National Basketball Association
Oklahoma City 113, Denver 101
When: 8:00 PM ET, Friday, February 21, 2020
Where: Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Officials:
#56 Mark Ayotte, #26 Pat Fraher, #64 Justin Van Duyne
Attendance:
18203
By Field Level Media
Chris Paul made four 3-pointers as part of a 29-point outing to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 113-101 victory over the visiting Denver Nuggets on Friday night.
Steven Adams recorded 19 points, 17 rebounds and matched his season best of four steals as Oklahoma City won for the 11th time in the past 14 games. Danilo Gallinari added 15 points, and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander contributed 11 points, nine rebounds and nine assists as the Thunder halted a seven-game losing streak when facing the Nuggets.
Nikola Jokic scored 32 points on 12-of-15 shooting as Denver lost its second straight contest following a four-game winning streak. Jamal Murray added 21 points, and Will Barton registered 16 points and nine rebounds.
The Nuggets were hurt by 19 turnovers and 6 of 27 shooting from behind the arc. Denver shot 48.1 percent overall.
Luguentz Dort and Dennis Schroder also scored 11 points apiece, and Nerlens Noel added 10 for Oklahoma City, which shot 46 percent from the field, including 9 of 26 from 3-point range.
Paul scored 20 of his points in the second half when the Thunder rolled up 65 points.
Oklahoma City led by one entering the fourth quarter and opened with a 9-2 burst. Abdel Nader buried a 3-pointer to culminate that surge and give the Thunder an 87-79 lead with 9:54 left.
A dunk by Noel increased the advantage to 95-85 with 7:15 remaining. Denver rattled off the next seven points to pull within three on Jokic's dunk with 5:31 left.
Paul later rebounded his own miss to score and give Oklahoma City a 105-97 lead with 2:59 left. Paul knocked down a 12-foot jumper 31 seconds later, and Adams delivered a thunderous dunk to make it a 12-point margin with 1:58 remaining.
The Nuggets were unable to make one last charge.
Jokic had 19 points in a first half, which concluded with the teams tied at 48.
Paul capped a 12-1 burst to start the second half with a 3-pointer, but Denver responded with 10 straight points to pull within 60-59 with 6:50 left in the third quarter.
Paul's three-point play gave Oklahoma City a 72-65 advantage with 4:05 left in the third quarter, before the Nuggets trimmed their deficit to 78-77 entering the final stanza.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Denver |
|
Oklahoma City |
|
Nikola Jokic 32 |
Scoring |
Chris Paul 29 |
|
Will Barton 5 |
Assists |
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 9 |
|
Will Barton 9 |
Rebounds |
Steven Adams 17 |
|
Nikola Jokic 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Steven Adams 5 |
|
Monte Morris 2 |
Steals |
Steven Adams 4 |
|
Nikola Jokic 1 |
Blocks |
Steven Adams 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Denver
|
101 |
48.1 |
6-27 |
21-23 |
19 |
39 |
3 |
7 |
19 |
| Oklahoma City
|
113 |
46.0 |
9-26 |
24-27 |
19 |
44 |
3 |
12 |
12 |
Upcoming Games
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Oklahoma City will play their next game at home against San Antonio. The Thunder have a W/L % of .606 after a win and .609 after a loss.
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Denver will play their next game at home against Minnesota. The Nuggets have a W/L % of .667 after a win and .706 after a loss.
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