The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Denver Nuggets 118-117 on Dec 16, 2023 at Ball Arena.
Final · Ball Arena
Top performers
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder with 25 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists.
- Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets with 24 points, 6 rebounds and 12 assists.
Oklahoma City Thunder box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | 37 | 25 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9-20 | 0-2 | 7-8 | 1 |
| Jalen Williams | 33 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11-20 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Chet Holmgren | 32 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 6-12 | 1-4 | 4-6 | 3 |
| Luguentz Dort | 26 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 4 |
| Isaiah Joe | 27 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4-7 | 1-4 | 3-4 | 1 |
| Jaylin Williams | 22 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 4 |
| Aaron Wiggins | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Josh Giddey | 15 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Kenrich Williams | 13 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Cason Wallace | 18 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Ousmane Dieng | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Team | 240 | 118 | 40 | 22 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 43-84 | 7-21 | 25-30 | 19 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Denver Nuggets box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokic | 37 | 24 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8-15 | 1-2 | 7-8 | 3 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 32 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8-18 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Aaron Gordon | 33 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 6-7 | 2 |
| Jamal Murray | 28 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-13 | 0-6 | 5-5 | 4 |
| Christian Braun | 25 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5-10 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 3 |
| Peyton Watson | 16 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-8 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 5 |
| Reggie Jackson | 22 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-10 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Justin Holiday | 25 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 |
| DeAndre Jordan | 6 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Julian Strawther | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 239 | 117 | 46 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 42-93 | 12-32 | 21-24 | 22 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Thunder · 2023-24 season · Previous Dec 14, 2023: OKC 123, SAC 128 · Next Dec 18, 2023: MEM 97, OKC 116
- Nuggets · 2023-24 season · Previous Dec 14, 2023: BKN 101, DEN 124 · Next Dec 18, 2023: DAL 104, DEN 130