NBA Final Intelligence
Denver Nuggets 126, Oklahoma City Thunder 129 — Recap
Game Summary
Final (regular season): Denver Nuggets 126, Oklahoma City Thunder 129. Scoring by quarter: Q1 DEN 40-37 OKC; Q2 DEN 20-29 OKC; Q3 DEN 33-30 OKC; Q4 DEN 33-33 OKC.
Top performers (box score): Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (OKC) 35 points, 9 rebounds, 15 assists, 3 threes on 14-of-21 shooting; Nikola Jokic (DEN) 32 points, 14 rebounds, 13 assists, 3 threes on 12-of-19 shooting; Jaylin Williams (OKC) 29 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists, 7 threes on 10-of-17 shooting; Tim Hardaway Jr. (DEN) 28 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 8 threes on 10-of-16 shooting; Ajay Mitchell (OKC) 24 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 threes on 9-of-16 shooting.
Standouts
Top Scorer · OKC
35 PTS, 9 REB, 15 AST, 3 3PM · 14-21 FG
Scoring · DEN
32 PTS, 14 REB, 13 AST, 3 3PM · 12-19 FG
Scoring · OKC
29 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 7 3PM · 10-17 FG
Season highs
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Season-high 15 assistsTim Hardaway Jr. · Season-high 8 threesJaylin Williams · Season-high 7 threes
Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.
📊 Game Flow
DEN
13 largest lead
Q1 7:07 (DEN 21, OKC 8) · 10-0 run, Q1 9:07–Q1 7:46
OKC
12 largest lead
Q2 3:08 (DEN 48, OKC 60) · 11-0 run, Q2 8:57–Q2 5:02
Swings
17 lead changes
Tied 13 times
Ahead for good: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot (Ajay Mitchell assists) (Q4 0:03, DEN 126, OKC 129).
Clutch timeEvery score of the final five minutes
- Q4 2:56 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 2 of 2OKC · DEN 111, OKC 118
- Q4 2:44 Jamal Murray makes 1-foot driving floating jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)DEN · DEN 113, OKC 118
- Q4 2:02 Jared McCain makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jaylin Williams assists)OKC · DEN 113, OKC 121
- Q4 1:39 Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)DEN · DEN 116, OKC 121
- Q4 1:22 Ajay Mitchell makes driving layup (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)OKC · DEN 116, OKC 123
- Q4 1:12 Nikola Jokic makes free throw flagrant 1 of 2DEN · DEN 117, OKC 123
- Q4 1:05 Nikola Jokic makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tim Hardaway Jr. assists)DEN · DEN 120, OKC 123
- Q4 0:31 Nikola Jokic makes 2-foot driving floating jump shotDEN · DEN 122, OKC 123
- Q4 0:13 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 25-foot three pointerOKC · DEN 122, OKC 126
- Q4 0:08 Nikola Jokic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Aaron Gordon assists)DEN · DEN 125, OKC 126
- Q4 0:08 Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 1DEN · DEN 126, OKC 126
- Q4 0:03 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot (Ajay Mitchell assists)OKC · DEN 126, OKC 129
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 40 | 20 | 33 | 33 | 126 | |
| OKC | 37 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 129 |
🧮 How They Scored
DENOKC
54Points in the paint48
12Fast-break points14
26Second-chance points7
2Points off turnovers11
40Bench points42
Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor
53.6%Effective FG%60.8%
5.9%Turnover %2.9%
32.0%Offensive rebound %7.0%
0.296Free-throw rate0.226
Box Score
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokic C | 40 | 32 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12-19 | 3-6 | 5-6 | +2 |
| Christian Braun G | 38 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2-6 | 0-3 | 0-2 | -2 |
| Jamal Murray G | 37 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9-23 | 0-4 | 3-3 | +5 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. G | 33 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10-16 | 8-12 | 0-2 | -10 |
| Aaron Gordon F | 28 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-14 | 2-4 | 9-10 | +14 |
| Cameron Johnson F | 23 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 3-4 | +9 |
| Spencer Jones F | 16 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | -7 |
| Bruce Brown G | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 1-2 | -15 |
| Jonas Valanciunas C | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -8 |
| Julian Strawther G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -3 |
Oklahoma City Thunder
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylin Williams F | 40 | 29 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10-17 | 7-11 | 2-4 | +4 |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander G | 39 | 35 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14-21 | 3-7 | 4-4 | +2 |
| Isaiah Joe G | 32 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5-10 | 3-8 | 0-0 | -3 |
| Luguentz Dort G | 30 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2-11 | 2-8 | 0-2 | -15 |
| Ajay Mitchell G | 29 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9-16 | 1-4 | 5-5 | +11 |
| Jared McCain G | 22 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 3-5 | 2-2 | +19 |
| Aaron Wiggins G | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 1-2 | +16 |
| Cason Wallace G | 17 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -27 |
| Kenrich Williams G-F | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | +8 |
🔬 Advanced Stats
Denver NuggetsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokic | Starter | 40 | 32 | 73.9 | 23.8 | +2.3 | 21.1 |
| Aaron Gordon | Starter | 28 | 23 | 62.5 | 25.3 | +21.2 | 17.1 |
| Jamal Murray | Starter | 37 | 21 | 43.2 | 26.4 | +6.6 | 10.6 |
| Cameron Johnson | Starter | 23 | 6 | 44.4 | 11.9 | +16.1 | 3.3 |
| Christian Braun | Starter | 38 | 4 | 29.1 | 8.2 | -2.5 | 2.1 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | Bench | 33 | 28 | 82.9 | 21.2 | -14.5 | 11.7 |
| Spencer Jones | Bench | 16 | 6 | 42.9 | 17.1 | -17.8 | 3.0 |
| Bruce Brown | Bench | 16 | 4 | 34.0 | 17.5 | -39.9 | -2.1 |
| Jonas Valanciunas | Bench | 06 | 2 | 50.0 | 14.3 | -62.1 | 35.3 |
| Tyus Jones | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 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 |
| Julian Strawther | Bench | 03 | 0 | 0.0 | 14.3 | -42.9 | -3.8 |
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 | 39 | 35 | 76.9 | 24.4 | +0.8 | 22.2 |
| Jaylin Williams | Starter | 40 | 29 | 77.3 | 20.7 | +4.7 | 13.6 |
| Isaiah Joe | Starter | 32 | 13 | 65.0 | 14.7 | +0.5 | 10.6 |
| Luguentz Dort | Starter | 30 | 6 | 25.3 | 19.7 | -25.8 | -4.0 |
| Cason Wallace | Starter | 17 | 4 | 33.3 | 16.7 | -77.1 | 0.0 |
| Ajay Mitchell | Bench | 29 | 24 | 65.9 | 26.9 | +17.7 | 14.3 |
| Jared McCain | Bench | 22 | 13 | 82.5 | 15.7 | +37.7 | 8.4 |
| Aaron Wiggins | Bench | 18 | 3 | 38.7 | 13.2 | +36.7 | -0.6 |
| Kenrich Williams | Bench | 13 | 2 | 34.7 | 9.7 | +25.1 | 4.2 |
| Nikola Topic | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Brooks Barnhizer | 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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3 OKC
Last 22 meetings · since 2020-21
DEN 11
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11 OKC
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- OKC 121@DEN 111 Recap
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- OKC 122@DEN 124 Recap
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