Nikola Jokić scored 35 for the Denver Nuggets with 18 rebounds; Luguentz Dort scored 26 for the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Denver Nuggets at Oklahoma City Thunder

2024-25 · Regular season Mon, Mar 10, 2025 · 8:00 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 Denver Nuggets beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 140-127 on the road on Monday, March 10, 2025 at PayCom Center. Nikola Jokić had 35 points, 18 rebounds and 8 assists for the Denver Nuggets. Luguentz Dort had 26 points, 7 rebounds and 0 assists for the Oklahoma City Thunder.

The Denver Nuggets trailed 73-67 at halftime and came back to win. Their best stretch was the fourth quarter, won 39-28. Double-digit figures in two categories: Nikola Jokić (double-double, Denver Nuggets). Bench points: Denver Nuggets 24, Oklahoma City Thunder 36. Jamal Murray had 34 points, 4 rebounds and 6 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 Denver Nuggets beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 140-127 on March 10, 2025.
Who led the scoring?: Nikola Jokić scored 35 for the Denver Nuggets with 18 rebounds; Luguentz Dort scored 26 for the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Denver Nuggets	34	33	34	39	140
Oklahoma City Thunder	32	41	26	28	127

Game leaders

Denver Nuggets

Points: 35 Nikola Jokić
Rebounds: 18 Nikola Jokić
Assists: 8 Nikola Jokić

Oklahoma City Thunder

Points: 26 Luguentz Dort
Rebounds: 7 Luguentz Dort
Assists: 8 Cason Wallace

Nikola Jokić double-double (35 PTS, 18 REB)

Denver Nuggets
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Jamal Murray starter	39:59	34	4	6	2	0	0	11-22	3-7	9-9	3	+14
Nikola Jokić starter	39:36	35	18	8	1	1	1	15-20	1-2	4-5	4	+8
Michael Porter Jr. starter	38:11	17	6	2	1	0	1	7-12	3-6	0-0	1	+10
Christian Braun starter	35:54	14	5	5	0	1	1	4-11	2-5	4-4	1	+6
Russell Westbrook starter	32:44	16	5	7	0	1	2	6-10	3-5	1-2	3	+2
Peyton Watson bench	24:27	16	1	0	0	2	2	6-7	4-4	0-0	3	+7
Jalen Pickett bench	17:52	8	1	1	1	0	2	3-4	2-3	0-0	1	+9
Zeke Nnaji bench	11:16	0	3	3	1	0	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	+9

Not available: DaRon Holmes II, Aaron Gordon, Julian Strawther

Oklahoma City Thunder
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander starter	36:13	25	3	7	1	2	3	8-14	3-7	6-6	2	-18
Luguentz Dort starter	34:15	26	7	0	4	1	0	9-16	8-14	0-0	3	-8
Chet Holmgren starter	28:51	8	4	1	0	2	1	3-11	0-5	2-3	1	-20
Isaiah Hartenstein starter	25:40	20	7	2	0	0	0	8-16	0-1	4-4	4	+1
Jalen Williams starter	13:33	12	2	6	0	0	1	5-10	1-3	1-2	0	+8
Cason Wallace bench	29:07	12	3	8	3	1	1	5-8	2-3	0-0	1	-6
Aaron Wiggins bench	22:01	8	4	1	1	0	0	3-8	2-4	0-0	1	-9
Alex Caruso bench	20:15	13	1	0	0	0	3	5-8	2-4	1-1	0	-20
Isaiah Joe bench	16:12	3	2	3	0	0	1	1-5	1-3	0-0	2	+4
Jaylin Williams bench	10:21	0	3	0	0	0	0	0-4	0-3	0-0	2	-3
Dillon Jones bench	1:46	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	+3
Ousmane Dieng bench	1:46	0	1	1	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	+3

Not available: Ajay Mitchell, Nikola Topic

Team statistics
Denver Nuggets	Stat	Oklahoma City Thunder
18/20 (90%)	Free throws	14/16 (87%)
34/54 (63%)	2 pointers	28/53 (52%)
18/32 (56%)	3 pointers	19/47 (40%)
52/86 (60%)	Field goals	47/100 (47%)
43	Rebounds	37
34	Defensive rebounds	24
9	Offensive rebounds	13
32	Assists	29
12	Turnovers	10
6	Steals	9
5	Blocks	6
18	Fouls	16
13	Max points in a row	7
22:19	Time spent in lead	23:34
16	Biggest lead	12

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

Largest margin: 14 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 10
Times tied: 5
Largest lead · Denver Nuggets: 16 Q4 1:46
Largest lead · Oklahoma City Thunder: 12 Q2 1:54
Longest run: 13-0 Denver Nuggets · Q3 1:47 to Q4 11:03

Scoring plays

Q1 · 37 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Denver Nuggets	Oklahoma City Thunder
11:34	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal	2	0
11:20	Oklahoma City Thunder	Luguentz Dort 3-pt field goal	2	3
10:58	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. 3-pt field goal	5	3
10:48	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams 2-pt field goal	5	5
10:27	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	6	5
10:27	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	7	5
9:28	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	9	5
9:13	Oklahoma City Thunder	Isaiah Hartenstein 2-pt field goal	9	7
8:34	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. 2-pt field goal	11	7
8:22	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	11	9
8:08	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook 3-pt field goal	14	9
7:37	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić Free throw	15	9
7:37	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić Free throw	16	9
7:04	Oklahoma City Thunder	Isaiah Hartenstein 2-pt field goal	16	11
6:45	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. 2-pt field goal	18	11
6:31	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams 2-pt field goal	18	13
6:11	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	20	13
5:53	Oklahoma City Thunder	Isaiah Hartenstein 2-pt field goal	20	15
5:37	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	20	16
5:37	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	20	17
5:37	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	21	17
5:17	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	21	19
5:17	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	21	20
4:55	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal	23	20
4:16	Oklahoma City Thunder	Isaiah Hartenstein 2-pt field goal	23	22
4:16	Oklahoma City Thunder	Isaiah Hartenstein Free throw	23	23
4:00	Oklahoma City Thunder	Isaiah Hartenstein Free throw	23	24
4:00	Oklahoma City Thunder	Isaiah Hartenstein Free throw	23	25
3:26	Oklahoma City Thunder	Isaiah Hartenstein 2-pt field goal	23	27
3:13	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	25	27
2:02	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	25	29
1:41	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	27	29
1:19	Oklahoma City Thunder	Aaron Wiggins 3-pt field goal	27	32
1:00	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun Free throw	28	32
1:00	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun Free throw	29	32
0:34	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	31	32
0:05	Denver Nuggets	Jalen Pickett 3-pt field goal	34	32

Q2 · 35 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Denver Nuggets	Oklahoma City Thunder
11:48	Oklahoma City Thunder	Alex Caruso 3-pt field goal	34	35
11:27	Oklahoma City Thunder	Isaiah Joe 3-pt field goal	34	38
11:04	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	35	38
11:04	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	36	38
10:09	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. 3-pt field goal	39	38
9:33	Oklahoma City Thunder	Cason Wallace 3-pt field goal	39	41
9:09	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 3-pt field goal	42	41
8:34	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	44	41
8:16	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams 2-pt field goal	44	43
8:02	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 3-pt field goal	47	43
7:33	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren 2-pt field goal	47	45
7:00	Oklahoma City Thunder	Luguentz Dort 2-pt field goal	47	47
6:38	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams 2-pt field goal	47	49
6:14	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	49	49
6:07	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams Free throw	49	50
5:42	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams 3-pt field goal	49	53
5:10	Oklahoma City Thunder	Isaiah Hartenstein 2-pt field goal	49	55
5:10	Oklahoma City Thunder	Isaiah Hartenstein Free throw	49	56
5:00	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal	51	56
4:51	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 3-pt field goal	51	59
4:31	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	53	59
4:10	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	55	59
3:56	Oklahoma City Thunder	Luguentz Dort 3-pt field goal	55	62
3:34	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	57	62
3:14	Oklahoma City Thunder	Luguentz Dort 3-pt field goal	57	65
2:44	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	57	67
2:44	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	57	68
2:22	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. 2-pt field goal	59	68
1:54	Oklahoma City Thunder	Alex Caruso 3-pt field goal	59	71
1:34	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	61	71
1:34	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić Free throw	62	71
1:08	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal	64	71
0:47	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. 2-pt field goal	66	71
0:25	Oklahoma City Thunder	Alex Caruso 2-pt field goal	66	73
0:11	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić Free throw	67	73

Q3 · 29 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Denver Nuggets	Oklahoma City Thunder
11:39	Oklahoma City Thunder	Cason Wallace 2-pt field goal	67	75
11:17	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 3-pt field goal	70	75
10:34	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	72	75
10:22	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 3-pt field goal	72	78
9:47	Oklahoma City Thunder	Luguentz Dort 3-pt field goal	72	81
9:01	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	74	81
8:05	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun Free throw	75	81
8:05	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun Free throw	76	81
7:14	Oklahoma City Thunder	Luguentz Dort 3-pt field goal	76	84
6:53	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	78	84
6:17	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	79	84
6:17	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	80	84
5:49	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun 2-pt field goal	82	84
5:27	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	82	85
5:27	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	82	86
5:09	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook 3-pt field goal	85	86
4:54	Oklahoma City Thunder	Isaiah Hartenstein 2-pt field goal	85	88
4:26	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	87	88
3:54	Oklahoma City Thunder	Cason Wallace 3-pt field goal	87	91
3:40	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun 2-pt field goal	89	91
3:28	Oklahoma City Thunder	Luguentz Dort 3-pt field goal	89	94
3:16	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook Free throw	90	94
3:02	Oklahoma City Thunder	Alex Caruso 2-pt field goal	90	96
2:47	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun 3-pt field goal	93	96
2:01	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 3-pt field goal	93	99
1:47	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 3-pt field goal	96	99
1:17	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 3-pt field goal	99	99
0:44	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	100	99
0:44	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	101	99

Q4 · 30 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Denver Nuggets	Oklahoma City Thunder
11:35	Denver Nuggets	Jalen Pickett 2-pt field goal	103	99
11:03	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 3-pt field goal	106	99
10:49	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren 2-pt field goal	106	101
10:05	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 3-pt field goal	109	101
9:50	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	111	101
9:43	Oklahoma City Thunder	Alex Caruso 2-pt field goal	111	103
9:43	Oklahoma City Thunder	Alex Caruso Free throw	111	104
9:32	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. 3-pt field goal	114	104
9:18	Oklahoma City Thunder	Cason Wallace 2-pt field goal	114	106
9:00	Denver Nuggets	Jalen Pickett 3-pt field goal	117	106
8:49	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren Free throw	117	107
8:49	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren Free throw	117	108
8:02	Oklahoma City Thunder	Luguentz Dort 3-pt field goal	117	111
7:42	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	119	111
7:04	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook 3-pt field goal	122	111
6:42	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 3-pt field goal	125	111
6:34	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren 2-pt field goal	125	113
6:11	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	127	113
5:46	Oklahoma City Thunder	Luguentz Dort 3-pt field goal	127	116
4:59	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	129	116
4:47	Oklahoma City Thunder	Isaiah Hartenstein 2-pt field goal	129	118
3:22	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun 3-pt field goal	132	118
3:10	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	132	120
2:51	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	134	120
2:41	Oklahoma City Thunder	Cason Wallace 2-pt field goal	134	122
2:21	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal	136	122
1:46	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	138	122
1:24	Oklahoma City Thunder	Aaron Wiggins 3-pt field goal	138	125
0:57	Oklahoma City Thunder	Aaron Wiggins 2-pt field goal	138	127
0:34	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	140	127

2024-25 season series

After this game: tied 2-2. 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
Mar 10: Denver Nuggets 140 at Oklahoma City Thunder 127 (this game)

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Oklahoma City Thunder 127-140 Denver Nuggets — Full Highlights (YouTube)

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