Oklahoma City Thunder 119, Denver Nuggets 93 — Recap

December 29, 2023 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Oklahoma City Thunder 119, Denver Nuggets 93. Scoring by quarter: Q1 OKC 33-27 DEN; Q2 OKC 21-21 DEN; Q3 OKC 34-20 DEN; Q4 OKC 31-25 DEN.

Top performers (box score): Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (OKC) 40 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 threes on 14-of-20 shooting; Chet Holmgren (OKC) 24 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 threes on 9-of-14 shooting; Nikola Jokic (DEN) 19 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 threes on 9-of-10 shooting; Peyton Watson (DEN) 14 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 threes on 6-of-12 shooting; Josh Giddey (OKC) 12 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists on 6-of-10 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · OKC

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

40 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 2 3PM · 14-20 FG

Scoring · OKC

Chet Holmgren

24 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 4 3PM · 9-14 FG

Scoring · DEN

Nikola Jokic

19 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST, 1 3PM · 9-10 FG

Season highs

Jalen Williams · Season-high 9 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
OKC	33	21	34	31		119
DEN	27	21	20	25		93

🧮 How They Scored

OKCDEN

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

58.6%Effective FG%51.4%

10.6%Turnover %17.4%

26.3%Offensive rebound %11.4%

0.161Free-throw rate0.200

Box Score

Oklahoma City Thunder

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander G	33	40	4	3	2	1	1	14-20	2-3	10-10	+21
Luguentz Dort G	32	4	4	1	3	1	1	2-6	0-3	—	+24
Jalen Williams G-F	31	11	7	9	2	1	3	4-10	2-5	1-2	+17
Chet Holmgren C-F	28	24	6	3	—	2	2	9-14	4-4	2-2	+9
Josh Giddey G	21	12	8	4	1	—	3	6-10	0-1	—	+16
Cason Wallace G	18	4	3	2	—	1	—	2-5	0-2	—	-2
Jaylin Williams F	17	—	8	4	1	1	—	0-2	0-2	—	+14
Kenrich Williams G-F	15	5	2	—	1	—	—	2-7	1-4	—	-4
Isaiah Joe G	13	5	1	1	—	—	—	2-6	1-5	—	+11
Aaron Wiggins G	12	7	5	—	—	—	1	3-5	1-1	—	+14
Lindy Waters III F	3	3	1	—	—	—	—	1-2	1-2	—	+3

Denver Nuggets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jamal Murray G	36	9	3	11	1	1	2	4-15	1-6	0-1	-20
Nikola Jokic C	32	19	10	7	1	1	7	9-10	1-1	—	-19
Peyton Watson G	32	14	2	2	1	2	1	6-12	1-6	1-2	-7
Michael Porter Jr. F	31	12	6	1	—	1	—	4-12	2-8	2-2	-10
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope G	27	8	—	2	1	—	1	3-5	2-3	0-1	-16
Christian Braun G	17	4	3	1	—	—	1	0-3	0-2	4-4	-6
DeAndre Jordan C	13	6	8	1	1	—	1	3-4	—	—	-1
Julian Strawther G	12	10	1	—	—	—	3	3-7	1-4	3-4	-15
Zeke Nnaji F-C	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	0-1	—	—	-6
Jalen Pickett G	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	0-1	—	—	-6

🔬 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	33	40	82.0	31.7	+31.8	24.7
Chet Holmgren	Bench	28	24	80.6	24.6	+15.5	17.5
Josh Giddey	Bench	21	12	60.0	24.5	+39.8	13.6
Jalen Williams	Bench	31	11	50.6	19.2	+29.0	11.3
Aaron Wiggins	Bench	12	7	70.0	20.0	+48.4	15.2
Kenrich Williams	Bench	15	5	35.7	22.6	-13.3	1.0
Isaiah Joe	Bench	13	5	41.7	18.8	+33.5	6.8
Luguentz Dort	Bench	32	4	33.3	8.9	+33.4	2.4
Cason Wallace	Bench	18	4	40.0	12.8	-3.1	11.2
Lindy Waters III	Bench	3	3	75.0	33.3	+36.7	33.3
Tre Mann	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jaylin Williams	Bench	17	—	0.0	5.1	+39.8	14.4

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Nikola Jokic	Bench	32	19	95.0	23.9	-29.8	16.8
Peyton Watson	Bench	32	14	54.3	19.4	-12.0	5.1
Michael Porter Jr.	Bench	31	12	46.6	18.8	-17.2	7.1
Julian Strawther	Bench	12	10	57.1	38.7	-65.3	0.0
Jamal Murray	Bench	36	9	29.1	21.8	-25.0	5.4
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	Bench	27	8	73.5	9.7	-29.2	3.0
DeAndre Jordan	Bench	13	6	75.0	15.2	-3.8	33.3
Christian Braun	Bench	17	4	42.0	14.3	-20.3	5.2
Zeke Nnaji	Bench	3	—	0.0	14.3	-85.7	-8.0
Jalen Pickett	Bench	3	—	0.0	14.3	-85.7	-16.0