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NBA, round 0

AwayDenver Nuggets84
Final
HomeOklahoma City Thunder96
Thursday, October 22, 2026Paycom CenterAll Auburn sports
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1234T
DEN2721162084
OKC2420262696
Final

Thunder beat Nuggets 96-84

The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Denver Nuggets 96-84 on Thursday at Paycom Center.

The third quarter made the difference: the Thunder outscored the Nuggets 26-16.

The Thunder shot 38% to 38% and lost the boards 53-46.

For the Thunder, Jalen Williams (G): 21. For the Nuggets, Aaron Gordon (F): 20.

The Thunder improve to 2-0. The Nuggets fall to 0-1.

Attendance: 18,203.

Full recap at ESPN: Thunder overcome SGA's shooting woes to beat Nuggets 96-84 in home opener

Written automatically from the box score. Every number comes straight from the game feed.

Top performers

#32
DEN · PointsAaron Gordon F20
#15
DEN · AssistsNikola Jokic C5
#7
DEN · ReboundsTrevon Brazile F12
#8
OKC · PointsJalen Williams G21
#9
OKC · AssistsAlex Caruso G5
#7
OKC · ReboundsChet Holmgren C17
StatsMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLKOREBDREBPF+/-
A. Gordon F29206-93-45-661221333-11
C. Johnson F1152-31-10-0210000220
N. Jokic C35135-191-72-475211163-20
J. Murray G3762-110-12-4103610282-15
C. Braun G3373-101-60-061210333-20
A. Diallo F2242-40-20-022210112+1
M. Bagley III F1121-30-00-032200212+3
D. Holmes II F231-21-20-001000000+5
B. Hopkins F200-00-00-020000200+5
T. Brazile F1841-60-42-2120100392-1
D. DeRozan G28135-90-13-620500113-10
T. Jones G1021-30-10-000010001-2
R. Nembhard G252-31-10-011000100+5
Team8431-828-3014-2253172272193423

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Aday Mara throws down alley-oop slam for Thunder

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SGA rises up to deny Nuggets at the rim

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Jaylin Williams feeds Chet Holmgren for a sweet finish

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SGA's slick pass to Isaiah Hartenstein results in a Thunder slam

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Nikola Jokic throws down tip-in dunk

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Chet Holmgren's block leads to a Jalen Williams alley-oop slam

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SGA sinks smooth triple to end 3rd quarter

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Alex Caruso's lobs it up to Jalen Williams for an alley-oop slam

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