The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Denver Nuggets 129-126 on Mar 9, 2026 at Paycom Center.
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Top performers
- Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets with 32 points, 14 rebounds and 13 assists.
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder with 35 points, 9 rebounds and 15 assists.
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 | 40 | 32 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12-19 | 3-6 | 5-6 | 0 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 33 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10-16 | 8-12 | 0-2 | 3 |
| Aaron Gordon | 28 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-14 | 2-4 | 9-10 | 2 |
| Jamal Murray | 37 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9-23 | 0-4 | 3-3 | 3 |
| Cameron Johnson | 23 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 1 |
| Spencer Jones | 16 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Christian Braun | 38 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2-6 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 5 |
| Jonas Valanciunas | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Julian Strawther | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 224 | 122 | 53 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 44-93 | 14-35 | 20-27 | 17 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
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 | 39 | 35 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14-21 | 3-7 | 4-4 | 3 |
| Jaylin Williams | 40 | 29 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10-17 | 7-11 | 2-4 | 4 |
| Ajay Mitchell | 29 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9-16 | 1-4 | 5-5 | 1 |
| Jared McCain | 22 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Isaiah Joe | 32 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5-10 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Luguentz Dort | 30 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2-11 | 2-8 | 0-2 | 5 |
| Cason Wallace | 17 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Aaron Wiggins | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 2 |
| Kenrich Williams | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Team | 240 | 129 | 37 | 27 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 47-93 | 19-47 | 16-21 | 20 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Nuggets · 2025-26 season · Previous Mar 6, 2026: NY 142, DEN 103 · Next Mar 11, 2026: HOU 93, DEN 129
- Thunder · 2025-26 season · Previous Mar 7, 2026: GS 97, OKC 104 · Next Mar 12, 2026: BOS 102, OKC 104