The Oklahoma City Thunder’s comeback attempt fell short against the Denver Nuggets in a 122-110 win. After taking a one-point lead with a little over 10 minutes left in the game, the Nuggets were able to turn it up a notch and swiftly defeat the Thunder.
With the loss, the Thunder’s four-game winning streak comes to an end.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander once again continues to lead the way with a 37-point performance. Gilgeous-Alexander shot 13-of-17 from the field.
Two-time and reigning MVP Nikola Jokic finished with 15 points, 14 assists and 13 rebounds and collected a triple-double. Jokic also made history by surpassing Wilt Chamberlain for most career triple-doubles by a center at 79.
The difference in the game was from outside. The Nuggets shot 18-of-31 (58.1 percent) from three and the Thunder shot 6-of-29 (20.7 percent) from three. With such a huge difference, it would’ve taken a lot to overcome it.
The Thunder put in great effort to make this game interesting after trailing by as many as 19 points. After starting off the game with a quick 13-0 deficit in the opening three minutes, it felt like one of those nights where the Nuggets would make easy work of the Thunder early on.
Instead, the Thunder fought back and made the game interesting for most of its four quarters.
Let’s take a look at three Thunder player grades from this loss.