Game ID: 42400222
Denver Nuggets @ Oklahoma City Thunder
Wednesday, May 7, 2025 at 9:30 PM ET
Paycom Center, Oklahoma City, OK
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
OKC 45 42 37 25 149DEN 21 35 20 30 106
DEN @ OKC ScoutingDEN @ OKC Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
OKC availability going into 4/22 · 1 day's restBACK Gilgeous-Alexande back 4/20 after 3, 23 min since (66% of 35)
BACK Jal. Williams back 4/20 after 2, 26 min since (78% of 33)
BACK Dort back 4/20 after 3, 22 min since (75% of 29)
BACK Holmgren back 4/20 after 2, 21 min since (74% of 28)
BACK Hartenstein back 4/20 after 3, 21 min since (80% of 26)
BACK Wallace back 4/20 after 3, 13 min since (48% of 26)
BACK Caruso back 4/20 after 2, 12 min since (57% of 21)
BACK Jay. Williams back 4/09 after 4, 18 min since (122% of 14)
BACK Mitchell back 4/11 after 46, 17 min since (118% of 14)
NEW Wiggins 21 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Joe 19 to 26 min over the last 5
NEW K. Williams 15 to 24 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 4/24 · 1 day's restBACK Gilgeous-Alexande back 4/20 after 3, 31 min since (88% of 35)
BACK Jal. Williams back 4/20 after 2, 31 min since (93% of 33)
BACK Dort back 4/20 after 3, 27 min since (93% of 29)
BACK Holmgren back 4/20 after 2, 27 min since (96% of 28)
BACK Hartenstein back 4/20 after 3, 24 min since (91% of 26)
BACK Wallace back 4/20 after 3, 19 min since (71% of 26)
BACK Caruso back 4/20 after 2, 17 min since (82% of 21)
BACK Jay. Williams back 4/09 after 4, 15 min since (102% of 14)
BACK Mitchell back 4/11 after 46, 17 min since (118% of 14)
NEW Wiggins 21 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Joe 19 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW K. Williams 15 to 28 min over the last 4
OKC availability going into 4/26 · 1 day's restOUT K. Williams missed 2 since 4/22, returns tonight: 2 min (10% of 15)
BACK Gilgeous-Alexande back 4/20 after 3, 34 min since (97% of 35)
BACK Jal. Williams back 4/20 after 2, 33 min since (99% of 33)
BACK Dort back 4/20 after 3, 30 min since (103% of 29)
BACK Holmgren back 4/20 after 2, 29 min since (102% of 28)
BACK Hartenstein back 4/20 after 3, 23 min since (87% of 26)
BACK Wallace back 4/20 after 3, 20 min since (77% of 26)
BACK Caruso back 4/20 after 2, 19 min since (92% of 21)
BACK Mitchell back 4/11 after 46, 13 min since (92% of 14)
OKC availability going into 5/05 · 8 days' restBACK Gilgeous-Alexande back 4/20 after 3, 35 min since (101% of 35)
BACK Jal. Williams back 4/20 after 2, 34 min since (103% of 33)
BACK Dort back 4/20 after 3, 30 min since (101% of 29)
BACK Holmgren back 4/20 after 2, 29 min since (102% of 28)
BACK Hartenstein back 4/20 after 3, 23 min since (89% of 26)
BACK Wallace back 4/20 after 3, 21 min since (78% of 26)
BACK Caruso back 4/20 after 2, 21 min since (100% of 21)
BACK K. Williams back 4/26 after 2, 2 min since (10% of 15)
OKC availability going into 5/07 · 1 day's restOUT Mitchell missed 2 since 4/26, returns tonight: 13 min (94% of 14)
BACK Gilgeous-Alexande back 4/20 after 3, 36 min since (103% of 35)
BACK Jal. Williams back 4/20 after 2, 35 min since (105% of 33)
BACK Dort back 4/20 after 3, 30 min since (102% of 29)
BACK Holmgren back 4/20 after 2, 29 min since (101% of 28)
BACK Hartenstein back 4/20 after 3, 25 min since (93% of 26)
BACK Wallace back 4/20 after 3, 21 min since (79% of 26)
BACK Caruso back 4/20 after 2, 22 min since (105% of 21)
BACK K. Williams back 4/26 after 2, 2 min since (10% of 15)
OKC availability going into 5/09 · 1 day's restBACK K. Williams back 4/26 after 2, 7 min since (45% of 15)
BACK Mitchell back 5/07 after 2, 13 min since (94% of 14)
OKC availability going into 5/11 · 1 day's restBACK K. Williams back 4/26 after 2, 7 min since (45% of 15)
BACK Mitchell back 5/07 after 2, 13 min since (94% of 14)
OKC availability going into 5/13 · 1 day's restOUT K. Williams missed 2 since 5/09, out tonight
OUT Mitchell missed 2 since 5/09, out tonight
OKC availability going into 5/15 · 1 day's restOUT K. Williams missed 3 since 5/09, out tonight
OUT Mitchell missed 3 since 5/09, returns tonight: 1 min (5% of 14)
DEN availability going into 4/29 · 2 days' restOUT Šarić missed 9 since 4/04, out tonight
BACK Strawther back 4/24 after 2, 11 min since (55% of 20)
BACK Nnaji back 4/13 after 3, 6 min since (54% of 10)
NEW Gordon 30 to 37 min over the last 5
DEN availability going into 5/01 · 1 day's restOUT Šarić missed 10 since 4/04, out tonight
BACK Strawther back 4/24 after 2, 6 min since (32% of 20)
BACK Nnaji back 4/24 after 2, 3 min since (32% of 10)
NEW Gordon 30 to 39 min over the last 5
DEN availability going into 5/03 · 1 day's restOUT Šarić missed 11 since 4/04, out tonight
BACK Strawther back 4/24 after 2, 6 min since (32% of 20)
BACK Nnaji back 4/24 after 2, 3 min since (32% of 10)
NEW Gordon 30 to 38 min over the last 5
DEN availability going into 5/05 · 1 day's restOUT Šarić missed 12 since 4/04, out tonight
BACK Strawther back 4/24 after 2, 5 min since (27% of 20)
BACK Nnaji back 4/24 after 2, 3 min since (28% of 10)
NEW Gordon 30 to 38 min over the last 5
DEN availability going into 5/07 · 1 day's restOUT Šarić missed 13 since 4/04, out tonight
NEW Murray 37 to 43 min over the last 5
NEW Braun 35 to 40 min over the last 5
NEW Gordon 30 to 39 min over the last 5
DEN availability going into 5/09 · 1 day's restOUT Šarić missed 14 since 4/04, out tonight
NEW Gordon 30 to 36 min over the last 5
DEN availability going into 5/11 · 1 day's restOUT Šarić missed 15 since 4/04, out tonight
NEW Gordon 30 to 38 min over the last 5
DEN availability going into 5/13 · 1 day's restOUT Šarić missed 16 since 4/04, out tonight
OUT Pickett missed 2 since 5/09, out tonight
OUT Jordan missed 2 since 5/09, out tonight
NEW Gordon 30 to 37 min over the last 5
DEN availability going into 5/15 · 1 day's restOUT Šarić missed 17 since 4/04, out tonight
OUT Pickett missed 3 since 5/09, out tonight
OUT Jordan missed 3 since 5/09, out tonight
OUT Nnaji missed 2 since 5/11, out tonight
NEW Gordon 30 to 37 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 105, shooting 45 percent and 32 from three, 25 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 29 and Jal. Williams at 22 a game. One day's rest. Denver comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 109, shooting 50 percent and 39 from three, 20 free throws a game; Jokić at 26 and Murray at 23 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Denver has been plus-8 a night and OKC minus-2 and the arc, Denver at 39 percent from three to OKC's 32. Call it OKC 118, Denver 110.
4/22 vs MEM 118-99 — OKC notes
OKC won 118-99. OKC shot 43% (45 of 104) to MEM's 43%, 15 of 45 from three. OKC turned it over 7 times to MEM's 14. The glass went 55-42 for them. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 27 (10 of 29, 3 of 10 from three); Jal. Williams added 24, Holmgren 20. The hinge was Q1, 32-17: from level to 15 ahead, and the lead reached 23. Caruso was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
4/24 @ MEM 114-108 — OKC notes
OKC won 114-108. OKC shot 45% (39 of 86) to MEM's 43%, 13 of 38 from three, and went to the line 33 times to MEM's 26 — 23 points from the stripe to their 22. OKC turned it over 11 times to MEM's 16. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 31 (10 of 26, 2 of 7 from three, 9 of 9 at the line); Jal. Williams added 26, Holmgren 24. The hinge was Q3, 36-18: the deficit went from 26 to 8. OKC trailed 51-77 at the half and won the second half 63-31. Holmgren was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
4/26 @ MEM 117-115 — OKC notes
OKC won 117-115. OKC shot 44% (41 of 94) to MEM's 46%, 7 of 35 from three. OKC turned it over 8 times to MEM's 21. The glass went 33-51 against them. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 38 (13 of 24, 1 of 4 from three, 11 of 13 at the line); Jal. Williams added 23, Holmgren 11. The hinge was Q1, 34-31: from level to 3 ahead.
5/05 vs DEN 119-121 — OKC notes
OKC lost 119-121. OKC shot 42% (42 of 100) to DEN's 44%, 15 of 43 from three. OKC turned it over 9 times to DEN's 18. The glass went 43-63 against them. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 33 (12 of 26, 2 of 6 from three, 7 of 9 at the line); Caruso added 20, Jal. Williams 16. Q2 was theirs, 33-24, but the other 3 periods went 97-86 against them. They led by as many as 14.
5/07 vs DEN 149-106 — OKC notes
OKC won 149-106. OKC shot 56% (50 of 89) to DEN's 38%, 16 of 36 from three. OKC turned it over 9 times to DEN's 20. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 34 (11 of 13, 11 of 11 at the line); Jal. Williams added 17, Holmgren 15. The hinge was Q1, 45-21: from level to 24 ahead, and the lead reached 49. Gilgeous-Alexander was the night's best plus/minus at +51.
5/09 @ DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 119, shooting 48 percent and 41 from three, 24 free throws a game; Murray at 23 and Jokić at 23 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest. OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 110, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 30 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 33 and Jal. Williams at 21 a game. One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Denver has been plus-6 a night and OKC minus-3 and the turnovers, Denver giving it away 14 times a game to OKC's 9. Call it OKC 118, Denver 115, Denver keeping it close.
5/11 @ DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 117, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 24 free throws a game; Jokić at 24 and Murray at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest. OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 113, shooting 45 percent and 32 from three, 31 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 31 and Jal. Williams at 23 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Denver has been plus-5 a night and OKC minus-5 and the turnovers, Denver giving it away 15 times a game to OKC's 10. Call it OKC 118, Denver 114, Denver keeping it close.
5/13 vs DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 108, shooting 43 percent and 30 from three, 29 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 30 and Jal. Williams at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest. Denver comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 113, shooting 43 percent and 34 from three, 29 free throws a game; Jokić at 24 and Murray at 19 a game. One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Denver giving it away 15 times a game to OKC's 10 and the glass, where Denver has been plus-3 a night and OKC minus-4. Call it OKC 118, Denver 109.
5/15 @ DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 115, shooting 40 percent and 32 from three, 28 free throws a game; Jokić at 30 and Murray at 21 a game. One day's rest. OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 106, shooting 44 percent and 34 from three, 27 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 28 and Jal. Williams at 19 a game. One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the turnovers, Denver giving it away 16 times a game to OKC's 11 and the defense, OKC allowing 106 a night to Denver's 115. Call it OKC 115, Denver 111, Denver keeping it close.
4/29 vs LAC 131-115 — DEN notes
DEN won 131-115. DEN shot 56% (48 of 86) to LAC's 52%, 17 of 33 from three. Murray led with 43 (17 of 26, 8 of 14 from three); Gordon added 23, Westbrook 21. The hinge was Q1, 35-23: from level to 12 ahead, and the lead reached 22. Porter Jr. was the night's best plus/minus at +34.
5/01 @ LAC 105-111 — DEN notes
DEN lost 105-111. DEN shot 52% (44 of 84) to LAC's 50%, 11 of 27 from three, and got to the line 9 times to LAC's 15. DEN turned it over 12 times to LAC's 7, and LAC turned those into 9 steals. Jokić led with 25 (11 of 22, 2 of 4 from three); Murray added 21, Gordon 19. Q4 was theirs, 26-21, the deficit cut from 11 to 6, but the other 3 periods went 90-79 against them. Porter Jr.'s -24 in 24 minutes was the worst on the floor.
5/03 vs LAC 120-101 — DEN notes
DEN won 120-101. DEN shot 52% (47 of 90) to LAC's 48%, 11 of 29 from three. The glass went 46-36 for them. Gordon led with 22 (9 of 16, 0 of 3 from three); Braun added 21, Murray 16. The hinge was Q2, 37-21: DEN came in trailing by 5 and left it ahead by 11, and the lead reached 35. Porter Jr. was the night's best plus/minus at +31.
5/05 @ OKC 121-119 — DEN notes
DEN won 121-119. DEN shot 44% (42 of 95) to OKC's 42%, 10 of 32 from three. DEN turned it over 18 times to OKC's 9, and OKC turned those into 12 steals. The glass went 63-43 for them. Jokić led with 42 (15 of 29, 2 of 6 from three, 10 of 13 at the line); Gordon added 22, Murray 21. The hinge was Q4, 36-29: DEN came in trailing by 5 and left it ahead by 2. DEN trailed 50-60 at the half and won the second half 71-59.
5/07 @ OKC 106-149 — DEN notes
DEN lost 106-149. DEN shot 38% (33 of 87) to OKC's 56%, 15 of 37 from three. DEN turned it over 20 times to OKC's 9, and OKC turned those into 12 steals. Westbrook led with 19 (5 of 11, 1 of 4 from three, 8 of 10 at the line); Jokić added 17, Murray 14. Q4 was theirs, 30-25, the deficit cut from 48 to 43, but the other 3 periods went 124-76 against them. Braun's -40 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
5/09 vs OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 119, shooting 48 percent and 41 from three, 24 free throws a game; Murray at 23 and Jokić at 23 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest. OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 110, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 30 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 33 and Jal. Williams at 21 a game. One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Denver has been plus-6 a night and OKC minus-3 and the turnovers, Denver giving it away 14 times a game to OKC's 9. Call it OKC 118, Denver 115, Denver keeping it close.
5/11 vs OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 117, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 24 free throws a game; Jokić at 24 and Murray at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest. OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 113, shooting 45 percent and 32 from three, 31 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 31 and Jal. Williams at 23 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Denver has been plus-5 a night and OKC minus-5 and the turnovers, Denver giving it away 15 times a game to OKC's 10. Call it OKC 118, Denver 114, Denver keeping it close.
5/13 @ OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 108, shooting 43 percent and 30 from three, 29 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 30 and Jal. Williams at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest. Denver comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 113, shooting 43 percent and 34 from three, 29 free throws a game; Jokić at 24 and Murray at 19 a game. One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Denver giving it away 15 times a game to OKC's 10 and the glass, where Denver has been plus-3 a night and OKC minus-4. Call it OKC 118, Denver 109.
5/15 vs OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 115, shooting 40 percent and 32 from three, 28 free throws a game; Jokić at 30 and Murray at 21 a game. One day's rest. OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 106, shooting 44 percent and 34 from three, 27 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 28 and Jal. Williams at 19 a game. One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the turnovers, Denver giving it away 16 times a game to OKC's 11 and the defense, OKC allowing 106 a night to Denver's 115. Call it OKC 115, Denver 111, Denver keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
OKCAC A. Caruso
AM A. Mitchell
AW A. Wiggins
CH C. Holmgren
CW C. Wallace
DJ D. Jones
IH I. Hartenstein
IJ I. Joe
JW J. Williams
JW Jal. Williams
JW Jay. Williams
KW K. Williams
LD L. Dort
OD O. Dieng
SG S. Gilgeous-Alexander
DENAG A. Gordon
CB C. Braun
DJ D. Jordan
HT H. Tyson
JM J. Murray
JP J. Pickett
JS J. Strawther
JO Jokic
MP M. Porter Jr.
NJ N. Jokić
PW P. Watson
RW R. Westbrook
VČ V. Čančar
ZN Z. Nnaji
OKC/DEN the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Q1Q2Q3Q49:38 PM10:11 PM11:03 PM11:45 PM12:13 AMOKCDEN+43SGASGA GAME 30:11 34 PTS 105-54 (+51) F2 10-11 3P 1-2 FT 11-11 REB 4 AST 8 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 2 PF 3SGA 12:00 13 PTS 45-21 (+24) F2 4-4 3P 0-0 FT 5-5 REB 2 AST 5 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 1 PF 112:0045-21+24SGA 5:57 5 PTS 21-13 (+8) F2 1-2 3P 1-2 FT 0-0 REB 0 AST 2 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 121-13+8SGA 12:14 16 PTS 39-20 (+19) F2 5-5 3P 0-0 FT 6-6 REB 2 AST 1 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 1 PF 112:1439-20+19r2faa11ar22a12ta113fa2xa23xf22trar221121111DortDort GAME 26:38 12 PTS 86-52 (+34) F2 2-4 3P 2-9 FT 2-2 REB 1 AST 0 STL 1 BLK 1 TO 0 PF 3Dort 11:01 10 PTS 40-18 (+22) F2 1-2 3P 2-4 FT 2-2 REB 1 AST 0 STL 1 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 111:0140-18+22Dort 4:31 0 PTS 16-9 (+7) F2 0-0 3P 0-3 FT 0-0 REB 0 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 016-9+7Dort 0:23 0 PTS 0-5 (-5) F2 0-0 3P 0-0 FT 0-0 REB 0 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 0Dort 10:43 2 PTS 30-20 (+10) F2 1-2 3P 0-2 FT 0-0 REB 0 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 1 TO 0 PF 210:4330-20+103x3s2x3r3x112f3x3x3x3x2xff2b3xJal. WilliamsJal. Williams GAME 26:28 17 PTS 84-61 (+23) F2 6-8 3P 0-3 FT 5-6 REB 4 AST 7 STL 0 BLK 2 TO 1 PF 0Jal. Williams 7:28 4 PTS 25-11 (+14) F2 1-1 3P 0-1 FT 2-2 REB 1 AST 1 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 07:2825-11+14Jal. Williams 5:30 6 PTS 19-17 (+2) F2 2-4 3P 0-0 FT 2-2 REB 1 AST 3 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 0+2Jal. Williams 13:30 7 PTS 40-33 (+7) F2 3-3 3P 0-2 FT 1-2 REB 2 AST 3 STL 0 BLK 2 TO 1 PF 013:3040-33+7r11a23x22a11a2xra2x21bb23xrat3x2aarHolmgrenHolmgren GAME 26:21 15 PTS 90-56 (+34) F2 1-5 3P 2-3 FT 7-7 REB 11 AST 2 STL 2 BLK 2 TO 0 PF 0Holmgren 8:52 6 PTS 34-13 (+21) F2 1-2 3P 1-2 FT 1-1 REB 4 AST 1 STL 1 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 08:5234-13+21Holmgren 4:43 0 PTS 19-14 (+5) F2 0-1 3P 0-0 FT 0-0 REB 1 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 2 TO 0 PF 019-14+5Holmgren 12:46 9 PTS 37-29 (+8) F2 0-2 3P 1-1 FT 6-6 REB 6 AST 1 STL 1 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 012:4637-29+83xar3rrr2x12s2xrbbr112x11sar11r2xrr3rHartensteinHartenstein GAME 22:11 14 PTS 69-50 (+19) F2 6-7 3P 0-0 FT 2-2 REB 8 AST 5 STL 1 BLK 1 TO 0 PF 4Hartenstein 4:24 6 PTS 15-9 (+6) F2 3-3 3P 0-0 FT 0-0 REB 2 AST 2 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 1+6Hartenstein 3:08 0 PTS 11-8 (+3) F2 0-0 3P 0-0 FT 0-0 REB 1 AST 1 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 011-8+3Hartenstein 5:49 4 PTS 20-16 (+4) F2 2-2 3P 0-0 FT 0-0 REB 5 AST 0 STL 1 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 220-16+4Hartenstein 8:50 4 PTS 23-17 (+6) F2 1-2 3P 0-0 FT 2-2 REB 0 AST 2 STL 0 BLK 1 TO 0 PF 18:5023-17+6ar22ar2farrrrr2sr2ff2fba2x11afJoeJoe GAME 17:01 14 PTS 48-38 (+10) F2 1-1 3P 4-4 FT 0-0 REB 1 AST 2 STL 1 BLK 0 TO 1 PF 1Joe 3:04 3 PTS 11-8 (+3) F2 0-0 3P 1-1 FT 0-0 REB 0 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 011-8+3Joe 0:14 0 PTS 2-0 (+2) F2 0-0 3P 0-0 FT 0-0 REB 0 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 0Joe 13:44 11 PTS 35-30 (+5) F2 1-1 3P 3-3 FT 0-0 REB 1 AST 2 STL 1 BLK 0 TO 1 PF 113:4435-30+533a2srat33fWigginsWiggins GAME 14:54 10 PTS 46-42 (+4) F2 2-4 3P 2-4 FT 0-0 REB 5 AST 0 STL 1 BLK 0 TO 2 PF 3Wiggins 11:23 10 PTS 40-30 (+10) F2 2-3 3P 2-4 FT 0-0 REB 4 AST 0 STL 1 BLK 0 TO 1 PF 311:2340-30+10Wiggins 3:31 0 PTS 6-12 (-6) F2 0-1 3P 0-0 FT 0-0 REB 1 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 1 PF 06-12-6frrt3r3xs22r3f3xf2xt2xrMitchellMitchell GAME 13:17 10 PTS 32-30 (+2) F2 2-5 3P 2-2 FT 0-0 REB 0 AST 0 STL 1 BLK 0 TO 1 PF 2Mitchell 13:17 10 PTS 32-30 (+2) F2 2-5 3P 2-2 FT 0-0 REB 0 AST 0 STL 1 BLK 0 TO 1 PF 213:1732-30+232xt32xfs22f2xJay. WilliamsJay. Williams GAME 12:23 3 PTS 40-24 (+16) F2 0-0 3P 1-2 FT 0-2 REB 2 AST 2 STL 1 BLK 0 TO 1 PF 4Jay. Williams 4:28 3 PTS 19-4 (+15) F2 0-0 3P 1-1 FT 0-0 REB 0 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 119-4+15Jay. Williams 1:14 0 PTS 1-5 (-4) F2 0-0 3P 0-0 FT 0-0 REB 1 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 1-4Jay. Williams 0:00 0 PTS 0-0 (+0) F2 0-0 3P 0-0 FT 0-0 REB 0 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 0Jay. Williams 6:41 0 PTS 20-15 (+5) F2 0-0 3P 0-1 FT 0-2 REB 1 AST 2 STL 1 BLK 0 TO 1 PF 220-15+53frff3xarstfaK. WilliamsK. Williams GAME 12:00 4 PTS 25-30 (-5) F2 1-3 3P 0-1 FT 2-2 REB 3 AST 1 STL 2 BLK 0 TO 1 PF 1K. 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Gilgeous-Alexander scores 34 as Thunder roll past Nuggets 149-106, tie West semis at 1-1
OKLAHOMA CITY -- — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 34 points in three quarters, and the Oklahoma City Thunder set league and team records in a 149-106 win over the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday night that tied the Western Conference semifinal series at one game apiece.
Oklahoma City set an NBA playoff record for first-half points with 87 , surpassing the 86 scored by the Cleveland Cavaliers against the Golden State Warriors in Game 4 of the NBA Finals on June 9, 2017. Chet Holmgren , who missed two critical free throws late in Game 1, made a pair with one second remaining in the second quarter to set the record and give the Thunder an 87-56 lead.
The Thunder tied the record for points in any half of a playoff game. Milwaukee had 87 in the second half against Denver on April 23, 1978.
“Basically it was one team playing tonight,” Denver center Nikola Jokic said.
The top-seeded Thunder wanted to avoid taking a 2-0 deficit on the road. Oklahoma City became the first home team to win a game in the second round. Game 3 is Friday in Denver.
“We knew what was at stake tonight," Gilgeous-Alexander said. “We came out desperate. We wanted to just take care and control the things that we knew we could. And we did a pretty good job of that, specifically to start the game. The start carried us through the rest of the night.”
Gilgeous-Alexander made 11 of 13 field goals, all 11 of his free throws and had eight assists. He led eight players who scored in double figures.
Thunder coach Mark Daigneault said Gilgeous-Alexander did much more than score.
“He made them pay when they overhelped on him," Daigneault said. "He had the ball ahead of them all night, so he got his teammates shots, too. It wasn’t just a one-man show. He was super efficient. I mean, he had an unbelievable blend tonight.”
Jokic, who had 42 points and 22 rebounds in a Game 1 win, had just 17 points and eight rebounds on Wednesday before fouling out late in the third quarter.
Russell Westbrook led the Nuggets with 19 points. Oklahoma City's crowd cheered for the ex-Thunder star when he entered Game 1 as a reserve, but the fans changed their approach and booed him shortly after he entered Game 2. Westbrook got called for a technical foul moments later, and Gilgeous-Alexander made the free throw to make it 34-13.
The Thunder led 45-21 at the end of the first quarter after shooting 71.4% from the field and setting a team record for points in a quarter in a playoff game.
“We got punked, and we didn’t play well enough and they came out with the right intensity," Denver interim coach David Adelman said. "We didn’t.”
Oklahoma City continued its dominance in the second quarter. A lob from Gilgeous-Alexander to Jalen Williams for a two-handed jam gave the Thunder a 78-43 lead.
Oklahoma City led 124-76 after three quarters. The largest lead was 49 points.
Adelman said he wouldn't minimize the loss, even though the Nuggets head back to Denver with home-court advantage.
“I’m not sitting here tonight talking about the 1-1 thing tonight," he said. "Not tonight. We’re not going to flush that. We’ve got to be better. We know that. That being said, it’s nice to know that you got a win underneath your belt.”