DENVER -- — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 34 points and Cason Wallace added a career-best 27, including seven 3-pointers, as the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Denver Nuggets 121-111 on Sunday night.

Gilgeous-Alexander had 13 assists and the Thunder, who had lost three of four, sank 19 3-pointers. They went 8 of 13 from long range in the third quarter when Oklahoma City expanded a seven-point halftime cushion to 16.

Peyton Watson's 29 points paced the Nuggets, who never led in the first of four games this season between the top two teams in the Western Conference. It was their first meeting since the Thunder beat Denver in Game 7 of the Western Conference semifinals last May on their way to winning the city's first NBA championship.

The Nuggets' pair of All-Stars had a rather quiet night.

Nikola Jokic scored 16 points but took only nine shots in his second game back from a knee injury that sidelined him for 16 games. Jamal Murray, who earned his first All-Star berth in his ninth NBA season Sunday, dished out 12 assists but scored just 12 points on 4-of-16 shooting — including 1 for 8 from 3-point range.

The Thunder led by 14 in the first half and took a 62-55 advantage into the break. The Nuggets pulled to 74-70 in the third quarter before Chet Holmgren, also named an All-Star reserve Sunday, hit a 3 and Wallace sank his sixth and seventh 3-pointers. After a Denver timeout, SGA swished a 3 and so did Aaron Wiggins to cap a 12-0 run, with all the buckets coming from deep.

Both teams were missing several starters.

The Nuggets are hoping to get Christian Braun (left ankle) and Cameron Johnson (right knee) back before the All-Star break but won't have Aaron Gordon (right hamstring) until mid-March. Ruled out for the Thunder were Jalen Williams (hamstring), Ajay Mitchell (abdomen) and Alex Caruso (right adductor strain).

The Thunder did have center Isaiah Hartenstein (calf) and the Nuggets had Jokic (knee), both of whom returned to their respective lineups Thursday.

Up next

Thunder: Host the Orlando Magic on Tuesday night.

Nuggets: Visit the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday night.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Chet Holmgren vs. Nikola Jokic (Cason Wallace gains possession)	0	0
11:46	Isaiah Hartenstein bad pass turnover (Peyton Watson steals)	0	0
11:38	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander blocks Peyton Watson 's 2-foot layup	0	0
11:35	Cason Wallace defensive rebound	0	0
11:22	Cason Wallace makes 26-foot three point jumper (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)	0	3
11:01	Jalen Pickett makes 3-foot layup (Jamal Murray assists)	2	3
10:44	Chet Holmgren misses 26-foot three point jumper	2	3
10:42	Jalen Pickett defensive rebound	2	3
10:37	Peyton Watson misses running pullup jump shot	2	3
10:34	Isaiah Hartenstein defensive rebound	2	3
10:14	Chet Holmgren misses 14-foot two point shot	2	3
10:13	Isaiah Hartenstein offensive rebound	2	3
10:12	Isaiah Hartenstein makes tip shot	2	5
9:59	Jamal Murray makes 11-foot pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	4	5
9:41	Cason Wallace makes 23-foot three point jumper (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)	4	8
9:23	Jamal Murray makes 11-foot turnaround jump shot	6	8
9:12	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 14-foot pullup jump shot	6	10
8:52	Peyton Watson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jalen Pickett assists)	9	10
8:37	Luguentz Dort makes 26-foot three point jumper (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)	9	13
8:16	Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point jumper	9	13
8:13	Chet Holmgren defensive rebound	9	13
7:52	Spencer Jones shooting foul	9	13
7:52	Chet Holmgren makes free throw 1 of 2	9	14
7:52	Chet Holmgren makes free throw 2 of 2	9	15
7:39	Peyton Watson makes dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)	11	15
7:24	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 11-foot pullup jump shot	11	17
7:08	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander shooting foul	11	17
7:08	Jamal Murray misses free throw 1 of 2	11	17
7:08	Nuggets offensive team rebound	11	17
7:08	Aaron Wiggins enters the game for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	11	17
7:08	Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2	12	17
6:43	Aaron Wiggins makes 13-foot driving floating jump shot (Chet Holmgren assists)	12	19
6:21	Jamal Murray misses 23-foot three point jumper	12	19
6:18	Nikola Jokic offensive rebound	12	19
6:08	Peyton Watson misses 22-foot step back jumpshot	12	19
6:04	Jalen Pickett offensive rebound	12	19
6:03	Jalen Pickett bad pass turnover (Cason Wallace steals)	12	19
5:57	Isaiah Hartenstein misses running pullup jump shot	12	19
5:53	Jamal Murray defensive rebound	12	19
5:44	Nikola Jokic bad pass turnover (Aaron Wiggins steals)	12	19
5:42	Jalen Pickett kicked ball violation	12	19
5:42	Nuggets Full timeout	12	19
5:42	Tim Hardaway Jr. enters the game for Jalen Pickett	12	19
5:42	Jaylin Williams enters the game for Isaiah Hartenstein	12	19
5:30	Chet Holmgren misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	12	19
5:27	Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound	12	19
5:10	Nikola Jokic makes 7-foot two point shot	14	19
4:54	Cason Wallace misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	14	19
4:53	Jaylin Williams offensive rebound	14	19
4:50	Jaylin Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper	14	19
4:47	Peyton Watson defensive rebound	14	19
4:43	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 24-foot running jump shot	14	19
4:40	Luguentz Dort defensive rebound	14	19
4:26	Aaron Wiggins makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	14	22
4:09	Spencer Jones makes 24-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)	17	22
3:56	Jamal Murray shooting foul	17	22
3:56	Cason Wallace makes free throw 1 of 2	17	23
3:56	Jonas Valanciunas enters the game for Nikola Jokic	17	23
3:56	Kenrich Williams enters the game for Luguentz Dort	17	23
3:56	Isaiah Joe enters the game for Chet Holmgren	17	23
3:56	Cason Wallace makes free throw 2 of 2	17	24
3:46	Peyton Watson makes 8-foot pullup jump shot (Jamal Murray assists)	19	24
3:30	Kenrich Williams misses driving layup	19	24
3:28	Jaylin Williams offensive rebound	19	24
3:26	Aaron Wiggins misses 25-foot three point jumper	19	24
3:25	Kenrich Williams offensive rebound	19	24
3:24	Kenrich Williams misses tip shot	19	24
3:23	Spencer Jones defensive rebound	19	24
3:22	Spencer Jones bad pass turnover (Kenrich Williams steals)	19	24
3:22	Kenrich Williams makes 13-foot fade away jump shot	19	26
3:22	Jonas Valanciunas shooting foul	19	26
3:22	Bruce Brown enters the game for Spencer Jones	19	26
3:22	Kenrich Williams makes free throw 1 of 1	19	27
3:07	Peyton Watson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jonas Valanciunas assists)	22	27
3:05	Thunder Full timeout	22	27
2:40	Cason Wallace misses 22-foot three point jumper	22	27
2:37	Kenrich Williams offensive rebound	22	27
2:34	Isaiah Joe misses 23-foot three point jumper	22	27
2:30	Cason Wallace offensive rebound	22	27
2:29	Isaiah Joe misses 24-foot three point jumper	22	27
2:28	Aaron Wiggins offensive rebound	22	27
2:27	Aaron Wiggins misses tip shot	22	27
2:26	Jamal Murray defensive rebound	22	27
2:19	Jamal Murray bad pass turnover (Jaylin Williams steals)	22	27
2:13	Kenrich Williams misses 26-foot running jump shot	22	27
2:11	Thunder offensive team rebound	22	27
2:11	Jonas Valanciunas loose ball foul	22	27
2:11	Julian Strawther enters the game for Jamal Murray	22	27
2:11	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander enters the game for Cason Wallace	22	27
2:02	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point shot	22	27
2:00	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander offensive rebound	22	27
1:59	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander bad pass turnover (Julian Strawther steals)	22	27
1:51	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	22	27
1:49	Isaiah Joe defensive rebound	22	27
1:41	Peyton Watson shooting foul	22	27
1:41	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 1 of 2	22	28
1:41	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 2 of 2	22	29
1:26	Julian Strawther misses driving layup	22	29
1:25	Jonas Valanciunas offensive rebound	22	29
1:24	Jonas Valanciunas makes tip in dunk	24	29
1:02	Jaylin Williams makes 23-foot three point jumper (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)	24	32
51.4	Jaylin Williams personal foul	24	32
46.8	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses driving floating jump shot	24	32
45.2	Nuggets offensive team rebound	24	32
45.2	Jaylin Williams loose ball foul	24	32
45.2	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2	25	32
45.2	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2	26	32
30.6	Tim Hardaway Jr. blocks Jaylin Williams 's 4-foot dunk	26	32
29.7	Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound	26	32
19.3	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 19-foot step back jumpshot	26	32
15.0	Jaylin Williams defensive rebound	26	32
2.6	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander lost ball turnover (Tim Hardaway Jr. steals)	26	32
0.4	Peyton Watson bad pass turnover (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander steals)	26	32
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	26	32

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Venue

Ball Arena

Denver, CO

Date & Time

2:30 AM, February 2, 2026

Coverage

NBC, Peacock

Attendance

19,900

Referees

Tre Maddox, Mitchell Ervin, Brandon Schwab

2025-26 Northwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Oklahoma City	40	13	.755	L2
Denver	34	19	.642	W1
Minnesota	32	21	.604	L1
Portland	25	28	.472	W2
Utah	16	37	.302	L2

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