Nuggets at Thunder · Fri, Feb 27 · Regular season
Oklahoma City beat Denver, 127-121. Here is how the win chance moved.
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Final/OT · FEB 27
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01Box score
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Murray | 47 | 39 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12-26 | 7-13 | 8-10 | +5 |
| Nikola Jokic | 45 | 23 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9-25 | 2-10 | 3-5 | +15 |
| Christian Braun | 45 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8-18 | 3-10 | 4-5 | +12 |
| Cameron Johnson | 40 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 2-2 | -25 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 33 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-12 | 4-7 | 0-0 | -13 |
| Bruce Brown | 29 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | -1 |
| Julian Strawther | 15 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | +4 |
| Jonas Valanciunas | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -21 |
| Spencer Jones | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -6 |
| Team | 121 | 51 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 43-103 | 18-48 | 17-22 |
Oklahoma City Thunder
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chet Holmgren | 38 | 15 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5-8 | 1-2 | 4-6 | +6 |
| Cason Wallace | 36 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3-10 | 0-3 | 4-4 | -10 |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | 34 | 36 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12-29 | 0-3 | 12-13 | +16 |
| Luguentz Dort | 28 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-7 | 2-6 | 0-0 | +7 |
| Alex Caruso | 28 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5-11 | 2-6 | 0-0 | -9 |
| Jaylin Williams | 26 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-7 | 2-4 | 2-2 | +17 |
| Isaiah Hartenstein | 25 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | -3 |
| Isaiah Joe | 23 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 3-5 | 0-0 | +14 |
| Jared McCain | 19 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6-8 | 2-3 | 0-0 | +9 |
| Aaron Wiggins | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | -17 |
| Team | 127 | 56 | 29 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 46-99 | 12-35 | 23-27 |
02Top performers
Pre-game matchup: edges and tale of the tape
03Where the edges are
Nuggets edges
No clear mismatch in Denver's favor.
Thunder edges
- On offenseOklahoma City's offense protects the ball (2nd) against a Denver defense that rarely forces turnovers (30th).
Key battles
- Denver's offense shoots efficiently (1st), but Oklahoma City's defense contests every shot (2nd). Watch the shooting.
- Denver's offense protects the ball (3rd), but Oklahoma City's defense forces turnovers (2nd). Watch the turnovers.
- Denver's offense gets to the line (4th), but Oklahoma City's defense defends without fouling (3rd). Watch the free throws.
04Tale of the tape
| DEN | Rank | Stat | Rank | OKC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 123.4 | 1st | Offensive rating | 7th | 119.8 |
| 118.2 | 21st | Defensive rating | 1st | 108.5 |
| +5.2 | 7th | Net rating | 1st | +11.2 |
| 97.7 | 20th | Pace | 16th | 98.5 |
| 57.7 | 1st | Effective FG % | 4th | 56.1 |
| 10.9 | 3rd | Turnover % | 2nd | 10.8 |
| 23.6 | 24th | Offensive rebound % | 28th | 22.3 |
| 23.7 | 4th | Free throw rate | 13th | 21.3 |
| 54.3 | 14th | Opponent eFG % | 2nd | 51.9 |
| 10.0 | 30th | Forced turnover % | 2nd | 14.0 |
| 75.3 | 7th | Defensive rebound % | 11th | 74.4 |
| 19.6 | 10th | Opponent FT rate | 3rd | 18.4 |