NBA Final Intelligence
Denver Nuggets 121, Oklahoma City Thunder 127 — Recap
Game Summary
Final (regular season): Denver Nuggets 121, Oklahoma City Thunder 127 (overtime). Scoring by quarter: Q1 DEN 33-19 OKC; Q2 DEN 26-31 OKC; Q3 DEN 24-27 OKC; Q4 DEN 24-30 OKC; OT1 DEN 14-20 OKC.
Top performers (box score): Jamal Murray (DEN) 39 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 7 threes on 12-of-26 shooting; Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (OKC) 36 points, 3 rebounds, 9 assists on 12-of-29 shooting; Nikola Jokic (DEN) 23 points, 17 rebounds, 14 assists, 2 threes on 9-of-25 shooting; Christian Braun (DEN) 23 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 threes on 8-of-18 shooting; Tim Hardaway Jr. (DEN) 16 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists, 4 threes on 6-of-12 shooting.
Standouts
Top Scorer · DEN
39 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 7 3PM · 12-26 FG
Scoring · OKC
36 PTS, 3 REB, 9 AST · 12-29 FG
Scoring · DEN
23 PTS, 17 REB, 14 AST, 2 3PM · 9-25 FG
Season highs
Christian Braun · Season-high 23 pointsChet Holmgren · Season-high 21 rebounds
Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.
📊 Game Flow
DEN
16 largest lead
Q1 0:43 (DEN 33, OKC 17) · 11-0 run, Q1 4:48–Q1 2:16
OKC
9 largest lead
OT 0:28 (DEN 112, OKC 121) · 8-0 run, Q2 10:14–Q2 8:56
Swings
9 lead changes
Tied 6 times
Ahead for good: Cason Wallace makes running dunk (Alex Caruso assists) (OT 4:38, DEN 107, OKC 109).
Clutch timeEvery score of the final five minutes
- OT 1:11 Jamal Murray makes technical free throwDEN · DEN 112, OKC 116
- OT 0:49 Isaiah Joe makes 22-foot running jump shot (Chet Holmgren assists)OKC · DEN 112, OKC 119
- OT 0:28 Chet Holmgren makes free throw 1 of 2OKC · DEN 112, OKC 120
- OT 0:28 Chet Holmgren makes free throw 2 of 2DEN · DEN 112, OKC 121
- OT 0:27 Jamal Murray makes 30-foot three point jumper (Christian Braun assists)DEN · DEN 115, OKC 121
- OT 0:25 Cason Wallace makes free throw 1 of 2OKC · DEN 115, OKC 122
- OT 0:25 Cason Wallace makes free throw 2 of 2OKC · DEN 115, OKC 123
- OT 0:16 Jamal Murray makes 23-foot three pointerDEN · DEN 118, OKC 123
- OT 0:14 Cason Wallace makes free throw 1 of 2OKC · DEN 118, OKC 124
- OT 0:14 Cason Wallace makes free throw 2 of 2OKC · DEN 118, OKC 125
- OT 0:05 Jamal Murray makes 26-foot three pointerDEN · DEN 121, OKC 125
- OT 0:03 Jaylin Williams makes free throw 1 of 2OKC · DEN 121, OKC 126
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | T | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 33 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 14 | 121 | |
| OKC | 19 | 31 | 27 | 30 | 20 | 127 |
🧮 How They Scored
DENOKC
46Points in the paint58
17Fast-break points16
16Second-chance points15
10Points off turnovers21
29Bench points49
Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor
50.5%Effective FG%52.5%
13.1%Turnover %9.8%
18.6%Offensive rebound %16.7%
0.214Free-throw rate0.273
Box Score
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Murray G | 47 | 39 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12-26 | 7-13 | 8-10 | +5 |
| Nikola Jokic C | 45 | 23 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9-25 | 2-10 | 3-5 | +15 |
| Christian Braun G | 45 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8-18 | 3-10 | 4-5 | +12 |
| Cameron Johnson F | 40 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 2-2 | -25 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. G | 33 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-12 | 4-7 | 0-0 | -13 |
| Bruce Brown G | 29 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | -1 |
| Julian Strawther G | 15 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | +4 |
| Jonas Valanciunas C | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -21 |
| Spencer Jones F | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -6 |
Oklahoma City Thunder
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chet Holmgren C-F | 38 | 15 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5-8 | 1-2 | 4-6 | +6 |
| Cason Wallace G | 36 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3-10 | 0-3 | 4-4 | -10 |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander G | 34 | 36 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12-29 | 0-3 | 12-13 | +16 |
| Alex Caruso G | 28 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5-11 | 2-6 | 0-0 | -9 |
| Luguentz Dort G | 28 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-7 | 2-6 | 0-0 | +7 |
| Jaylin Williams F | 26 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-7 | 2-4 | 2-2 | +17 |
| Isaiah Hartenstein F-C | 25 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | -3 |
| Isaiah Joe G | 23 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 3-5 | 0-0 | +14 |
| Jared McCain G | 19 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6-8 | 2-3 | 0-0 | +9 |
| Aaron Wiggins G | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | -17 |
🔬 Advanced Stats
Denver NuggetsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Murray | Starter | 47 | 39 | 64.1 | 27.0 | +4.9 | 14.8 |
| Nikola Jokic | Starter | 45 | 23 | 42.3 | 25.7 | +14.2 | 15.2 |
| Christian Braun | Starter | 45 | 23 | 56.9 | 20.4 | +11.0 | 7.4 |
| Cameron Johnson | Starter | 40 | 7 | 44.4 | 10.8 | -28.8 | 2.7 |
| Julian Strawther | Starter | 15 | 0 | 0.0 | 10.8 | +11.8 | 1.4 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | Bench | 33 | 16 | 66.7 | 15.5 | -17.8 | 6.6 |
| Bruce Brown | Bench | 29 | 7 | 50.0 | 13.2 | +0.1 | 5.0 |
| Jonas Valanciunas | Bench | 08 | 6 | 60.0 | 41.2 | -120.2 | 8.8 |
| Zeke Nnaji | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Jalen Pickett | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| DaRon Holmes II | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| K.J. Simpson | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Spencer Jones | Bench | 03 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -83.3 | -5.9 |
Oklahoma City ThunderTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | Starter | 34 | 36 | 51.8 | 45.0 | +19.8 | 21.1 |
| Chet Holmgren | Starter | 38 | 15 | 70.5 | 12.5 | +5.8 | 19.8 |
| Cason Wallace | Starter | 36 | 10 | 42.5 | 17.8 | -12.3 | 2.7 |
| Isaiah Hartenstein | Starter | 25 | 9 | 65.4 | 12.1 | -1.5 | 15.4 |
| Luguentz Dort | Starter | 28 | 8 | 57.1 | 12.3 | +16.8 | 4.7 |
| Jared McCain | Bench | 19 | 14 | 87.5 | 24.4 | +26.5 | 12.7 |
| Alex Caruso | Bench | 28 | 12 | 54.5 | 17.4 | -12.3 | 6.2 |
| Jaylin Williams | Bench | 26 | 12 | 76.1 | 14.5 | +28.8 | 11.7 |
| Isaiah Joe | Bench | 23 | 9 | 75.0 | 10.3 | +22.6 | 13.2 |
| Aaron Wiggins | Bench | 08 | 2 | 14.3 | 36.4 | -77.3 | -6.7 |
| Kenrich Williams | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Nikola Topic | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
⚔️ Season Series & What's Next
2025-26 season series
DEN 0
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2 OKC
Last 21 meetings · since 2020-21
DEN 11
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10 OKC
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