National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE
| RECAP
Oklahoma City 118,
Denver 117
When: 9:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 16, 2023
Where: Ball Arena, Denver, Colorado
Officials: #85 Robert Hussey, #54 Ray Acosta, #74 Curtis Blair
Attendance: 19611
Where: Ball Arena, Denver, Colorado
Officials: #85 Robert Hussey, #54 Ray Acosta, #74 Curtis Blair
Attendance: 19611
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
| Oklahoma City | 27 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 118 |
| Denver | 31 | 25 | 31 | 30 | 117 |
Oklahoma City Thunder
| REBOUNDS | ||||||||||||||
| Starters | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | +/- | OFF | DEF | TOT | A | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander - G | 36:55 | 9-20 | 0-2 | 7-8 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 25 |
| Josh Giddey - G | 15:21 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Jalen Williams - F | 32:53 | 11-20 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 24 |
| Luguentz Dort - F | 26:02 | 4-8 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Chet Holmgren - C | 32:21 | 6-12 | 1-4 | 4-6 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 17 |
| Bench | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | +/- | OFF | DEF | TOT | A | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
| Isaiah Joe | 26:43 | 4-7 | 1-4 | 3-4 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| Jaylin Williams | 21:53 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 2-2 | -6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Cason Wallace | 18:17 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Kenrich Williams | 12:30 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Aaron Wiggins | 12:15 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | -4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Ousmane Dieng | 4:50 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 | -4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tre Mann | DNP | |||||||||||||
| Davis Bertans | DNP | |||||||||||||
| Vasilije Micic | DNP | |||||||||||||
| Olivier Sarr | DNP | |||||||||||||
| TOTAL | 240 | 43-84 | 7-21 | 25-30 | 9 | 31 | 40 | 22 | 19 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 118 | |
| 51.2% | 33.3% | 83.3% | Team Rebs: 9 | Total TO: 11 | ||||||||||
Denver Nuggets
| REBOUNDS | ||||||||||||||
| Starters | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | +/- | OFF | DEF | TOT | A | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
| Jamal Murray - G | 27:31 | 5-13 | 0-6 | 5-5 | -3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| Justin Holiday - G | 25:26 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | -8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Aaron Gordon - F | 32:51 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 6-7 | -7 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Michael Porter Jr. - F | 32:25 | 8-18 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 |
| Nikola Jokic - C | 37:25 | 8-15 | 1-2 | 7-8 | -9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 24 |
| Bench | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | +/- | OFF | DEF | TOT | A | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
| Christian Braun | 25:23 | 5-10 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| Reggie Jackson | 21:39 | 3-10 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Peyton Watson | 16:19 | 5-8 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| Julian Strawther | 14:43 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeAndre Jordan | 6:18 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Collin Gillespie | DNP | |||||||||||||
| Braxton Key | DNP | |||||||||||||
| Zeke Nnaji | DNP | |||||||||||||
| TOTAL | 240 | 42-93 | 12-32 | 21-24 | 16 | 30 | 46 | 30 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 117 | |
| 45.2% | 37.5% | 87.5% | Team Rebs: 5 | Total TO: 9 | ||||||||||
Technical Fouls
| Team | Players |
| OKC | None |
| DEN | None |
Team Statistics
| Oklahoma City | Denver | ||
| Fast Break Points | 18 | Fast Break Points | 11 |
| Points in the Paint | 64 | Points in the Paint | 52 |
| Biggest Lead | 3 | Biggest Lead | 11 |