The Thunder responded with a burst of their own, going in front by 13 on Westbrook’s bank shot with 3:47 left and maintaining a double-digit advantage the rest of the way.ĭurant scored 16 during Oklahoma City’s 41-point second quarter, including two 3s in the last 1:46 before halftime, to help the Thunder take a 73-59 lead at the break. The Nuggets used a 9-0 burst capped by Lawson’s running jumper to cut Oklahoma City’s lead to 115-106 with 5:29 remaining. Durant added three more 3-pointers later in the third, and Oklahoma City led 106-92 going into the final period. But Westbrook countered with a 3 to spark a 13-3 burst that put the Thunder back in front by 15. Trailing by 14 at halftime, the Nuggets scored the first nine points of the third quarter to pull to 73-68. Kenneth Faried and Ty Lawson each added 22 for Denver, which also lost its sixth straight at home – its longest home skid since dropping seven in a row at the Pepsi Center from Feb. The Nuggets, who have lost 13 of 14, were led by Wilson Chandler’s 23 points. Mitch McGary added 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Thunder. Nuggets: Visit the Charlotte Hornets on Monday night.DENVER – Kevin Durant scored 40 points, Russell Westbrook had 26 and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat Denver 124-114 on Monday night to hand the Nuggets their sixth loss in a row.ĭurant matched a career best by hitting seven 3-pointers and finished 13 of 19 from the floor. Thunder: Visit the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night. So when the teams returned to the floor, the Nuggets had a 60-54 cushion. During the stoppage, the officials realized Mann’s 3-pointer was no good because he’d stepped out of bounds. The Thunder used an 8-0 run to pull to 60-57 in the first two minutes of the third quarter, prompting the Nuggets to call a timeout. The starters were just 2 of 10 from 3-point range before halftime. Nuggets: After shooting lights-out from behind the arc against the Suns just 48 hours earlier, Denver struggled mightily, going 5 for 19 on 3-pointers in the first half against the Thunder. F Jeremiah Robinson-Earl is expected to return from a foot injury in the next few days. F Josh Giddey is making good progress from his hip injury, Daigneault said, but he’s done for the year. We’re obviously running out of games here,” coach Mark Daigneault said. “We’re going to have a conversation with him here in the next couple of days to discuss the rest of the year because the game-to-game is not sustainable, in terms of just in, out, on the nightly basis. Thunder: G Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (ankle) was held out. This time, his fellow starters chipped in 53 points to go with his 35. In the Thunder’s win at Denver earlier this month, Jokic scored 22 points and the rest of the starting lineup managed just 27. We did not handle it well,” Nuggets coach Michael Malone said before tipoff. OKC beat us here the last time, they double-teamed Nikola every time in the post. “Teams are basically saying somebody else has to beat us. 119 NUGGETS 107 FINAL MaGilgeous-Alexander registers 29 pts, 5 ast, 7 reb to lead Thunder Ball Arena Denver, CO NBA > Scores > Oklahoma City Thunder vs Denver Nuggets: Mar. Oklahoma City is one of the teams that’s had a lot of success double- or triple-teaming Jokic with Denver teammates Jamal Murray (ACL) and Michael Porter Jr. Mann’s four-point play made it 58-49 and his 47-foot heave at the halftime buzzer hit the back of the iron. The Nuggets opened a 16-point lead in the first half and led 58-42 before the Thunder trimmed seven points off their deficit in two trips downcourt.Īleksej Pokusevski hit a 3-pointer and Tre Mann sank another 3 while getting fouled by a charging Morris. Maledon’s 20 points led six Thunder players in double figures.ĭespite the difference in records - Denver is 44-31, Oklahoma City is 21-53 - the Thunder outscored the Nuggets by 16 points in their season series, which included a 119-107 OKC win in Denver on March 2. 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.
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