Denver Nuggets vs OKC Thunder Player Stats and Box Score for March 10 | 2024-25 NBA Season

The Denver Nuggets and OKC Thunder were back at it again on Monday night after their showdown yesterday. The Thunder were dominant and took an easy 127-103 in front of their fans at the Paycom Center. The Nuggets were trying to avoid losing the season series against the Thunder for the second straight season.

Coach Michael Malone made a slight change to his starting five with Aaron Gordon out with a calf injury. Russell Westbrook is back as a starter alongside Jamal Murray, Christian Braun, Michael Porter Jr. and Nikola Jokic.

Meanwhile, coach Mark Daigneault continued to use his usual lineup of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Lu Dort, Jalen Williams, Chet Holmgren and Isaiah Hartenstein. Holmgren was cleared to play his first back-to-back games of the season.

After a close game in the first three quarters, the Denver Nuggets pulled away in the final period to get their revenge against the OKC Thunder. Nikola Jokic dropped 35 points, 18 rebounds and eight assists to lead Denver to a 140-127 victory.

Jamal Murray had 34 points, four rebounds, six assists and two steals, while Michael Porter Jr. contributed 17 points and six rebounds. Russell Westbrook also came up huge with 16 points, five rebounds and seven assists, and Peyton Watson stepped up off the bench to provide 16 points on seven shots.

Meanwhile, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was limited to just 25 points, three rebounds and seven assists. The Thunder lost Jalen Williams to a hip issue, which seemingly affected the team. Lu Dort filled in the statsheet with 26 points, seven rebounds and four steals.

The two teams split their season series with two wins each, one at home and one on the road. If fans are lucky to get the Nuggets-Thunder in the playoffs, it will be one of the most entertaining series.

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Denver Nuggets vs OKC Thunder Player Stats and Box Score

Nuggets

Players	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Michael Porter Jr.	17	6	2	1	0	1	1	38	7-12	3-6	0-0	10
Nikola Jokic	35	18	8	1	1	1	4	39	15-20	1-2	4-5	8
Russell Westbrook	16	5	7	0	1	2	3	32	6-10	3-5	1-2	2
Jamal Murray	34	4	6	2	0	0	3	40	11-22	3-7	9-9	14
Christian Braun	14	5	5	0	1	1	1	36	4-11	2-5	4-4	6
Zeke Nnaji	0	3	3	1	0	3	2	11	0-0	0-0	0-0	9
Peyton Watson	16	1	0	0	2	2	3	24	6-7	4-4	0-0	7
Jalen Pickett	8	1	1	1	0	2	1	18	3-4	2-3	0-0	9
Dario Saric	DNP
Hunter Tyson	DNP
Spencer Jones	DNP
Vlatko Cancar	DNP
DeAndre Jordan	DNP
PJ Hall	DNP
Trey Alexander	DNP

Thunder

Players	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Chet Holmgren	8	4	1	0	2	1	1	29	3-11	0-5	2-3	-20
Jalen Williams	12	2	6	0	0	1	0	14	5-10	1-3	1-2	8
Isaiah Hartenstein	20	7	2	0	0	0	4	26	8-16	0-1	4-4	1
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	25	3	7	1	2	3	2	36	8-14	3-7	6-6	-18
Luguentz Dort	26	7	0	4	1	0	3	34	9-16	8-14	0-0	-8
Jaylin Williams	0	3	0	0	0	0	2	10	0-4	0-3	0-0	-3
Dillon Jones	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	3
Ousmane Dieng	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	3
Alex Caruso	13	1	0	0	0	3	0	20	5-8	2-4	1-1	-20
Isaiah Joe	3	2	3	0	0	1	2	16	1-5	1-3	0-0	4
Aaron Wiggins	8	4	1	1	0	0	1	22	3-8	2-4	0-0	-9
Cason Wallace	12	3	8	3	1	1	1	29	5-8	2-3	0-0	-6
Kenrich Williams	DNP

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Denver Nuggets vs OKC Thunder Game Summary

The Denver Nuggets initially controlled the first quarter, going as much as seven points midway through the period. The OKC Thunder were quick to regroup and took the lead back in under three minutes, but the hosts were down 34-32 after the first 12 minutes.

In the second quarter, the two teams traded leads and baskets before the Thunder made a quick run toward the end of the half. They had a 10-point lead at one point before the Nuggets trimmed it down to 73-67 at halftime.

The hosts tried their best to pull away from Denver, but the Nuggets kept on pusing and regained the lead late in the third quarter. They had 101-99 lead heading into the fourth period, wherein the Nuggets just took control and outscored the Thunder 39-28 to earn the 140-127 win.