Who won Denver Nuggets vs Oklahoma City Thunder?

The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Denver Nuggets 127-103 on March 9, 2025.

Nikola Jokić scored 24 for the Denver Nuggets with 13 rebounds; Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 40 for the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Denver Nuggets at Oklahoma City Thunder

2024-25 · Regular season Sun, Mar 9, 2025 · 1:00 pm EDT · All results that day · Denver Nuggets vs Oklahoma City Thunder head-to-head · Denver Nuggets schedule · Oklahoma City Thunder schedule

Final

Away

Oklahoma City Thunder

127

Venue: PayCom Center

Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.

Game recap

The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Denver Nuggets 127-103 at home on Sunday, March 9, 2025 at PayCom Center. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 40 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists for the Oklahoma City Thunder. Michael Porter Jr. had 24 points, 15 rebounds and 0 assists for the Denver Nuggets.

The Oklahoma City Thunder led 61-60 at halftime and pulled away after the break. Their best stretch was the fourth quarter, won 41-20. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: Isaiah Hartenstein (double-double, Oklahoma City Thunder), Michael Porter Jr. (double-double, Denver Nuggets), Nikola Jokić (double-double, Denver Nuggets). Bench points: Denver Nuggets 14, Oklahoma City Thunder 31. Jalen Williams had 26 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists in support for the winners.

Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.

Score source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 2026, 06:29:18 UTC. Source update time is unavailable.

Quick answers

Who won Denver Nuggets vs Oklahoma City Thunder?: The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Denver Nuggets 127-103 on March 9, 2025.
Who led the scoring?: Nikola Jokić scored 24 for the Denver Nuggets with 13 rebounds; Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 40 for the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Denver Nuggets	29	31	23	20	103
Oklahoma City Thunder	28	33	25	41	127

Game leaders

Denver Nuggets

Points: 24 Nikola Jokić
Rebounds: 15 Michael Porter Jr.
Assists: 9 Nikola Jokić

Oklahoma City Thunder

Points: 40 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Rebounds: 11 Isaiah Hartenstein
Assists: 8 Jalen Williams

Nikola Jokić double-double (24 PTS, 13 REB) · Michael Porter Jr. double-double (24 PTS, 15 REB) · Isaiah Hartenstein double-double (10 PTS, 11 REB)

Denver Nuggets
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Jamal Murray starter	42:08	17	2	4	1	0	1	6-17	1-5	4-4	2	-17
Nikola Jokić starter	41:14	24	13	9	1	3	2	10-23	2-10	2-6	3	-13
Michael Porter Jr. starter	38:13	24	15	0	0	1	2	10-19	3-8	1-2	4	-33
Christian Braun starter	32:01	19	3	2	1	0	1	8-15	3-5	0-1	3	-13
Aaron Gordon starter	6:44	5	2	0	0	0	0	2-3	1-1	0-1	0	+4
Russell Westbrook bench	30:56	4	11	5	0	1	1	1-9	1-5	1-2	2	-17
Zeke Nnaji bench	22:51	3	1	0	0	1	0	0-1	0-0	3-4	2	-8
Jalen Pickett bench	16:22	7	1	2	0	0	0	3-8	1-4	0-0	1	-7
Peyton Watson bench	5:52	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	-10
Spencer Jones bench	1:13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	-2
Hunter Tyson bench	1:13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	-2
Vlatko Cancar bench	1:13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	-2

Not available: DaRon Holmes II, Julian Strawther

Oklahoma City Thunder
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Jalen Williams starter	38:11	26	9	8	2	1	1	7-14	2-4	10-11	0	+17
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander starter	35:25	40	8	5	0	3	1	15-32	2-11	8-8	3	+11
Isaiah Hartenstein starter	31:11	10	11	1	0	0	1	5-6	0-0	0-0	4	+2
Luguentz Dort starter	30:18	6	6	3	1	1	1	2-8	2-5	0-0	1	+11
Chet Holmgren starter	25:52	14	8	1	0	4	0	6-10	1-2	1-1	5	+32
Aaron Wiggins bench	18:22	4	7	1	1	0	1	2-5	0-2	0-0	0	+12
Cason Wallace bench	16:51	5	0	1	0	3	0	1-5	1-4	2-2	2	+11
Alex Caruso bench	16:31	8	2	2	1	2	0	3-5	1-3	1-1	2	+11
Isaiah Joe bench	12:48	5	0	2	0	0	0	2-4	1-2	0-0	0	-6
Jaylin Williams bench	9:48	9	5	1	0	0	0	3-5	3-5	0-2	2	+12
Kenrich Williams bench	3:30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	+5
Ousmane Dieng bench	1:13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	+2

Not available: Ajay Mitchell, Nikola Topic

Team statistics
Denver Nuggets	Stat	Oklahoma City Thunder
11/20 (55%)	Free throws	22/25 (88%)
28/57 (49%)	2 pointers	33/56 (58%)
12/40 (30%)	3 pointers	13/38 (34%)
40/97 (41%)	Field goals	46/94 (48%)
48	Rebounds	56
34	Defensive rebounds	46
14	Offensive rebounds	10
22	Assists	25
7	Turnovers	5
3	Steals	5
6	Blocks	14
18	Fouls	20
10	Max points in a row	9
11:51	Time spent in lead	33:43
11	Biggest lead	24

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: Oklahoma City Thunder ahead)

Largest margin: 24 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 3
Times tied: 4
Largest lead · Denver Nuggets: 11 Q1 7:49
Largest lead · Oklahoma City Thunder: 24 Q4 0:45
Longest run: 10-0 Denver Nuggets · Q1 11:14 to Q1 9:35

Scoring plays

Q1 · 28 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Denver Nuggets	Oklahoma City Thunder
11:14	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon 3-pt field goal	3	0
10:24	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	5	0
9:52	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 3-pt field goal	8	0
9:35	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. 2-pt field goal	10	0
9:18	Oklahoma City Thunder	Luguentz Dort 3-pt field goal	10	3
8:25	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon 2-pt field goal	12	3
7:49	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. 2-pt field goal	14	3
7:07	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren 3-pt field goal	14	6
6:41	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	14	8
6:08	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	14	10
5:55	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. 2-pt field goal	16	10
5:17	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	16	12
4:35	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun 2-pt field goal	18	12
4:13	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	18	14
3:55	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	20	14
3:36	Oklahoma City Thunder	Isaiah Hartenstein 2-pt field goal	20	16
3:18	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	22	16
2:54	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	22	18
2:34	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	24	18
2:08	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić Free throw	25	18
1:54	Oklahoma City Thunder	Aaron Wiggins 2-pt field goal	25	20
1:46	Denver Nuggets	Zeke Nnaji Free throw	26	20
1:46	Denver Nuggets	Zeke Nnaji Free throw	27	20
1:39	Oklahoma City Thunder	Isaiah Joe 3-pt field goal	27	23
0:59	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	29	23
0:55	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	29	24
0:55	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	29	25
0:01	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jaylin Williams 3-pt field goal	29	28

Q2 · 33 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Denver Nuggets	Oklahoma City Thunder
11:36	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren 2-pt field goal	29	30
11:11	Oklahoma City Thunder	Aaron Wiggins 2-pt field goal	29	32
10:50	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. 2-pt field goal	31	32
10:33	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. Free throw	32	32
10:24	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams 2-pt field goal	32	34
10:06	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams Free throw	32	35
10:06	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams Free throw	32	36
9:55	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	34	36
9:38	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	35	36
9:38	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	36	36
8:54	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. 2-pt field goal	38	36
8:41	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams 2-pt field goal	38	38
8:16	Oklahoma City Thunder	Alex Caruso 2-pt field goal	38	40
8:16	Oklahoma City Thunder	Alex Caruso Free throw	38	41
7:36	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	40	41
6:01	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren 2-pt field goal	40	43
5:41	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jaylin Williams 3-pt field goal	40	46
5:28	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun 3-pt field goal	43	46
5:07	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 3-pt field goal	43	49
4:46	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun 3-pt field goal	46	49
4:36	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jaylin Williams 3-pt field goal	46	52
4:17	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren 2-pt field goal	46	54
4:03	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić Free throw	47	54
3:24	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	47	56
3:05	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun 2-pt field goal	49	56
2:38	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun 2-pt field goal	51	56
2:18	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook Free throw	52	56
2:02	Oklahoma City Thunder	Isaiah Hartenstein 2-pt field goal	52	58
1:44	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun 3-pt field goal	55	58
1:19	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. 3-pt field goal	58	58
0:58	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	58	60
0:58	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	58	61
0:47	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. 2-pt field goal	60	61

Q3 · 27 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Denver Nuggets	Oklahoma City Thunder
11:41	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams 2-pt field goal	60	63
10:59	Oklahoma City Thunder	Isaiah Hartenstein 2-pt field goal	60	65
10:27	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams Free throw	60	66
10:10	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun 2-pt field goal	62	66
9:47	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. 2-pt field goal	64	66
9:38	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	64	68
9:38	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	64	69
9:13	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren 2-pt field goal	64	71
9:13	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren Free throw	64	72
8:47	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	64	73
8:47	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	64	74
8:01	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	66	74
6:40	Oklahoma City Thunder	Isaiah Hartenstein 2-pt field goal	66	76
6:27	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. 3-pt field goal	69	76
6:14	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams Free throw	69	77
6:14	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams Free throw	69	78
5:52	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams 2-pt field goal	69	80
5:37	Denver Nuggets	Jalen Pickett 2-pt field goal	71	80
5:23	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	71	82
4:33	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	73	82
4:09	Denver Nuggets	Jalen Pickett 3-pt field goal	76	82
3:38	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	76	84
3:17	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	78	84
2:39	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	80	84
0:57	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	80	85
0:57	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	80	86
0:29	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 3-pt field goal	83	86

Q4 · 31 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Denver Nuggets	Oklahoma City Thunder
11:46	Denver Nuggets	Jalen Pickett 2-pt field goal	85	86
10:41	Oklahoma City Thunder	Cason Wallace 3-pt field goal	85	89
10:12	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook 3-pt field goal	88	89
10:00	Oklahoma City Thunder	Alex Caruso 3-pt field goal	88	92
9:32	Oklahoma City Thunder	Cason Wallace Free throw	88	93
9:32	Oklahoma City Thunder	Cason Wallace Free throw	88	94
9:18	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. 3-pt field goal	91	94
9:06	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams Free throw	91	95
9:06	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams Free throw	91	96
8:50	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren 2-pt field goal	91	98
8:50	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams Free throw	91	99
7:59	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams 2-pt field goal	91	101
7:28	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams Free throw	91	102
7:28	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams Free throw	91	103
7:12	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	93	103
6:43	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 3-pt field goal	96	103
6:28	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	96	105
5:48	Oklahoma City Thunder	Alex Caruso 2-pt field goal	96	107
5:21	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun 2-pt field goal	98	107
4:55	Denver Nuggets	Zeke Nnaji Free throw	99	107
4:39	Oklahoma City Thunder	Isaiah Hartenstein 2-pt field goal	99	109
4:13	Oklahoma City Thunder	Luguentz Dort 3-pt field goal	99	112
3:43	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	99	114
3:16	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	99	116
2:55	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	101	116
2:16	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 3-pt field goal	101	119
2:03	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	102	119
2:03	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	103	119
1:47	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams 3-pt field goal	103	122
1:13	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams 3-pt field goal	103	125
0:45	Oklahoma City Thunder	Isaiah Joe 2-pt field goal	103	127

2024-25 season series

After this game: Oklahoma City Thunder 2-1. Final series: tied 2-2.

Oct 24: Oklahoma City Thunder 102 at Denver Nuggets 87
Nov 6: Oklahoma City Thunder 122 at Denver Nuggets 124
Mar 9: Denver Nuggets 103 at Oklahoma City Thunder 127 (this game)
Mar 10: Denver Nuggets 140 at Oklahoma City Thunder 127

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Oklahoma City Thunder 127-103 Denver Nuggets — Full Highlights (YouTube)

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