/27 (44%)
3PT
15/44 (34%)
ATB3 32%Paint 46%RA 52%Corner 3 39%Mid 40%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
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Primary Matchup
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
defended Christian Braun
9.6 min • 22 pts • 53%
Best Defender
Luguentz Dort
held Jamal Murray
4.2 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
vs Christian Braun
9.6 min • 22 pts • 53%
| OKC Defense | Aaron Gordon | Christian Braun | Jamal Murray | Julian Strawther | Michael Porter Jr. | Nikola Jokić | Peyton Watson | Russell Westbrook |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Williams | 4.5m 2pts 25% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | 1.7m 3pts 50% | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 1.4m 4pts 67% | 3.0m 2pts 0% |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | — | 9.6m 22pts 53% | 1.7m 7pts 60% | — | — | 1.6m 6pts 43% | — | — |
| Luguentz Dort | 1.5m 3pts 100% | — | 4.2m 0pts 0% | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | 1.6m 6pts 50% | — | — |
| Chet Holmgren | 2.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 2.7m 0pts 0% | 2.4m 4pts 50% | 1.1m 4pts 67% | — |
| Isaiah Hartenstein | 2.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 5.3m 10pts 50% | — | — |
| Alex Caruso | 1.0m 3pts 100% | — | 1.9m 2pts 50% | — | — | 2.1m 3pts 50% | — | 2.0m 0pts 0% |
| Cason Wallace | — | — | 2.7m 3pts 33% | — | — | — | — | 1.9m 0pts 0% |
| Isaiah Joe | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aaron Wiggins | — | — | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Other | 2.8m 12pts 80% | — | 2.8m 6pts 100% | 1.9m 3pts 100% | 2.3m 7pts 50% | — | 3.1m 3pts 33% | — |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = OKC leads, negative = DEN leads
OKC Largest Lead
14
Q2 8:55
DEN Largest Lead
8
Q1 7:40
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
OKC 8-0 run
Q1 7:53 – Q1 9:49
-6 → 0
OKC 10-0 run
Q1 7:53 – Q1 10:18
-6 → +2
OKC 8-0 run
Q1 11:43 – Q2 1:15
+1 → +8
OKC 9-0 run
Q1 11:43 – Q2 1:15
+1 → +9