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Gilgeous-Alexander scores 36 in return, tempers flare as Thunder top Nuggets 127-121 in OT

By AP•Feb 28, 2026

Game Recap

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OKLAHOMA CITY -- — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 36 points in his return after missing nine games with an abdominal strain and the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Denver Nuggets 127-121 in overtime Friday night in a testy matchup that featured multiple technical fouls and an ejection.

Gilgeous-Alexander, the reigning MVP, didn't play in overtime, but the Thunder still pulled through in the extra period.

Denver's Nikola Jokic, who got into an altercation with Oklahoma City's Lu Dort in the fourth quarter, had 23 points, 17 rebounds and 14 assists. Dort was ejected for a Flagrant 2 foul.

Nuggets guard Jamal Murray, listed as questionable with an illness before the game, led the Nuggets with 39 points.

Gilgeous-Alexander started and drew loud applause when his name was announced in pregame introductions. His first basket came on a driving layup two minutes into the game.

The teams are very familiar with each other — the Thunder defeated the Nuggets 4-3 in the Western Conference semifinals last year. The Thunder won the first two meetings this season and they play twice more.

This matchup was physical from the start. Gilgeous-Alexander was called for an early technical because he threw the ball at Jokic, who made contact with him after play stopped. Denver's bench was called for a technical in the third quarter. There was plenty of talking and shoving throughout.

Gilgeous-Alexander scored 18 points in the first half, but Denver led 59-50 after making 11 of 20 3-pointers before the break.

Gilgeous-Alexander scored 14 points in the third quarter to help the Thunder chip away, but the Nuggets took an 83-77 lead into the fourth.

The Thunder started off hot in the fourth quarter, and Dort's 3-pointer finally put Oklahoma City up 86-85.

A few minutes later, Dort was ejected for a hard foul against Jokic that led to a scrum near midcourt and offsetting technicals on Jokic and Oklahoma City's Jaylin Williams.

Fittingly, the tightly contested game went to overtime tied at 107.

Up next

Nuggets: Host Minnesota on Sunday.

Thunder: At Dallas on Sunday.

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Series Context

Playoff Series and Prior Meetings

Full meeting history and series status so you can track momentum before tip-off and after the final whistle.

OKC leads series 2-0

Regular Season Series

OKC at DEN

Mon, Feb 2

121 - 111

Final

DEN at OKC

Sat, Feb 28

121 - 127

Final

DEN at OKC

Mon, Mar 9

126 - 129

Final

OKC at DEN

Sat, Apr 11

107 - 127

Final

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Game Analysis

Head-to-head production and efficiency

Game Stats

DEN

OKC

43-103FG46-99

42Field Goal %46

18-483PT12-35

38Three Point %34

17-22FT23-27

11Offensive Rebounds8

40Defensive Rebounds48

27Assists29

10Steals14

6Blocks10

17Turnovers12

2Technical Fouls3

21Points Conceded Off Turnovers10

17Fast Break Points16

22Fouls16

16Largest Lead9

Match Leaders

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Play By Play

1st Quarter

TIME	PLAY	OKC	DEN
12:00	Nikola Jokic vs. Chet Holmgren (Cameron Johnson gains possession)	0	0
11:42	Nikola Jokic misses 18-foot jumper	0	0
11:38	Chet Holmgren defensive rebound	0	0
11:19	Luguentz Dort misses 26-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:15	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	0	0
11:08	Nikola Jokic makes 10-foot two point shot (Christian Braun assists)	0	2
11:08	Isaiah Hartenstein shooting foul	0	2
11:08	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 1	0	3
10:52	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 11-foot step back jumpshot	0	3
10:47	Isaiah Hartenstein offensive rebound	0	3
10:42	Isaiah Hartenstein makes 1-foot dunk (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)	2	3
10:24	Cason Wallace shooting foul	2	3
10:24	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2	2	4
10:24	Nikola Jokic misses free throw 2 of 2	2	4
10:22	Chet Holmgren defensive rebound	2	4
10:15	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes driving layup	4	4
10:00	Isaiah Hartenstein blocks Nikola Jokic 's 6-foot turnaround jump shot	4	4
9:57	Cameron Johnson offensive rebound	4	4
9:53	Christian Braun makes 25-foot three pointer	4	7
9:39	Chet Holmgren misses 6-foot floating jump shot	4	7
9:35	Isaiah Hartenstein offensive rebound	4	7
9:35	Isaiah Hartenstein makes tip in dunk	6	7
9:16	Nikola Jokic misses 11-foot turnaround jump shot	6	7
9:15	Isaiah Hartenstein defensive rebound	6	7
9:11	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander technical foul	6	7
9:11	(09:11) [Nuggets] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (CALL STANDS)	6	7
9:11	Jamal Murray misses technical free throw	6	7
9:11	Thunder defensive team rebound	6	7
9:11	Nikola Jokic personal foul	6	7
9:04	Cason Wallace makes 2-foot two point shot (Isaiah Hartenstein assists)	8	7
8:43	Nikola Jokic misses 18-foot jumper	8	7
8:40	Luguentz Dort defensive rebound	8	7
8:34	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	8	7
8:32	Jamal Murray defensive rebound	8	7
8:26	Isaiah Hartenstein blocks Jamal Murray 's 1-foot running layup	8	7
8:24	Cason Wallace defensive rebound	8	7
8:22	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 27-foot running jump shot	8	7
8:22	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	8	7
8:09	Cameron Johnson misses 22-foot three point jumper	8	7
8:07	Isaiah Hartenstein defensive rebound	8	7
7:57	Chet Holmgren makes 26-foot three point jumper (Isaiah Hartenstein assists)	11	7
7:35	Cameron Johnson makes 22-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)	11	10
7:21	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 14-foot pullup jump shot	11	10
7:19	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	11	10
7:18	Christian Braun makes running dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)	11	12
7:18	Cason Wallace shooting foul	11	12
7:18	Christian Braun misses free throw 1 of 1	11	12
7:16	Chet Holmgren defensive rebound	11	12
7:01	Cameron Johnson shooting foul	11	12
7:01	Chet Holmgren misses free throw 1 of 2	11	12
7:01	Thunder offensive team rebound	11	12
7:01	Aaron Wiggins enters the game for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	11	12
7:01	Chet Holmgren misses free throw 2 of 2	11	12
6:59	Christian Braun defensive rebound	11	12
6:45	Nikola Jokic misses 26-foot three point jumper	11	12
6:42	Luguentz Dort defensive rebound	11	12
6:20	Aaron Wiggins makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot (Isaiah Hartenstein assists)	13	12
6:15	Christian Braun lost ball turnover (Cason Wallace steals)	13	12
6:11	Cason Wallace misses running pullup jump shot	13	12
6:07	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	13	12
6:02	Julian Strawther lost ball turnover (Aaron Wiggins steals)	13	12
5:57	Aaron Wiggins misses two point shot	13	12
5:55	Cameron Johnson defensive rebound	13	12
5:54	Aaron Wiggins personal foul	13	12
5:54	Thunder Full timeout	13	12
5:54	Alex Caruso enters the game for Isaiah Hartenstein	13	12
5:54	Tim Hardaway Jr. enters the game for Julian Strawther	13	12
5:39	Jamal Murray makes 26-foot three pointer	13	15
5:22	Chet Holmgren bad pass turnover (Christian Braun steals)	13	15
5:16	Nikola Jokic misses 26-foot running jump shot	13	15
5:12	Luguentz Dort defensive rebound	13	15
5:10	Cason Wallace double dribble turnover	13	15
5:02	Jamal Murray misses 19-foot fade away jump shot	13	15
5:00	Chet Holmgren defensive rebound	13	15
4:48	Aaron Wiggins bad pass turnover (Jamal Murray steals)	13	15
4:48	Luguentz Dort personal foul	13	15
4:48	Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2	13	16
4:48	Isaiah Joe enters the game for Luguentz Dort	13	16
4:48	Bruce Brown enters the game for Cameron Johnson	13	16
4:48	Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2	13	17
4:36	Aaron Wiggins misses 25-foot three point jumper	13	17
4:33	Bruce Brown defensive rebound	13	17
4:24	Christian Braun misses 25-foot three point jumper	13	17
4:20	Isaiah Joe defensive rebound	13	17
4:08	Cason Wallace misses 15-foot step back jumpshot	13	17
4:03	Jamal Murray defensive rebound	13	17
3:59	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 24-foot running jump shot (Jamal Murray assists)	13	20
3:51	Nikola Jokic personal foul	13	20
3:51	Jaylin Williams enters the game for Chet Holmgren	13	20
3:40	Cason Wallace misses two point shot	13	20
3:39	Bruce Brown defensive rebound	13	20
3:33	Jaylin Williams shooting foul	13	20
3:33	Christian Braun makes free throw 1 of 2	13	21
3:33	Christian Braun makes free throw 2 of 2	13	22
3:24	Isaiah Joe misses 13-foot jumper	13	22
3:21	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	13	22
3:13	Bruce Brown steps out of bounds turnover	13	22
3:02	Alex Caruso misses 24-foot three point jumper	13	22
2:58	Christian Braun defensive rebound	13	22
2:43	Nikola Jokic makes 12-foot two point shot	13	24
2:33	Isaiah Joe misses 22-foot three point jumper	13	24
2:31	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	13	24
2:16	Christian Braun makes 22-foot three point jumper	13	27
2:15	Thunder Full timeout	13	27
2:15	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander enters the game for Cason Wallace	13	27
2:15	Cameron Johnson enters the game for Jamal Murray	13	27
2:01	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point shot	15	27
1:46	Bruce Brown offensive foul	15	27
1:46	Bruce Brown offensive foul turnover	15	27
1:41	Nikola Jokic kicked ball violation	15	27
1:26	Aaron Wiggins misses finger roll layup	15	27
1:24	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	15	27
1:24	Nikola Jokic lost ball turnover (Aaron Wiggins steals)	15	27
1:20	Aaron Wiggins misses layup	15	27
1:18	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	15	27
1:13	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 23-foot running jump shot (Cameron Johnson assists)	15	30
1:03	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 11-foot pullup jump shot	17	30
51.4	Spencer Jones enters the game for Christian Braun	17	30
43.9	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)	17	33
33.7	Spencer Jones shooting foul	17	33
33.7	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 1 of 2	18	33
33.7	Luguentz Dort enters the game for Isaiah Joe	18	33
33.7	Jamal Murray enters the game for Spencer Jones	18	33
33.7	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 2 of 2	19	33
17.7	Jamal Murray misses driving floating jump shot	19	33
16.1	Jamal Murray offensive rebound	19	33
15.4	Jaylin Williams blocks Jamal Murray's tip shot	19	33
12.5	Aaron Wiggins defensive rebound	19	33
1.6	Aaron Wiggins misses 23-foot three point jumper	19	33
1.6	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	19	33
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	19	33

2nd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	OKC	DEN
12:00	Jared McCain enters the game for Alex Caruso	19	33
12:00	Spencer Jones enters the game for Nikola Jokic	19	33
12:00	Jonas Valanciunas enters the game for Jamal Murray	19	33
12:00	Isaiah Joe enters the game for Aaron Wiggins	19	33
11:45	Jaylin Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper	19	33
11:42	Luguentz Dort offensive rebound	19	33
11:39	Jonas Valanciunas vs. Luguentz Dort (Cameron Johnson gains possession)	19	33
11:39	Luguentz Dort lost ball turnover (Jonas Valanciunas steals)	19	33
11:23	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander blocks Tim Hardaway Jr. 's 5-foot jumper	19	33
11:20	Isaiah Joe defensive rebound	19	33
11:13	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 15-foot pullup jump shot	21	33
10:57	Jonas Valanciunas misses 11-foot two point shot	21	33
10:55	Luguentz Dort defensive rebound	21	33
10:48	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 16-foot pullup jump shot	23	33
10:28	Jonas Valanciunas makes 6-foot floating jump shot	23	35
10:14	Isaiah Joe makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jared McCain assists)	26	35
9:55	Cameron Johnson misses driving layup	26	35
9:52	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound	26	35
9:51	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point shot	28	35
9:51	Nuggets Full timeout	28	35
9:51	Jamal Murray enters the game for Spencer Jones	28	35
9:27	Jonas Valanciunas misses 8-foot two point shot	28	35
9:27	Bruce Brown offensive rebound	28	35
9:27	shot clock turnover	28	35
9:18	Jared McCain misses 26-foot three point jumper	28	35
9:15	Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound	28	35
9:06	Jonas Valanciunas lost ball turnover (Jared McCain steals)	28	35
8:56	Luguentz Dort makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jaylin Williams assists)	31	35
8:27	Jamal Murray lost ball turnover (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander steals)	31	35
8:21	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point shot	31	35
8:18	Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound	31	35
8:14	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 24-foot running jump shot (Bruce Brown assists)	31	38
7:55	Jaylin Williams makes 26-foot three point jumper (Luguentz Dort assists)	34	38
7:36	Jared McCain personal foul	34	38
7:36	Christian Braun enters the game for Cameron Johnson	34	38
7:28	Jonas Valanciunas makes 14-foot jumper (Jamal Murray assists)	34	40
7:15	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 3-foot driving floating jump shot	36	40
6:50	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander blocks Christian Braun 's 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	36	40
6:47	Jaylin Williams defensive rebound	36	40
6:39	Christian Braun kicked ball violation	36	40
6:39	Chet Holmgren enters the game for Isaiah Joe	36	40
6:33	Luguentz Dort misses 26-foot three point jumper	36	40
6:29	Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound	36	40
6:18	Bruce Brown misses two point shot	36	40
6:16	Chet Holmgren defensive rebound	36	40
6:04	Jared McCain makes 11-foot step back jumpshot (Jaylin Williams assists)	38	40
6:04	Nuggets Full timeout	38	40
6:04	Isaiah Hartenstein enters the game for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	38	40
6:04	Alex Caruso enters the game for Jaylin Williams	38	40
6:04	Julian Strawther enters the game for Tim Hardaway Jr.	38	40
6:04	Nikola Jokic enters the game for Jonas Valanciunas	38	40
5:45	Nikola Jokic makes 13-foot pullup jump shot	38	42
5:18	Jared McCain bad pass turnover (Julian Strawther steals)	38	42
5:12	Chet Holmgren blocks Julian Strawther 's 2-foot running layup	38	42
5:12	Christian Braun offensive rebound	38	42
5:12	Alex Caruso shooting foul	38	42
5:12	Christian Braun makes free throw 1 of 2	38	43
5:12	Cason Wallace enters the game for Luguentz Dort	38	43
5:12	Christian Braun makes free throw 2 of 2	38	44
4:53	Jared McCain makes 15-foot step back jumpshot	40	44
4:32	Christian Braun misses 22-foot three point jumper	40	44
4:29	Jared McCain defensive rebound	40	44
4:12	Alex Caruso bad pass turnover (Bruce Brown steals)	40	44
4:09	Bruce Brown makes running dunk	40	46
3:57	Alex Caruso misses 23-foot three point jumper	40	46
3:54	Chet Holmgren offensive rebound	40	46
3:51	Alex Caruso makes 2-foot layup (Chet Holmgren assists)	42	46
3:39	Christian Braun makes 6-foot jump bank shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	42	48
3:26	Isaiah Hartenstein makes 7-foot floating jump shot (Cason Wallace assists)	44	48
3:02	Bruce Brown makes 22-foot three point jumper (Julian Strawther assists)	44	51
2:49	Jared McCain makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot (Isaiah Hartenstein assists)	46	51
2:28	Jamal Murray makes 24-foot three pointer	46	54
2:09	Isaiah Hartenstein misses 11-foot floating jump shot	46	54
2:09	Jamal Murray defensive rebound	46	54
2:02	Julian Strawther misses running pullup jump shot	46	54
1:59	Chet Holmgren defensive rebound	46	54
1:58	Christian Braun personal foul	46	54
1:58	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander enters the game for Jared McCain	46	54
1:58	Tim Hardaway Jr. enters the game for Julian Strawther	46	54
1:52	Cason Wallace bad pass turnover (Bruce Brown steals)	46	54
1:48	Bruce Brown makes two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)	46	56
1:39	Christian Braun personal foul	46	56
1:39	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 1 of 2	47	56
1:39	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 2 of 2	48	56
1:22	Chet Holmgren blocks Jamal Murray 's 6-foot driving layup	48	56
1:20	Jamal Murray offensive rebound	48	56
1:19	Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot three point jumper	48	56
1:15	Chet Holmgren defensive rebound	48	56
1:04	Chet Holmgren makes 12-foot two point shot (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)	50	56
50.3	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander kicked ball violation	50	56
50.3	Luguentz Dort enters the game for Cason Wallace	50	56
50.3	Isaiah Joe enters the game for Alex Caruso	50	56
37.5	Jamal Murray misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	50	56
34.7	Tim Hardaway Jr. offensive rebound	50	56
25.4	Nikola Jokic makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tim Hardaway Jr. assists)	50	59
0.7	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	50	59
0.7	Thunder offensive team rebound	50	59
0.0	(00:00) [Nuggets] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (CALL STANDS)	50	59
0.0	End of the 2nd Quarter	50	59

3rd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	OKC	DEN
12:00	Cason Wallace enters the game for Isaiah Joe	50	59
12:00	Cameron Johnson enters the game for Bruce Brown	50	59
12:00	Julian Strawther enters the game for Tim Hardaway Jr.	50	59
11:43	Chet Holmgren misses 2-foot floating jump shot	50	59
11:41	Julian Strawther defensive rebound	50	59
11:34	Julian Strawther misses 25-foot running jump shot	50	59
11:31	Isaiah Hartenstein defensive rebound	50	59
11:18	Cason Wallace makes 1-foot two point shot (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)	52	59
11:04	Cameron Johnson bad pass turnover (Isaiah Hartenstein steals)	52	59
11:00	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes running layup	54	59
10:44	Christian Braun misses 23-foot three point jumper	54	59
10:41	Luguentz Dort defensive rebound	54	59
10:34	Christian Braun blocks Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 's 12-foot pullup jump shot	54	59
10:34	Thunder offensive team rebound	54	59
10:29	Nikola Jokic shooting foul	54	59
10:29	Isaiah Hartenstein misses free throw 1 of 2	54	59
10:29	Thunder offensive team rebound	54	59
10:29	Isaiah Hartenstein makes free throw 2 of 2	55	59
10:16	Jamal Murray makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)	55	62
10:03	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses driving floating jump shot	55	62
10:02	Nuggets defensive team rebound	55	62
9:54	Cameron Johnson lost ball turnover (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander steals)	55	62
9:51	Cameron Johnson blocks Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 's 1-foot running layup	55	62
9:51	Thunder offensive team rebound	55	62
9:44	Chet Holmgren makes dunk (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)	57	62
9:30	Luguentz Dort personal foul	57	62
9:30	Luguentz Dort personal foul	57	62
9:22	Nikola Jokic makes 5-foot jump bank shot (Jamal Murray assists)	57	64
9:09	Chet Holmgren makes reverse dunk (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)	59	64
8:54	Jamal Murray misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	59	64
8:52	Chet Holmgren defensive rebound	59	64
8:43	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 11-foot pullup jump shot	59	64
8:41	Julian Strawther defensive rebound	59	64
8:36	Jamal Murray makes 2-foot running dunk (Julian Strawther assists)	59	66
8:28	Julian Strawther shooting foul	59	66
8:28	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 1 of 2	60	66
8:28	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 2 of 2	61	66
8:10	Christian Braun makes 12-foot pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	61	68
7:55	Chet Holmgren misses 25-foot three point jumper	61	68
7:52	Julian Strawther defensive rebound	61	68
7:41	Christian Braun misses 22-foot three point jumper	61	68
7:39	Isaiah Hartenstein defensive rebound	61	68
7:30	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point shot	61	68
7:28	Cameron Johnson defensive rebound	61	68
7:20	Nikola Jokic misses driving floating jump shot	61	68
7:19	Nikola Jokic offensive rebound	61	68
7:17	Nikola Jokic lost ball turnover (Luguentz Dort steals)	61	68
7:12	Cameron Johnson blocks Cason Wallace 's 2-foot running layup	61	68
7:12	Nuggets defensive team rebound	61	68
7:12	Tim Hardaway Jr. technical foul	61	68
7:12	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes technical free throw	62	68
7:03	Jamal Murray makes 1-foot two point shot	62	70
7:01	Thunder Full timeout	62	70
7:01	Alex Caruso enters the game for Chet Holmgren	62	70
7:01	Tim Hardaway Jr. enters the game for Julian Strawther	62	70
6:38	Alex Caruso makes 8-foot pullup jump shot	64	70
6:20	Jamal Murray makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot	64	72
6:10	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes driving layup	66	72
5:56	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper	66	72
5:53	Christian Braun offensive rebound	66	72
5:47	Christian Braun misses 26-foot three point jumper	66	72
5:43	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound	66	72
5:35	Isaiah Hartenstein makes layup (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)	68	72
5:16	Nikola Jokic misses 5-foot two point shot	68	72
5:14	Cason Wallace defensive rebound	68	72
5:00	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 20-foot pullup jump shot	68	72
4:56	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	68	72
4:44	Isaiah Hartenstein shooting foul	68	72
4:44	Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2	68	73
4:44	Jaylin Williams enters the game for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	68	73
4:44	Aaron Wiggins enters the game for Isaiah Hartenstein	68	73
4:44	Bruce Brown enters the game for Cameron Johnson	68	73
4:44	Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2	68	74
4:35	Alex Caruso misses 25-foot three point jumper	68	74
4:31	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	68	74
4:23	Nikola Jokic makes driving layup	68	76
4:13	Aaron Wiggins misses 22-foot three point jumper	68	76
4:10	Christian Braun defensive rebound	68	76
3:48	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses driving layup	68	76
3:47	Aaron Wiggins defensive rebound	68	76
3:36	Luguentz Dort misses 26-foot three point jumper	68	76
3:31	Jamal Murray defensive rebound	68	76
3:19	Christian Braun makes 2-foot layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	68	78
3:19	Thunder Full timeout	68	78
3:19	Chet Holmgren enters the game for Luguentz Dort	68	78
3:19	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander enters the game for Cason Wallace	68	78
3:19	Isaiah Joe enters the game for Aaron Wiggins	68	78
3:08	Isaiah Joe misses 25-foot three point jumper	68	78
3:05	Jamal Murray defensive rebound	68	78
2:51	Nikola Jokic misses 26-foot three point jumper	68	78
2:48	Chet Holmgren defensive rebound	68	78
2:36	Jaylin Williams makes 13-foot pullup jump shot (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)	70	78
2:14	Nikola Jokic misses two point shot	70	78
2:13	Nuggets offensive team rebound	70	78
2:10	Jamal Murray makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)	70	81
1:57	Jamal Murray shooting foul	70	81
1:57	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 1 of 2	71	81
1:57	Cameron Johnson enters the game for Jamal Murray	71	81
1:57	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses free throw 2 of 2	71	81
1:54	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	71	81
1:43	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper	71	81
1:39	Jaylin Williams defensive rebound	71	81
1:31	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes driving layup	73	81
1:17	Christian Braun misses 22-foot pullup jump shot	73	81
1:15	Jaylin Williams defensive rebound	73	81
1:01	Tim Hardaway Jr. personal foul	73	81
1:01	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 1 of 2	74	81
1:01	Jared McCain enters the game for Alex Caruso	74	81
1:01	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 2 of 2	75	81
42.5	Bruce Brown misses 23-foot three point jumper	75	81
39.1	Chet Holmgren defensive rebound	75	81
34.0	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes driving layup	77	81
27.9	Cameron Johnson makes driving layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	77	83
12.5	Jaylin Williams bad pass turnover (Bruce Brown steals)	77	83
7.8	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 22-foot running jump shot	77	83
5.1	Christian Braun offensive rebound	77	83
2.9	Nikola Jokic misses 7-foot jumper	77	83
2.9	Nikola Jokic offensive rebound	77	83
0.0	End of the 3rd Quarter	77	83

4th Quarter

TIME	PLAY	OKC	DEN
12:00	Luguentz Dort enters the game for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	77	83
12:00	Jamal Murray enters the game for Christian Braun	77	83
12:00	Jonas Valanciunas enters the game for Nikola Jokic	77	83
11:57	Cameron Johnson bad pass turnover (Isaiah Joe steals)	77	83
11:52	Jared McCain makes 24-foot three point jumper (Isaiah Joe assists)	80	83
11:36	Nuggets Full timeout	80	83
11:28	Jonas Valanciunas makes driving layup (Jamal Murray assists)	80	85
11:11	Jaylin Williams makes 25-foot three point jumper (Isaiah Joe assists)	83	85
10:56	Jonas Valanciunas offensive foul	83	85
10:56	Jonas Valanciunas offensive foul turnover	83	85
10:40	Jared McCain misses 7-foot step back jumpshot	83	85
10:39	Isaiah Joe offensive rebound	83	85
10:37	Luguentz Dort makes 26-foot three point jumper (Isaiah Joe assists)	86	85
10:13	Bruce Brown misses 6-foot floating jump shot	86	85
10:11	Chet Holmgren defensive rebound	86	85
10:04	Luguentz Dort misses 25-foot three point jumper	86	85
10:00	Cameron Johnson defensive rebound	86	85
9:45	Cameron Johnson misses 15-foot fade away jump shot	86	85
9:41	Chet Holmgren defensive rebound	86	85
9:30	Luguentz Dort makes 8-foot step back jumpshot (Jaylin Williams assists)	88	85
9:30	Nuggets Full timeout	88	85
9:30	Christian Braun enters the game for Tim Hardaway Jr.	88	85
9:30	Nikola Jokic enters the game for Jonas Valanciunas	88	85
9:16	Luguentz Dort shooting foul	88	85
9:16	Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2	88	86
9:16	Jamal Murray misses free throw 2 of 2	88	86
9:14	Jaylin Williams defensive rebound	88	86
9:01	Jaylin Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper	88	86
8:56	Cameron Johnson defensive rebound	88	86
8:39	Jamal Murray misses 22-foot step back jumpshot	88	86
8:37	Jared McCain defensive rebound	88	86
8:36	Jared McCain out of bounds bad pass turnover	88	86
8:20	Christian Braun makes layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	88	88
8:08	Jared McCain makes 9-foot pullup jump shot	90	88
8:03	Luguentz Dort flagrant foul type 2	90	88
8:03	(08:03) [Nuggets] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (CALL OVERTURNED)	90	88
8:03	Luguentz Dort ejected	90	88
8:03	Double technical foul: Jaylin Williams and Nikola Jokic	90	88
8:03	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander enters the game for Luguentz Dort	90	88
8:03	Cason Wallace enters the game for Chet Holmgren	90	88
8:03	Alex Caruso enters the game for Isaiah Joe	90	88
8:03	Nikola Jokic misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2	90	88
8:03	Nuggets offensive team rebound	90	88
8:03	Nikola Jokic makes free throw flagrant 2 of 2	90	89
7:53	Jamal Murray makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	90	90
7:35	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander bad pass turnover (Jamal Murray steals)	90	90
7:30	Jamal Murray misses running layup	90	90
7:28	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound	90	90
7:16	Jaylin Williams misses 7-foot pullup jump shot	90	91
7:14	Cameron Johnson defensive rebound	90	91
7:09	Jaylin Williams shooting foul	90	91
7:09	Cameron Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2	90	92
7:09	Cameron Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2	90	93
6:47	Jared McCain makes 26-foot three point jumper (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)	93	93
6:33	Jamal Murray misses 26-foot three point jumper	93	93
6:30	Cason Wallace defensive rebound	93	93
6:24	Jaylin Williams makes running layup (Cason Wallace assists)	95	93
6:17	Cason Wallace personal foul	95	93
6:10	Jamal Murray makes layup	95	95
5:49	Cason Wallace misses 23-foot three point jumper	95	95
5:46	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	95	95
5:39	Cason Wallace blocks Bruce Brown 's 4-foot layup	95	95
5:39	Nuggets offensive team rebound	95	95
5:39	Chet Holmgren enters the game for Jaylin Williams	95	95
5:39	Isaiah Hartenstein enters the game for Alex Caruso	95	95
5:39	Tim Hardaway Jr. enters the game for Bruce Brown	95	95
5:34	Isaiah Hartenstein flagrant foul type 1	95	95
5:34	(05:34) [Nuggets] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (CALL OVERTURNED)	95	95
5:34	Jamal Murray makes free throw flagrant 1 of 2	95	96
5:34	Jamal Murray makes free throw flagrant 2 of 2	95	97
5:18	Nikola Jokic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)	95	100
5:01	Chet Holmgren makes alley oop dunk (Isaiah Hartenstein assists)	97	100
4:40	Cason Wallace blocks Jamal Murray 's 6-foot pullup jump shot	97	100
4:37	Chet Holmgren defensive rebound	97	100
4:32	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	97	100
4:29	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	97	100
4:16	Jamal Murray misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	97	100
4:14	Chet Holmgren defensive rebound	97	100
4:04	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 8-foot pullup jump shot	99	100
3:51	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	99	102
3:51	Thunder Full timeout	99	102
3:51	Alex Caruso enters the game for Jared McCain	99	102
3:43	Cameron Johnson personal foul	99	102
3:36	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 16-foot pullup jump shot	99	102
3:34	Nuggets defensive team rebound	99	102
3:15	Christian Braun makes 22-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)	99	105
3:05	Christian Braun shooting foul	99	105
3:05	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 1 of 2	100	105
3:05	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 2 of 2	101	105
2:45	Christian Braun misses 23-foot three point jumper	101	105
2:40	Isaiah Hartenstein defensive rebound	101	105
2:31	Cason Wallace misses 22-foot three point jumper	101	105
2:29	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	101	105
2:26	Christian Braun lost ball turnover (Alex Caruso steals)	101	105
2:12	Tim Hardaway Jr. personal foul	101	105
2:12	(02:12) [Nuggets] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL REPLAYCENTER)	101	105
2:01	Alex Caruso makes 22-foot three point jumper (Chet Holmgren assists)	104	105
1:46	Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot three point jumper	104	105
1:43	Chet Holmgren defensive rebound	104	105
1:35	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point shot	104	105
1:34	Cason Wallace offensive rebound	104	105
1:23	Alex Caruso makes 25-foot three point jumper (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)	107	105
1:13	Nikola Jokic lost ball turnover (Isaiah Hartenstein steals)	107	105
53.3	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 11-foot pullup jump shot	107	105
50.3	Isaiah Hartenstein offensive rebound	107	105
50.3	Isaiah Hartenstein misses tip shot	107	105
50.3	Cameron Johnson defensive rebound	107	105
38.0	Nikola Jokic makes 3-foot two point shot	107	107
38.0	Thunder Full timeout	107	107
38.0	Bruce Brown enters the game for Tim Hardaway Jr.	107	107
26.1	Christian Braun blocks Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 's 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	107	107
23.1	Jamal Murray defensive rebound	107	107
8.6	Cameron Johnson misses 22-foot three point jumper	107	107
6.5	Chet Holmgren defensive rebound	107	107
6.5	Thunder Full timeout	107	107
6.5	Isaiah Joe enters the game for Isaiah Hartenstein	107	107
0.4	Alex Caruso misses driving floating jump shot	107	107
0.4	Chet Holmgren offensive rebound	107	107
0.0	(00:00) [Nuggets] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL)	107	107
0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	107	107

OT

TIME	PLAY	OKC	DEN
5:00	Jaylin Williams enters the game for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	107	107
5:00	Tim Hardaway Jr. enters the game for Bruce Brown	107	107
5:00	Nikola Jokic vs. Chet Holmgren (Tim Hardaway Jr. gains possession)	107	107
4:44	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 19-foot pullup jump shot	107	107
4:42	Chet Holmgren defensive rebound	107	107
4:38	Cason Wallace makes running dunk (Alex Caruso assists)	109	107
4:12	Nikola Jokic misses 23-foot three point jumper	109	107
4:09	Isaiah Joe defensive rebound	109	107
3:47	Alex Caruso misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	109	107
3:43	Christian Braun defensive rebound	109	107
3:34	Nikola Jokic misses 27-foot three point jumper	109	107
3:31	Chet Holmgren defensive rebound	109	107
3:25	Cameron Johnson blocks Cason Wallace 's 2-foot driving layup	109	107
3:24	Thunder offensive team rebound	109	107
3:17	Jamal Murray personal foul	109	107
3:07	Jamal Murray blocks Alex Caruso 's 4-foot driving layup	109	107
3:05	Cameron Johnson defensive rebound	109	107
2:51	Jamal Murray misses 26-foot three point jumper	109	107
2:47	Nuggets offensive team rebound	109	107
2:47	Nuggets Coach's Challenge	109	107
2:47	(02:47) [Nuggets] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Nuggets] retain their timeout	109	107
2:41	Nikola Jokic misses 24-foot three point jumper	109	107
2:38	Alex Caruso defensive rebound	109	107
2:34	Isaiah Joe makes 22-foot running jump shot (Cason Wallace assists)	112	107
2:21	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 1-foot layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	112	109
2:00	Jamal Murray personal foul	112	109
1:57	Cameron Johnson personal foul	112	109
1:57	Chet Holmgren makes free throw 1 of 2	113	109
1:57	Chet Holmgren makes free throw 2 of 2	114	109
1:42	Nikola Jokic makes 6-foot floating jump shot	114	111
1:27	Cason Wallace bad pass turnover (Nikola Jokic steals)	114	111
1:22	Tim Hardaway Jr. bad pass turnover (Alex Caruso steals)	114	111
1:17	Alex Caruso makes running layup	116	111
1:17	Nuggets Full timeout	116	111
1:11	Chet Holmgren defensive 3-seconds (technical foul)	116	111
1:11	Jamal Murray makes technical free throw	116	112
1:03	Jamal Murray bad pass turnover (Isaiah Joe steals)	116	112
58.3	Isaiah Joe makes 22-foot running jump shot (Chet Holmgren assists)	119	112
49.3	Thunder Coach's Challenge	119	112
49.3	(00:49.3) [Thunder] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Thunder] retain their timeout	119	112
49.3	Chet Holmgren blocks Christian Braun 's 1-foot alley oop layup	119	112
49.3	Nuggets offensive team rebound	119	112
46.6	Cameron Johnson misses 23-foot three point jumper	119	112
43.9	Jaylin Williams defensive rebound	119	112
38.1	Cason Wallace bad pass turnover (Tim Hardaway Jr. steals)	119	112
31.6	Jamal Murray misses 24-foot three point jumper	119	112
28.6	Christian Braun offensive rebound	119	112
28.6	Christian Braun misses tip in dunk	119	112
28.6	Chet Holmgren defensive rebound	119	112
28.6	Cameron Johnson personal foul	119	112
28.6	Chet Holmgren makes free throw 1 of 2	120	112
28.6	Chet Holmgren makes free throw 2 of 2	121	112
28.6	Nuggets Full timeout	121	112
27.3	Jamal Murray makes 30-foot three point jumper (Christian Braun assists)	121	115
25.3	Jamal Murray personal foul	121	115
25.3	Cason Wallace makes free throw 1 of 2	122	115
25.3	Cason Wallace makes free throw 2 of 2	123	115
16.3	Jamal Murray makes 23-foot three pointer	123	118
14.2	Christian Braun personal foul	123	118
14.2	Cason Wallace makes free throw 1 of 2	124	118
14.2	Cason Wallace makes free throw 2 of 2	125	118
5.5	Jamal Murray makes 26-foot three pointer	125	121
4.9	Thunder Full timeout	125	121
3.6	Jamal Murray personal foul	125	121
3.6	Jaylin Williams makes free throw 1 of 2	126	121
3.6	Jaylin Williams makes free throw 2 of 2	127	121
2.0	Christian Braun bad pass turnover (Chet Holmgren steals)	127	121
0.0	End of the 1st Overtime	127	121
0.0	End of Game	127	121

Time, Location & Referees

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Paycom Center

Oklahoma City, OK

Date & Time

2:47 AM, February 28, 2026

Coverage

ESPN, Altitude Sports, FanDuel SN OK

Attendance

18,203

Referees

James Williams, Jacyn Goble, J.T. Orr

2025-26 Northwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Oklahoma City	64	18	.780	L2
Denver	54	28	.659	W12
Minnesota	49	33	.598	W2
Portland	42	40	.512	W2
Utah	22	60	.268	L1

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