NBA 2018-19: 3 Talking Points from the Denver Nuggets' easy win over the Oklahoma City Thunder

Final Score: Denver Nuggets beat Oklahoma City Thunder 109-98

After a tough loss against the New Orleans Pelicans on the road, the Oklahoma City Thunder visited Denver to take on the Pelicans at the Pepsi Center. The Nuggets were coming off a win against the Memphis Grizzlies at home.

Nuggets dominated the Thunder for the entire 48 minutes of action and the Thunder did not give themselves a chance to win.

Even though Paul George dominated with 32 points performance, Westbrook had a rough shooting night and scored 13 points on 5-for-15 shooting.

The Nuggets romped to their second straight win 109-98. Let us look at three of the talking points from this high-intensity game.

#3 Paul George continues to shine

Paul George continues to shine this season

Stat line: 32 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and a steal on 50.0 % shooting

Paul George is having the best season of his NBA career and has had several standout performances so far. In the absence of Russell Westbrook, he led the Thunder successfully and did not crumble.

After his double-double performance in the loss to Pelicans, George was once again impressive as he scored 32 points on 12-for-24 shooting to keep the Thunder in the game. George, who is one of the top 5 two-way players in the league, was also very vigilant on the defensive end and collected a steal.

With only 1.5 seconds remaining in the first quarter, George drilled a three-pointer to cut the Thunder's deficit to 7 points.

He was very aggressive and did not hesitate to get to the rim as this helped him get to the free-throw line six times. He made five of those six free-throws, at a free-throw percentage of 83.3.

At 2:40 mark in the fourth quarter, George had a two-handed slam to cut the deficit to 4 points. He also had 5 rebounds and 2 assists on the night and did everything he could to help the Thunder win.

#2 Nuggets' bench outperformed the Thunder's bench

Monte Morris tallied 14 valuable points off the bench

Nuggets bench stats: 29 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists, 3 steals, and 2 blocks

Thunder bench stats: 14 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, and a block

Even though the Thunder's bench is one of the best, if not the best, in the league, last night, they got outperformed by the Nuggets' bench. Dennis Schroder, who is one of the frontrunners for the Sixth Man of the Year trophy only had 11 points on 3-for-13 shooting.

Monte Morris led the Nuggets' bench scoring with 14 points on 6-for-11 shooting and provided much-needed fire-power that allowed the starters to go the bench and get some air. Nick Young also had 6 points in just above 8 minutes of action and he nailed two three-pointers at a very crucial period.

The Thunder bench's dismal performance had a huge impact on the outcome and for the Thunder to succeed against tough opponents, it is imperative that the bench performs better.

#1 Nikola Jokic stuffs the stat sheet

Jokic was doing everything to help the Nuggets get the win

Stat line: 24 points, 15 rebounds, 9 assists and 3 steals on 50.0 % shooting

Nikola Jokic has been a huge revelation for the team and is averaging career-high numbers in all the statistical categories. The walking double-double has transitioned into a force to reckon with and is contributing on both ends of the floor.

Against the Thunder, Jokic was hitting shots from everywhere and showed everyone why he is one of the best centers in the league. Scoring was not the only thing he did and was also tossing dimes to help the Nuggets get the win.

He finished the night with 24 points, 15 rebounds to go along with 9 assists, falling one assist short of a triple-double. The Nuggets man was also very efficient on the defensive end and his presence led to three steals.