Denver Nuggets 140, Oklahoma City Thunder 127 — Recap

March 10, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Denver Nuggets 140, Oklahoma City Thunder 127. Scoring by quarter: Q1 DEN 34-32 OKC; Q2 DEN 33-41 OKC; Q3 DEN 34-26 OKC; Q4 DEN 39-28 OKC.

Top performers (box score): Nikola Jokic (DEN) 35 points, 18 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 threes on 15-of-20 shooting; Jamal Murray (DEN) 34 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 threes on 11-of-22 shooting; Luguentz Dort (OKC) 26 points, 7 rebounds, null assists, 8 threes on 9-of-16 shooting; Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (OKC) 25 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 threes on 8-of-14 shooting; Isaiah Hartenstein (OKC) 20 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists on 8-of-16 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · DEN

Nikola Jokic

35 PTS, 18 REB, 8 AST, 1 3PM · 15-20 FG

Scoring · DEN

Jamal Murray

34 PTS, 4 REB, 6 AST, 3 3PM · 11-22 FG

Scoring · OKC

Luguentz Dort

26 PTS, 7 REB, 0 AST, 8 3PM · 9-16 FG

Season highs

Luguentz Dort · Season-high 26 pointsLuguentz Dort · Season-high 8 threesCason Wallace · Season-high 8 assists

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
DEN	34	33	34	39		140
OKC	32	41	26	28		127

🧮 How They Scored

DENOKC

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

70.9%Effective FG%56.5%

11.2%Turnover %8.5%

27.3%Offensive rebound %27.7%

0.233Free-throw rate0.160

Box Score

Denver Nuggets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Nikola Jokic C	40	35	18	8	1	1	1	15-20	1-2	4-5	+8
Jamal Murray G	40	34	4	6	2	—	—	11-22	3-7	9-9	+14
Michael Porter Jr. F	38	17	6	2	1	—	1	7-12	3-6	—	+10
Christian Braun G	36	14	5	5	—	1	1	4-11	2-5	4-4	+6
Russell Westbrook G	33	16	5	7	—	1	2	6-10	3-5	1-2	+2
Peyton Watson G	24	16	1	—	—	2	2	6-7	4-4	—	+7
Jalen Pickett G	18	8	1	1	1	—	2	3-4	2-3	—	+9
Zeke Nnaji F-C	11	—	3	3	1	—	3	—	—	—	+9

Oklahoma City Thunder

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander G	36	25	3	7	1	2	3	8-14	3-7	6-6	-18
Luguentz Dort G	34	26	7	—	4	1	—	9-16	8-14	—	-8
Cason Wallace G	29	12	3	8	3	1	1	5-8	2-3	—	-6
Chet Holmgren C-F	29	8	4	1	—	2	1	3-11	0-5	2-3	-20
Isaiah Hartenstein F-C	26	20	7	2	—	—	—	8-16	0-1	4-4	+1
Aaron Wiggins G	22	8	4	1	1	—	—	3-8	2-4	—	-9
Alex Caruso G	20	13	1	—	—	—	3	5-8	2-4	1-1	-20
Isaiah Joe G	16	3	2	3	—	—	1	1-5	1-3	—	+4
Jalen Williams G-F	14	12	2	6	—	—	1	5-10	1-3	1-2	+8
Jaylin Williams F	10	—	3	—	—	—	—	0-4	0-3	—	-3
Ousmane Dieng F	2	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	+3
Dillon Jones F	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	+3

🔬 Advanced Stats

Denver NuggetsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Nikola Jokic	Bench	40	35	78.8	25.8	+10.0	23.2
Jamal Murray	Bench	40	34	65.5	28.6	+13.6	13.7
Michael Porter Jr.	Bench	38	17	70.8	14.6	+9.2	8.8
Russell Westbrook	Bench	33	16	73.5	17.8	+3.1	9.3
Peyton Watson	Bench	24	16	114.3	16.4	+17.7	8.6
Christian Braun	Bench	36	14	54.9	17.3	+8.2	7.4
Jalen Pickett	Bench	18	8	100.0	15.0	+26.8	7.0
DeAndre Jordan	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Dario Saric	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Zeke Nnaji	Bench	11	—	0.0	11.5	+36.0	2.3
Hunter Tyson	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Trey Alexander	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
PJ Hall	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Spencer Jones	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Oklahoma City ThunderTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Luguentz Dort	Bench	34	26	81.3	19.3	-9.4	13.1
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	Bench	36	25	75.1	21.6	-22.7	12.8
Isaiah Hartenstein	Bench	26	20	56.3	27.4	+7.2	10.4
Alex Caruso	Bench	20	13	77.0	21.2	-46.5	6.7
Jalen Williams	Bench	14	12	55.1	36.4	+22.5	17.4
Cason Wallace	Bench	29	12	75.0	12.2	-11.7	12.2
Aaron Wiggins	Bench	22	8	50.0	14.3	-19.6	5.7
Chet Holmgren	Bench	29	8	32.5	18.6	-30.9	1.9
Isaiah Joe	Bench	16	3	30.0	14.6	+8.2	0.0
Kenrich Williams	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jaylin Williams	Bench	10	—	0.0	16.0	-15.0	-6.3
Ousmane Dieng	Bench	2	—	0.0	0.0	+100.0	17.6
Dillon Jones	Bench	2	—	0.0	0.0	+100.0	0.0