Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 28 issues, Chet Holmgren completed with 25 issues and 14 rebounds, and the visiting Oklahoma Town Thunder overcame a triple-double from Nikola Jokic to overcome the Denver Nuggets 102-87 on Thursday evening within the season opener for each groups.
Aaron Wiggins contributed 15 issues off the bench and Jalen Williams scored 12 for Oklahoma Town. The Thunder have gained their ultimate 4 video games towards Denver.
The Nuggets struggled from in the back of the 3-point arc, going 7-for-39 from deep.
Jokic completed with 16 issues, 13 assists and 12 rebounds. Christian Braun additionally scored 16 issues, Michael Porter Jr. had 15 issues and Jamal Murray and Aaron Gordon added 12 issues each and every for Denver.
Oklahoma Town constructed a 65-56 lead early within the 3rd quarter however the Nuggets replied with an 8-2 run. Porter hit a layup and two unfastened throws, Gordon hit a fadeaway and Braun scored in on the subject of trim Denver’s deficit to 67-64. The Thunder replied as Gilgeous-Alexander hit two unfastened throws, Williams and Cason Wallace made brief pictures to push the result in 73-64 with 6:23 left within the quarter.
Gilgeous-Alexander scored on a layup and a financial institution shot and Holmgren blocked a shot on one finish and completed with a operating dunk to make it 80-66 with 2:51 left within the 3rd.
The lead grew to 19 ahead of Julian Strawther’s floating jumper broke the Nuggets’ chilly snap and began a surge that gave them existence getting into the fourth.
Denver scored seven immediately issues bridging the 3rd and fourth quarters to chop the deficit to 85-73 however the Thunder briefly greater the lead.
Wiggins hit a layup, Williams dunked and tired a 3-pointer and Gilgeous-Alexander’s operating layup greater Oklahoma Town’s result in 19 issues.
The Nuggets jumped out to a nine-point lead within the first quarter, however Holmgren and Gilgeous-Alexander sparked an Oklahoma Town surge to finish the duration with a 31-24 lead.
The Thunder greater it to a 10-point benefit however Denver pulled inside of 49-45 on a 3-pointer via Porter with 3:52 left within the first part.
Oklahoma Town replied to take a 58-51 lead at intermission.
–Box Stage Media
