OKC Thunder vs Denver Nuggets game player stats and box score for May 15 | 2025 NBA playoffs semifinals Game 6

The Denver Nuggets defeated the OKC Thunder 119-107 in Game 6 of their Western Conference semifinal series on Thursday at Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado. The Nuggets tied the series 3-3 and forced a Game 7.

Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets with 29 points, 14 rebounds and eight assists on 9-for-14 shooting. Jamal Murray had 25 points, eight rebounds and seven assists on 9-for-19 shooting, including 2-for-6 from the 3-point line. Christian Braun finished with 23 points, 11 rebounds and five assists on 8-for-14 shooting (3-for-6 on 3-pointers).

Julian Strawther scored 15 points on 4-for-8 shooting (3-for-4 from beyond the arc) off the bench, while Michael Porter Jr. added 10 points and four rebounds.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder with 32 points and six assists on 11-for-16 shooting, including 2-for-4 from 3-point range. Chet Holmgren finished with 19 points and 11 rebounds on 8-for-14 shooting (2-for-7 from downtown). Luguentz Dort, Cason Wallace and Alex Caruso added 10 points apiece.

Game 7 will be on Sunday at Paycom Center in OKC. The winner of the OKC-Denver series will advance to the conference finals to face the Minnesota Timberwolves, who dismantled the Golden State Warriors in five games. Game 1 of the West finals will be on Tuesday.

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OKC Thunder vs. Denver Nuggets player stats and box score

OKC Thunder

Player	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3-PT FG	FT	+/-
Jalen Williams	6	7	10	3	1	3	3-16	0-4	0-0	-8
Chet Holmgren	19	11	1	1	1	0	8-14	2-7	1-3	3
Isaiah Hartenstein	8	6	0	0	0	1	4-4	0-0	0-0	-17
Luguentz Dort	10	2	1	1	0	1	4-9	2-7	0-0	-18
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	32	3	6	0	0	2	11-16	2-4	8-11	-8
Alex Caruso	10	0	4	2	1	1	4-9	2-5	0-0	-4
Cason Wallace	10	4	0	3	0	1	4-9	2-5	0-0	-12
Jaylin Williams	8	5	2	1	0	1	3-5	1-2	1-2	-1
Aaron Wiggins	2	1	1	0	1	1	1-6	0-4	0-0	1
Isaiah Joe	2	1	0	0	0	0	1-3	0-2	0-0	4
Dillon Jones	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0
Ousmane Dieng	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0
Ajay Mitchell	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0
Kenrich Williams	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Denver Nuggets

Player	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3-PT FG	FT	+/-
Michael Porter Jr.	10	4	0	1	1	1	4-9	2-5	0-0	5
Aaron Gordon	5	7	7	1	0	1	2-7	1-4	0-0	17
Nikola Jokić	29	14	8	2	1	1	9-14	1-3	10-12	11
Christian Braun	23	11	5	3	1	2	8-14	3-6	4-4	14
Jamal Murray	25	8	7	0	1	5	9-19	2-6	5-6	28
Julian Strawther	15	2	0	0	0	0	4-8	3-4	4-4	4
Russell Westbrook	8	3	0	0	1	4	3-8	0-2	2-4	-9
Peyton Watson	4	3	0	1	1	0	1-7	0-2	2-2	-10
DeAndre Jordan	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jalen Pickett	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Zeke Nnaji	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dario Šarić	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Vlatko Čančar	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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OKC Thunder vs. Denver Nuggets game summary

At the end of the first quarter, the Denver Nuggets had a 31-28 lead over the OKC Thunder. Jamal Murray scored 11 points on 4-for-5 shooting.

OKC outscored Denver 33-27 in the second quarter. However, the Nuggets ended the period on a 12-3 run. OKC led 61-58 at the break. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 14 points for the Thunder on 4-for-6 shooting. Chet Holmgren added 11 on 5-for-6 shooting, while Cason Wallace had 10 (4-for-5 shooting) off the bench.

Christian Braun had 15 points and four rebounds in the first half for the Nuggets. Murray added 13 points, while Nikola Jokic contributed 12 points and seven rebounds.

Denver outscored OKC 32-21 in the third quarter to take a 90-82 lead into the final period. The Nuggets outscored the Thunder in the second half 61-46. Denver held on for the win to force a do-or-die Game 7.