Gilgeous-Alexander scores 40 as Thunder top Nuggets 127-103 in matchup of West leaders

— Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 40 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Denver Nuggets 127-103 on Sunday in a matchup between the top two teams in the Western Conference.
Mar 9, 2025, 04:08 pm - AP

Probabilities & Game Flow

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  • Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Jalen Williams misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Aaron Gordon makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
  • Nikola Jokic makes 6-foot two point shot
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Nikola Jokic makes 25-foot three point jumper
  • Michael Porter Jr. makes two point shot (Christian Braun assists)
  • Luguentz Dort makes 23-foot three point jumper (Isaiah Hartenstein assists)
  • Chet Holmgren blocks Nikola Jokic 's 1-foot driving layup
  • Chet Holmgren misses layup
  • Michael Porter Jr. blocks Luguentz Dort 's 1-foot layup
  • Nikola Jokic misses driving layup
  • Aaron Gordon makes two point shot
  • Luguentz Dort misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Michael Porter Jr. makes 1-foot layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Luguentz Dort blocks Aaron Gordon 's 6-foot driving layup
  • Chet Holmgren makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jalen Williams assists)
  • Jamal Murray misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point shot
  • Christian Braun misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Luguentz Dort misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 1-foot two point shot
  • Michael Porter Jr. makes 12-foot pullup jump shot
  • Jalen Williams misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
  • Isaiah Hartenstein misses 10-foot two point shot
  • Michael Porter Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes driving layup
  • Nikola Jokic misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Christian Braun makes two point shot (Russell Westbrook assists)
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 16-foot step back jumpshot
  • Nikola Jokic makes 13-foot jumper
  • Isaiah Hartenstein makes 2-foot layup (Isaiah Joe assists)
  • Nikola Jokic makes two point shot
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 14-foot two point shot
  • Nikola Jokic makes dunk (Russell Westbrook assists)
  • Isaiah Joe misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Aaron Wiggins makes 7-foot two point shot (Cason Wallace assists)
  • Isaiah Joe makes 25-foot three pointer (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)
  • Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Russell Westbrook misses layup
  • Nikola Jokic makes tip shot
  • Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Peyton Watson misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Jaylin Williams makes 23-foot three point jumper (Isaiah Joe assists)
  • Zeke Nnaji blocks Cason Wallace 's 4-foot layup
  • Chet Holmgren makes 1-foot dunk (Jalen Williams assists)
  • Michael Porter Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Aaron Wiggins makes layup (Jalen Williams assists)
  • Michael Porter Jr. makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot (Jamal Murray assists)
  • Jalen Williams misses two point shot
  • Jalen Williams makes 18-foot step back jumpshot
  • Russell Westbrook misses 10-foot two point shot
  • Jamal Murray makes driving layup
  • Aaron Wiggins misses driving layup
  • Aaron Wiggins misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jamal Murray misses 17-foot two point shot
  • Alex Caruso blocks Michael Porter Jr. 's 2-foot layup
  • Jamal Murray misses two point shot
  • Michael Porter Jr. makes tip shot
  • Jalen Williams makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Russell Westbrook misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Alex Caruso makes two point shot
  • Russell Westbrook misses driving layup
  • Cason Wallace misses 25-foot three point shot
  • Cason Wallace blocks Christian Braun 's 1-foot layup
  • Jamal Murray makes 1-foot two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Chet Holmgren misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Alex Caruso blocks Christian Braun 's 2-foot driving layup
  • Jaylin Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Michael Porter Jr. misses layup
  • Jalen Pickett misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Chet Holmgren makes 2-foot two point shot
  • Jaylin Williams makes 23-foot three point jumper (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)
  • Christian Braun makes 25-foot three pointer
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Christian Braun makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Jaylin Williams makes 25-foot three point jumper (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)
  • Chet Holmgren makes dunk (Alex Caruso assists)
  • Alex Caruso misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 16-foot two point shot
  • Russell Westbrook misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Christian Braun makes tip shot
  • Nikola Jokic blocks Isaiah Joe 's 9-foot two point shot
  • Christian Braun makes two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Jalen Williams misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
  • Isaiah Hartenstein makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (Jalen Williams assists)
  • Christian Braun makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Nikola Jokic blocks Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 's 2-foot driving layup
  • Michael Porter Jr. makes 22-foot three point shot (Christian Braun assists)
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 12-foot pullup jump shot
  • Jalen Williams blocks Michael Porter Jr. 's 3-foot layup
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point shot (Luguentz Dort assists)
  • Michael Porter Jr. makes 1-foot dunk (Russell Westbrook assists)
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Nikola Jokic misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Luguentz Dort misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
  • Russell Westbrook blocks Jalen Williams 's 7-foot pullup jump shot
  • Jalen Williams makes finger roll layup
  • Michael Porter Jr. misses 18-foot step back jumpshot
  • Chet Holmgren blocks Christian Braun 's 4-foot two point shot
  • Isaiah Hartenstein makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (Jalen Williams assists)
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander blocks Christian Braun 's 3-foot layup
  • Christian Braun makes driving layup
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point shot
  • Michael Porter Jr. makes tip shot
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes driving layup
  • Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Chet Holmgren makes driving layup (Jalen Williams assists)
  • Nikola Jokic misses 17-foot jumper
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander blocks Nikola Jokic 's 6-foot layup
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point shot
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 17-foot step back jumpshot
  • Jamal Murray makes 14-foot two point shot
  • Luguentz Dort misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander blocks Jamal Murray 's 4-foot driving layup
  • Chet Holmgren blocks Christian Braun's driving layup
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 11-foot pullup jump shot
  • Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses running pullup jump shot
  • Isaiah Hartenstein makes 8-foot two point shot (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)
  • Michael Porter Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Michael Porter Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jalen Williams makes 14-foot pullup jump shot
  • Jalen Pickett makes 22-foot pullup jump shot
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 14-foot pullup jump shot
  • Michael Porter Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Nikola Jokic blocks Chet Holmgren 's 1-foot layup
  • Jalen Williams misses layup
  • Jamal Murray makes 6-foot layup (Jalen Pickett assists)
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point shot
  • Jalen Pickett makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses driving layup
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point shot (Luguentz Dort assists)
  • Nikola Jokic makes driving layup (Jamal Murray assists)
  • Nikola Jokic makes layup (Jamal Murray assists)
  • Aaron Wiggins misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Nikola Jokic misses driving layup
  • Jaylin Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses driving floating jump shot
  • Jalen Pickett misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Jamal Murray makes 23-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
  • Cason Wallace misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Jamal Murray misses 32-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Jalen Pickett makes 1-foot layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Chet Holmgren misses 16-foot two point shot
  • Cason Wallace makes 23-foot three point jumper (Alex Caruso assists)
  • Cason Wallace misses 23-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Russell Westbrook makes 25-foot three pointer
  • Alex Caruso makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jalen Williams assists)
  • Jalen Pickett misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Cason Wallace blocks Jalen Pickett 's 5-foot layup
  • Michael Porter Jr. makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jalen Pickett assists)
  • Chet Holmgren makes 1-foot dunk (Aaron Wiggins assists)
  • Chet Holmgren blocks Russell Westbrook 's 5-foot driving layup
  • Cason Wallace blocks Zeke Nnaji 's 2-foot layup
  • Russell Westbrook misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jalen Williams makes 17-foot two point shot
  • Jamal Murray misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
  • Jamal Murray makes 20-foot pullup jump shot
  • Nikola Jokic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 15-foot pullup jump shot
  • Jamal Murray misses driving layup
  • Alex Caruso makes 3-foot layup (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)
  • Christian Braun misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Christian Braun makes 2-foot layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Alex Caruso misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Isaiah Hartenstein makes 2-foot dunk (Chet Holmgren assists)
  • Luguentz Dort misses dunk
  • Luguentz Dort makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jalen Williams assists)
  • Jamal Murray misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 13-foot pullup jump shot
  • Michael Porter Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 2-foot two point shot
  • Nikola Jokic makes 3-foot two point shot
  • Jalen Williams misses 30-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 26-foot three pointer
  • Jalen Williams makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Russell Westbrook misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Jalen Williams makes 23-foot three point jumper (Luguentz Dort assists)
  • Spencer Jones misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Isaiah Joe makes 2-foot two point shot (Jaylin Williams assists)
  • Jalen Pickett misses 14-foot two point shot
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