Oklahoma City Thunder 118, Denver Nuggets 117 — Recap

December 16, 2023 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Oklahoma City Thunder 118, Denver Nuggets 117. Scoring by quarter: Q1 OKC 27-31 DEN; Q2 OKC 27-25 DEN; Q3 OKC 31-31 DEN; Q4 OKC 33-30 DEN.

Top performers (box score): Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (OKC) 25 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists on 9-of-20 shooting; Nikola Jokic (DEN) 24 points, 6 rebounds, 12 assists, 1 threes on 8-of-15 shooting; Jalen Williams (OKC) 24 points, 1 rebounds, 3 assists on 11-of-20 shooting; Michael Porter Jr. (DEN) 20 points, 11 rebounds, null assists, 4 threes on 8-of-18 shooting; Chet Holmgren (OKC) 17 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assists, 1 threes on 6-of-12 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · OKC

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

25 PTS, 6 REB, 8 AST · 9-20 FG

Scoring · DEN

Nikola Jokic

24 PTS, 6 REB, 12 AST, 1 3PM · 8-15 FG

Scoring · OKC

Jalen Williams

24 PTS, 1 REB, 3 AST · 11-20 FG

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
OKC	27	27	31	33		118
DEN	31	25	31	30		117

🧮 How They Scored

OKCDEN

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

55.4%Effective FG%52.5%

9.3%Turnover %7.2%

25.0%Offensive rebound %32.6%

0.357Free-throw rate0.304

Box Score

Oklahoma City Thunder

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander G	37	25	6	8	2	—	2	9-20	0-2	7-8	+3
Jalen Williams G-F	33	24	1	3	1	—	2	11-20	0-1	2-2	+10
Chet Holmgren C-F	32	17	11	1	—	8	1	6-12	1-4	4-6	+10
Isaiah Joe G	27	12	2	1	1	1	3	4-7	1-4	3-4	+12
Luguentz Dort G	26	13	4	2	—	—	—	4-8	2-3	3-4	+5
Jaylin Williams F	22	11	4	1	—	—	—	3-4	3-4	2-2	-6
Cason Wallace G	18	2	2	1	—	—	1	1-2	—	—	-7
Josh Giddey G	15	4	2	4	—	—	1	2-4	0-1	—	-7
Kenrich Williams G-F	13	2	5	—	—	—	—	1-4	0-1	—	-7
Aaron Wiggins G	12	6	2	1	—	—	—	2-2	—	2-2	-4
Ousmane Dieng F	5	2	1	—	—	—	—	0-1	0-1	2-2	-4

Denver Nuggets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Nikola Jokic C	37	24	6	12	2	—	3	8-15	1-2	7-8	-9
Aaron Gordon F	33	16	9	5	2	—	—	5-10	—	6-7	-7
Michael Porter Jr. F	32	20	11	—	—	—	1	8-18	4-8	—	+1
Jamal Murray G	28	15	2	5	—	—	1	5-13	0-6	5-5	-3
Christian Braun G	25	14	2	1	1	—	1	5-10	2-5	2-2	+1
Peyton Watson G	16	13	4	—	—	—	1	5-8	2-2	1-2	+3
Julian Strawther G	15	—	1	1	—	—	—	0-3	0-2	—	+8
DeAndre Jordan C	6	2	7	1	—	—	—	1-2	—	—	+5

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	Bench	37	25	53.1	30.1	+7.3	14.4
Jalen Williams	Bench	33	24	57.5	29.5	+15.8	11.3
Chet Holmgren	Bench	32	17	58.1	21.6	+20.0	13.3
Luguentz Dort	Bench	26	13	66.6	17.5	+9.6	6.8
Isaiah Joe	Bench	27	12	68.5	18.8	+21.4	7.7
Jaylin Williams	Bench	22	11	112.7	11.1	-5.0	11.0
Aaron Wiggins	Bench	12	6	104.2	10.0	-16.0	19.2
Josh Giddey	Bench	15	4	50.0	13.5	-20.6	8.4
Kenrich Williams	Bench	13	2	25.0	12.9	-25.9	-3.6
Ousmane Dieng	Bench	5	2	53.2	16.7	-44.4	14.3
Cason Wallace	Bench	18	2	50.0	6.8	-20.6	3.9
Tre Mann	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Nikola Jokic	Bench	37	24	64.8	23.9	-16.5	15.4
Michael Porter Jr.	Bench	32	20	55.6	24.4	-2.1	13.0
Aaron Gordon	Bench	33	16	61.2	16.9	-12.4	13.7
Jamal Murray	Bench	28	15	49.3	23.9	-5.4	6.5
Christian Braun	Bench	25	14	64.3	18.8	-0.2	8.6
Peyton Watson	Bench	16	13	73.2	22.7	+13.8	10.7
DeAndre Jordan	Bench	6	2	50.0	12.5	+46.8	41.9
Zeke Nnaji	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Collin Gillespie	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Julian Strawther	Bench	15	—	0.0	8.3	+28.5	-1.7