Denver visits Oklahoma City following overtime win
Advertisement
Read this article for free:
or
Already have an account? Log in here »
To continue reading, please subscribe:
Monthly Digital Subscription
$0 for the first 4 weeks*
- Enjoy unlimited reading on winnipegfreepress.com
- Read the E-Edition, our digital replica newspaper
- Access News Break, our award-winning app
- Play interactive puzzles
*No charge for 4 weeks then price increases to the regular rate of $19.00 plus GST every four weeks. Offer available to new and qualified returning subscribers only. Cancel any time.
Monthly Digital Subscription
$4.75/week*
- Enjoy unlimited reading on winnipegfreepress.com
- Read the E-Edition, our digital replica newspaper
- Access News Break, our award-winning app
- Play interactive puzzles
*Billed as $19 plus GST every four weeks. Cancel any time.
To continue reading, please subscribe:
Add Free Press access to your Brandon Sun subscription for only an additional
$1 for the first 4 weeks*
*Your next subscription payment will increase by $1.00 and you will be charged $16.99 plus GST for four weeks. After four weeks, your payment will increase to $23.99 plus GST every four weeks.
Read unlimited articles for free today:
or
Already have an account? Log in here »
Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 08/03/2025 (248 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Denver Nuggets (41-22, third in the Western Conference) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (52-11, first in the Western Conference)
Oklahoma City; Sunday, 1 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: Denver visits the Oklahoma City Thunder after the Nuggets took down the Phoenix Suns 149-141 in overtime.
The Thunder are 10-3 in division matchups. Oklahoma City scores 119.4 points and has outscored opponents by 12.8 points per game.
The Nuggets are 6-4 against the rest of their division. Denver is fourth in the league with 45.9 rebounds per game. Nikola Jokic leads the Nuggets with 12.9.
The Thunder are shooting 47.8% from the field this season, 1.4 percentage points higher than the 46.4% the Nuggets allow to opponents. The Nuggets score 14.9 more points per game (121.5) than the Thunder allow their opponents to score (106.6).
TOP PERFORMERS: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is averaging 32.8 points, 5.1 rebounds, 6.2 assists and 1.8 steals for the Thunder. Jalen Williams is averaging 21 points and 5.4 assists over the past 10 games.
Jokic is scoring 28.9 points per game with 12.9 rebounds and 10.6 assists for the Nuggets. Jamal Murray is averaging 26.1 points and 2.8 rebounds while shooting 53.1% over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Thunder: 8-2, averaging 126.3 points, 45.4 rebounds, 30.3 assists, 9.3 steals and 6.2 blocks per game while shooting 49.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 116.9 points per game.
Nuggets: 7-3, averaging 124.6 points, 46.0 rebounds, 32.2 assists, 7.5 steals and 4.0 blocks per game while shooting 51.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 119.3 points.
INJURIES: Thunder: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: day to day (rest), Chet Holmgren: day to day (leg), Isaiah Hartenstein: day to day (nose), Cason Wallace: day to day (knee), Jalen Williams: day to day (wrist), Nikola Topic: out for season (acl), Luguentz Dort: day to day (patellofemoral), Ajay Mitchell: out (toe).
Nuggets: DaRon Holmes II: out for season (achilles), Julian Strawther: out (knee).
___
The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.