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

— 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
Feb 28, 2027, 01:03 am - AP

Probabilities & Game Flow

0%
--DEN
100%
--OKC

According to ESPN Analytics

Shot Chart

Shot Chart
  • Nikola Jokic misses 18-foot jumper
  • Luguentz Dort misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Nikola Jokic makes 10-foot two point shot (Christian Braun assists)
  • Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 11-foot step back jumpshot
  • Isaiah Hartenstein makes 1-foot dunk (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)
  • Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Nikola Jokic misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes driving layup
  • Christian Braun makes 25-foot three pointer
  • Chet Holmgren misses 6-foot floating jump shot
  • Isaiah Hartenstein makes tip in dunk
  • Nikola Jokic misses 11-foot turnaround jump shot
  • Jamal Murray misses technical free throw
  • Cason Wallace makes 2-foot two point shot (Isaiah Hartenstein assists)
  • Nikola Jokic misses 18-foot jumper
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 27-foot running jump shot
  • Cameron Johnson misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Chet Holmgren makes 26-foot three point jumper (Isaiah Hartenstein assists)
  • Cameron Johnson makes 22-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
  • Christian Braun makes running dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Christian Braun misses free throw 1 of 1
  • Chet Holmgren misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Chet Holmgren misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Nikola Jokic misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Aaron Wiggins makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot (Isaiah Hartenstein assists)
  • Cason Wallace misses running pullup jump shot
  • Aaron Wiggins misses two point shot
  • Jamal Murray makes 26-foot three pointer
  • Nikola Jokic misses 26-foot running jump shot
  • Jamal Murray misses 19-foot fade away jump shot
  • Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Aaron Wiggins misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Christian Braun misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Cason Wallace misses 15-foot step back jumpshot
  • Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 24-foot running jump shot (Jamal Murray assists)
  • Cason Wallace misses two point shot
  • Christian Braun makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Christian Braun makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Isaiah Joe misses 13-foot jumper
  • Alex Caruso misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Nikola Jokic makes 12-foot two point shot
  • Isaiah Joe misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Christian Braun makes 22-foot three point jumper
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point shot
  • Aaron Wiggins misses finger roll layup
  • Aaron Wiggins misses layup
  • Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 23-foot running jump shot (Cameron Johnson assists)
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 11-foot pullup jump shot
  • Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jamal Murray misses driving floating jump shot
  • Aaron Wiggins misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Jaylin Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 15-foot pullup jump shot
  • Jonas Valanciunas misses 11-foot two point shot
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 16-foot pullup jump shot
  • Jonas Valanciunas makes 6-foot floating jump shot
  • Isaiah Joe makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jared McCain assists)
  • Cameron Johnson misses driving layup
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point shot
  • Jonas Valanciunas misses 8-foot two point shot
  • Jared McCain misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Luguentz Dort makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jaylin Williams assists)
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point shot
  • Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 24-foot running jump shot (Bruce Brown assists)
  • Jaylin Williams makes 26-foot three point jumper (Luguentz Dort assists)
  • Jonas Valanciunas makes 14-foot jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 3-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Luguentz Dort misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Bruce Brown misses two point shot
  • Jared McCain makes 11-foot step back jumpshot (Jaylin Williams assists)
  • Nikola Jokic makes 13-foot pullup jump shot
  • Christian Braun makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Christian Braun makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jared McCain makes 15-foot step back jumpshot
  • Christian Braun misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Bruce Brown makes running dunk
  • Alex Caruso misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Alex Caruso makes 2-foot layup (Chet Holmgren assists)
  • Christian Braun makes 6-foot jump bank shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Isaiah Hartenstein makes 7-foot floating jump shot (Cason Wallace assists)
  • Bruce Brown makes 22-foot three point jumper (Julian Strawther assists)
  • Jared McCain makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot (Isaiah Hartenstein assists)
  • Jamal Murray makes 24-foot three pointer
  • Isaiah Hartenstein misses 11-foot floating jump shot
  • Julian Strawther misses running pullup jump shot
  • Bruce Brown makes two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Chet Holmgren makes 12-foot two point shot (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)
  • Jamal Murray misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Nikola Jokic makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tim Hardaway Jr. assists)
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
  • Chet Holmgren misses 2-foot floating jump shot
  • Julian Strawther misses 25-foot running jump shot
  • Cason Wallace makes 1-foot two point shot (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes running layup
  • Christian Braun misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Isaiah Hartenstein misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Isaiah Hartenstein makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jamal Murray makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses driving floating jump shot
  • Chet Holmgren makes dunk (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)
  • Nikola Jokic makes 5-foot jump bank shot (Jamal Murray assists)
  • Chet Holmgren makes reverse dunk (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)
  • Jamal Murray misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 11-foot pullup jump shot
  • Jamal Murray makes 2-foot running dunk (Julian Strawther assists)
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Christian Braun makes 12-foot pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Chet Holmgren misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Christian Braun misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point shot
  • Nikola Jokic misses driving floating jump shot
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes technical free throw
  • Jamal Murray makes 1-foot two point shot
  • Alex Caruso makes 8-foot pullup jump shot
  • Jamal Murray makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes driving layup
  • Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Christian Braun misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Isaiah Hartenstein makes layup (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)
  • Nikola Jokic misses 5-foot two point shot
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
  • Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Alex Caruso misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Nikola Jokic makes driving layup
  • Aaron Wiggins misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Tim Hardaway Jr. misses driving layup
  • Luguentz Dort misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Christian Braun makes 2-foot layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Isaiah Joe misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Nikola Jokic misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Jaylin Williams makes 13-foot pullup jump shot (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)
  • Nikola Jokic misses two point shot
  • Jamal Murray makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes driving layup
  • Christian Braun misses 22-foot pullup jump shot
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Bruce Brown misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes driving layup
  • Cameron Johnson makes driving layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 22-foot running jump shot
  • Nikola Jokic misses 7-foot jumper
  • Jared McCain makes 24-foot three point jumper (Isaiah Joe assists)
  • Jonas Valanciunas makes driving layup (Jamal Murray assists)
  • Jaylin Williams makes 25-foot three point jumper (Isaiah Joe assists)
  • Jared McCain misses 7-foot step back jumpshot
  • Luguentz Dort makes 26-foot three point jumper (Isaiah Joe assists)
  • Bruce Brown misses 6-foot floating jump shot
  • Luguentz Dort misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Cameron Johnson misses 15-foot fade away jump shot
  • Luguentz Dort makes 8-foot step back jumpshot (Jaylin Williams assists)
  • Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jamal Murray misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Jaylin Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Jamal Murray misses 22-foot step back jumpshot
  • Christian Braun makes layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Jared McCain makes 9-foot pullup jump shot
  • Nikola Jokic misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
  • Nikola Jokic makes free throw flagrant 2 of 2
  • Jamal Murray makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Jamal Murray misses running layup
  • Jaylin Williams misses 7-foot pullup jump shot
  • Cameron Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Cameron Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jared McCain makes 26-foot three point jumper (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)
  • Jamal Murray misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Jaylin Williams makes running layup (Cason Wallace assists)
  • Jamal Murray makes layup
  • Cason Wallace misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Jamal Murray makes free throw flagrant 1 of 2
  • Jamal Murray makes free throw flagrant 2 of 2
  • Nikola Jokic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
  • Chet Holmgren makes alley oop dunk (Isaiah Hartenstein assists)
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Jamal Murray misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 8-foot pullup jump shot
  • Tim Hardaway Jr. makes layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
  • Christian Braun makes 22-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Christian Braun misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Cason Wallace misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Alex Caruso makes 22-foot three point jumper (Chet Holmgren assists)
  • Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point shot
  • Alex Caruso makes 25-foot three point jumper (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 11-foot pullup jump shot
  • Isaiah Hartenstein misses tip shot
  • Nikola Jokic makes 3-foot two point shot
  • Cameron Johnson misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Alex Caruso misses driving floating jump shot
  • Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
  • Cason Wallace makes running dunk (Alex Caruso assists)
  • Nikola Jokic misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Alex Caruso misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Nikola Jokic misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Jamal Murray misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Nikola Jokic misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Isaiah Joe makes 22-foot running jump shot (Cason Wallace assists)
  • Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 1-foot layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Chet Holmgren makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Chet Holmgren makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Nikola Jokic makes 6-foot floating jump shot
  • Alex Caruso makes running layup
  • Jamal Murray makes technical free throw
  • Isaiah Joe makes 22-foot running jump shot (Chet Holmgren assists)
  • Cameron Johnson misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Jamal Murray misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Christian Braun misses tip in dunk
  • Chet Holmgren makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Chet Holmgren makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jamal Murray makes 30-foot three point jumper (Christian Braun assists)
  • Cason Wallace makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Cason Wallace makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jamal Murray makes 23-foot three pointer
  • Cason Wallace makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Cason Wallace makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jamal Murray makes 26-foot three pointer
  • Jaylin Williams makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jaylin Williams makes free throw 2 of 2
Shot Made
Shot Missed
Shot Made
Shot Missed
OpenSpreadTotalML
Denver NuggetsNuggetsDEN
(37-23)
(37-23, 21-12 Away)
o230.5
-110
+6.5
-108
o234.5
-115
+205
Oklahoma City ThunderThunderOKC
(46-15)
(46-15, 25-7 Home)
-8.5
-112
-6.5
-112
u234.5
-105
-250
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