The Denver Nuggets moved to 39-26 after a 129-126 result against the the Oklahoma City Thunder, and the Thunder shifted to 51-15 at Paycom Center.
First quarter
The Denver Nuggets opened with 40 points in the 1st quarter while the Thunder countered with 37.
The Nugs built a biggest lead of 13 and logged 54 points in the paint for the game.
Nikola Jokić’s previous-game line featured 32 points, 13 assists, and 14 rebounds, and it framed Denver’s ball movement that produced 29 assists.
Second quarter
The Nuggets scored 20 in the 2nd quarter as OKC scored 29 in the frame.
Denver finished with 8 total turnovers and an assists-to-turnover ratio of 4.14, and the Thunder finished with 3 total turnovers and an assists-to-turnover ratio of 9.0.
The Thunder registered 11 points off turnovers while Denver managed 2 points off turnovers, and that gap tracked the swing in the middle quarters.
Third quarter
The Nuggets put up 33 in the 3rd quarter and the Thunder answered with 30.
Denver hit 15 threes on 40 percent shooting from deep, and OKC hit 19 threes on 40 percent from deep.
The Nuggets created 26 second-chance points while the Thunder posted 7 second-chance points, and Denver’s 16 offensive rebounds drove that advantage.
Fourth quarter
The Nuggets added 33 in the 4th quarter and the Thunder matched with 33 as the game finished with 17 lead changes and 13 ties.
The Thunder finished with 9 blocks while Denver had 3 blocks, and the Thunder shot 61 percent on 2-point attempts while the Nuggets shot 49 percent on 2-point attempts.
Tim Hardaway Jr. brought 28 points in his previous-game line,
Jamal Murray had 21 points and 6 assists in his previous-game line, and Denver Nuggets post-match stats also showed 40 bench points against OKC’s 42.
The post-game thoughts Denver Nuggets centered on Denver’s 102.76 possessions against OKC’s 102.24 and an offensive rating of 122.62 against a defensive rating of 126.17.
The what went wrong for Denver Nuggets section starts with OKC’s 50 percent field goal shooting against Denver’s 46 percent and OKC’s 63 percent true shooting against Denver’s 57 percent.
The Denver Nuggets post-game interviews also had to account for the Thunder’s 14 fast-break points on 75 percent fast-break shooting while Denver logged 12 fast-break points on 25 percent.
The Nuggets’ next game will be broadcast at 10:00 PM EDT on 03/11/2026 against the Houston Rockets at Ball Arena at 1000 Chopper Circle in Denver, CO.
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