Monte Morris stole the ball at 1:01 and his 3-pointer with 47.8 seconds remaining gave the Nuggets a 110-105 lead.Īfter Theo Maledon hit two free throws, Jokic capped the scoring with a three-point play with 23 seconds left. Gordon’s pair of free throws with 1:48 left broke a 105-all tie. Jokic, who pulled down 12 rebounds, made all six of his shots from the floor and all six of his free throws in the second half as the Nuggets managed to split the season series with the Thunder 2-2.Īaron Gordon added 20 points and Will Barton scored 18 for the Nuggets, who blew a 16-point first-half lead before recovering in the final minutes, AP reports. 27 (BNA): Nikola Jokic scored 35 points and missed a triple-double by two assists as the Denver Nuggets outlasted the scrappy Oklahoma City Thunder 113-107 on Saturday night. One more game to finish the week after this match with the Thunder travelling to Milwaukee to face the unbeaten Bucks.Denver, Mar. If you need a live stream of the event, check out FuboTV for a free trial! Thunder Next Game and Schedule EST (7:00 CT) from the Paycom Center in Oklahoma City. Per usual the game will be broadcast on Bally Sports Oklahoma or NBA League Pass and will also air on NBA TV. Thunder 111 – Nuggets 110 What channel is the Thunder-Nuggets game on? Let’s call it a close battle and I’ll put it into the universe that OKC wins (but don’t be surprised if the Nuggets take this one). However the issue is the Nuggets have been off for three full days preparing for this match and are coming off a loss to a team they likely feel they should’ve beaten. I don’t like betting against a streak especially when it’s a team I have a bias toward □ The area where the Thunder are dominating is turnovers – – opponents score the fewest points off their turnovers (13.6) while OKC scores the most in the association off their opponents miscues (23.1) Offensively, the Thunder score 112.9 per game which ranks 20th while they shoot 44.2 percent from the field and 29.5 percent from deep ranking 27th and 29th respectively. They allow opponents to shoot 46.1 percent from the field which is tied for 13th and they hold their foes to 32.4 percent from the perimeter ranking fifth overall. In comparison, the OKC Thunder are performing better defensively scoring 110.9 points per game which ranks 12th. On the offensive end of the floor Denver scores 114.1 points per game which ranks 13th and are highly efficient shooting 47.7 percent from the field and 39.4 percent from the perimeter which ranks seventh and fourth respectively. Denver allows opponents to shoot 47.7 percent from the field and 36.6 percent from the perimeter ranking 23rd in both categories. The Nuggets allow 117 points per game which ranks 24th. Why are the OKC Thunder using so many lineups? Josh Giddey served up a double-double in that loss of 19 points and 12 rebounds adding six assists, a steal and a block. In the initial game versus Denver he registered 28 points, seven assists, three rebounds and a steal but also coughed the ball up an uncharacteristic five times. Overall, the Nuggets haven’t gotten out to the start they wanted and arrive in OKC very well rested having not played since Sunday (the loss to the Lakers).Īs for the Thunder, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander continues his impressive season and will seek to lead his squad to the fifth consecutive win. Since that game the Nuggets have split their next four matches losing to the Blazers and one match versus the Lakers while also defeating the Lakers as well as the Jazz. It was a typical MVP performance from Nikola Jokic who served up his second triple-double in three games with 19 points, 16 rebounds, and13 assists. Reflecting back to the start of the season the OKC Thunder played their second match in Denver losing 117-122. Collin Gillespie (leg surgery) is out indefinitely. Devon Reed (personal) was upgraded to probable. The Nuggets list is less certain with Bones Hyland (hip) and Ish Smith (calf) both questionable. The only player on the OKC Thunder injury report is Chet Holmgren who’ll be out all season having suffered the Lisfranc fracture and subsequent surgery. There’s the possibility Daigneault starts both JRE and POKU like he did in the initial meeting between the clubs but we’re assuming Jalen Williams gets the nod now that he’s back too. We’re assuming it’ll be JRE in this match to counter the size of Nikola Jokic. Given his penchant for rotating the big man any one of Jeremiah Robinson-Earl, Aleksej Pokusevski or another Thunder big could land in that spot. Josh Giddey made his return to the lineup versus the Magic allowing Mark Daigneault to utilize the four players he prefers in the starting rotation. Grading Thunder players in comeback victory over Magic
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