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Final
Away
Oklahoma City Thunder
92
Home
Denver Nuggets
87
Venue: Ball Arena
Western conference semifinals
Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.
Game recap
The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Denver Nuggets 92-87 on the road in the playoffs on Sunday, May 11, 2025 at Ball Arena. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 25 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists for the Oklahoma City Thunder. Nikola Jokić had 27 points, 13 rebounds and 3 assists for the Denver Nuggets.
The Oklahoma City Thunder led 42-36 at halftime and held on in the second half. Their best stretch was the fourth quarter, won 29-18. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: Nikola Jokić (double-double, Denver Nuggets), Aaron Gordon (double-double, Denver Nuggets). Bench points: Oklahoma City Thunder 35, Denver Nuggets 8. Aaron Wiggins had 11 points, 6 rebounds and 0 assists in support for the winners.
Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.
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Reported player statistics
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| Player | Team | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | +/− | Retrieved (UTC) |
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Quick answers
- Who won Oklahoma City Thunder vs Denver Nuggets?
- The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Denver Nuggets 92-87 on May 11, 2025.
- Who led the scoring?
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 25 for the Oklahoma City Thunder; Nikola Jokić scored 27 for the Denver Nuggets with 13 rebounds.
Match dossier
Inside the game
Box score
| Team | q1 | q2 | q3 | q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City Thunder | 17 | 25 | 21 | 29 | 92 |
| Denver Nuggets | 8 | 28 | 33 | 18 | 87 |
Game leaders
Oklahoma City Thunder
- Points
- 25 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
- Rebounds
- 14 Isaiah Hartenstein
- Assists
- 6 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Denver Nuggets
- Points
- 27 Nikola Jokić
- Rebounds
- 16 Aaron Gordon
- Assists
- 6 Aaron Gordon
Nikola Jokić double-double (27 PTS, 13 REB) · Aaron Gordon double-double (15 PTS, 16 REB)
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander starter | 38:22 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8-19 | 0-5 | 9-12 | 2 | +6 |
| Jalen Williams starter | 33:10 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2-13 | 0-5 | 6-6 | 2 | -3 |
| Isaiah Hartenstein starter | 33:09 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 3 | +9 |
| Chet Holmgren starter | 29:20 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-10 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 | -7 |
| Luguentz Dort starter | 19:12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-10 | 2-10 | 0-0 | 1 | -6 |
| Alex Caruso bench | 28:20 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-7 | 2-5 | 2-3 | 5 | +12 |
| Cason Wallace bench | 22:35 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4-7 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 4 | +12 |
| Aaron Wiggins bench | 15:46 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-8 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0 | +14 |
| Jaylin Williams bench | 12:43 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5 | -10 |
| Isaiah Joe bench | 7:23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 1 | -2 |
Not available: Nikola Topic
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Braun starter | 44:05 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4-11 | 2-9 | 7-8 | 4 | +3 |
| Nikola Jokić starter | 42:43 | 27 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7-22 | 2-8 | 11-14 | 4 | +1 |
| Jamal Murray starter | 41:00 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5-15 | 2-5 | 5-6 | 1 | -12 |
| Aaron Gordon starter | 38:07 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5-10 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 3 | -4 |
| Michael Porter Jr. starter | 34:04 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-7 | 0-5 | 1-2 | 0 | +15 |
| Russell Westbrook bench | 26:34 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-12 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 6 | -20 |
| Peyton Watson bench | 8:43 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 3 | -6 |
| Julian Strawther bench | 4:44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | -2 |
Not available: DaRon Holmes II
| Oklahoma City Thunder | Stat | Denver Nuggets |
|---|---|---|
| 20/26 (76%) | Free throws | 26/36 (72%) |
| 21/46 (45%) | 2 pointers | 14/35 (40%) |
| 10/41 (24%) | 3 pointers | 11/45 (24%) |
| 31/87 (35%) | Field goals | 25/80 (31%) |
| 55 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 40 | Defensive rebounds | 37 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 20 | Assists | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
| 26 | Fouls | 23 |
| 11 | Max points in a row | 10 |
| 36:18 | Time spent in lead | 10:09 |
| 15 | Biggest lead | 8 |
Largest margin: 15 points.
Game flow
- Lead changes
- 2
- Times tied
- 1
- Largest lead · Oklahoma City Thunder
- 15 Q2 10:39
- Largest lead · Denver Nuggets
- 8 Q4 11:26
- Longest run
- 11-0 Oklahoma City Thunder · Q4 10:43 to Q4 6:30
Scoring plays
Q1 · 16 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Oklahoma City Thunder | Denver Nuggets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:36 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Chet Holmgren 2-pt field goal | 2 | 0 |
| 9:24 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw | 3 | 0 |
| 8:57 | Denver Nuggets | Michael Porter Jr. Free throw | 3 | 1 |
| 8:49 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal | 5 | 1 |
| 8:08 | Denver Nuggets | Christian Braun 2-pt field goal | 5 | 3 |
| 7:38 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal | 7 | 3 |
| 6:37 | Denver Nuggets | Jamal Murray Free throw | 7 | 4 |
| 6:37 | Denver Nuggets | Jamal Murray Free throw | 7 | 5 |
| 5:06 | Denver Nuggets | Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal | 7 | 7 |
| 4:57 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Luguentz Dort 3-pt field goal | 10 | 7 |
| 4:33 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Alex Caruso 2-pt field goal | 12 | 7 |
| 2:19 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Cason Wallace 2-pt field goal | 14 | 7 |
| 1:12 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw | 15 | 7 |
| 1:12 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw | 16 | 7 |
| 0:44 | Denver Nuggets | Christian Braun Free throw | 16 | 8 |
| 0:05 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw | 17 | 8 |
Q2 · 32 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Oklahoma City Thunder | Denver Nuggets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:52 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal | 19 | 8 |
| 11:22 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Isaiah Joe Free throw | 20 | 8 |
| 10:54 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Alex Caruso Free throw | 21 | 8 |
| 10:39 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Isaiah Hartenstein 2-pt field goal | 23 | 8 |
| 9:53 | Denver Nuggets | Christian Braun Free throw | 23 | 9 |
| 9:53 | Denver Nuggets | Christian Braun Free throw | 23 | 10 |
| 9:43 | Denver Nuggets | Christian Braun Free throw | 23 | 11 |
| 9:43 | Denver Nuggets | Christian Braun Free throw | 23 | 12 |
| 9:26 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Isaiah Hartenstein 2-pt field goal | 25 | 12 |
| 9:11 | Denver Nuggets | Aaron Gordon 2-pt field goal | 25 | 14 |
| 8:50 | Denver Nuggets | Jamal Murray Free throw | 25 | 15 |
| 8:19 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal | 27 | 15 |
| 8:02 | Denver Nuggets | Christian Braun Free throw | 27 | 16 |
| 8:02 | Denver Nuggets | Christian Braun Free throw | 27 | 17 |
| 6:30 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Chet Holmgren 2-pt field goal | 29 | 17 |
| 6:12 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal | 29 | 19 |
| 5:41 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić Free throw | 29 | 20 |
| 5:41 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić Free throw | 29 | 21 |
| 5:16 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić Free throw | 29 | 22 |
| 5:16 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić Free throw | 29 | 23 |
| 4:54 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Jaylin Williams 2-pt field goal | 31 | 23 |
| 4:24 | Denver Nuggets | Russell Westbrook 3-pt field goal | 31 | 26 |
| 4:04 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Jalen Williams 2-pt field goal | 33 | 26 |
| 3:22 | Denver Nuggets | Christian Braun 2-pt field goal | 33 | 28 |
| 2:38 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Alex Caruso 3-pt field goal | 36 | 28 |
| 1:49 | Denver Nuggets | Aaron Gordon 3-pt field goal | 36 | 31 |
| 1:13 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Alex Caruso 3-pt field goal | 39 | 31 |
| 0:38 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal | 41 | 31 |
| 0:38 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw | 42 | 31 |
| 0:32 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić Free throw | 42 | 32 |
| 0:32 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić Free throw | 42 | 33 |
| 0:01 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić 3-pt field goal | 42 | 36 |
Q3 · 26 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Oklahoma City Thunder | Denver Nuggets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:23 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw | 43 | 36 |
| 11:09 | Denver Nuggets | Michael Porter Jr. 2-pt field goal | 43 | 38 |
| 10:58 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Chet Holmgren 2-pt field goal | 45 | 38 |
| 10:37 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal | 45 | 40 |
| 10:10 | Denver Nuggets | Jamal Murray Free throw | 45 | 41 |
| 10:10 | Denver Nuggets | Jamal Murray Free throw | 45 | 42 |
| 9:55 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Chet Holmgren 2-pt field goal | 47 | 42 |
| 9:23 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Jalen Williams Free throw | 48 | 42 |
| 9:23 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Jalen Williams Free throw | 49 | 42 |
| 9:04 | Denver Nuggets | Christian Braun 3-pt field goal | 49 | 45 |
| 8:39 | Denver Nuggets | Jamal Murray 3-pt field goal | 49 | 48 |
| 7:52 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Luguentz Dort 3-pt field goal | 52 | 48 |
| 7:24 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal | 52 | 50 |
| 6:44 | Denver Nuggets | Aaron Gordon 3-pt field goal | 52 | 53 |
| 5:30 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić Free throw | 52 | 54 |
| 5:30 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić Free throw | 52 | 55 |
| 4:47 | Denver Nuggets | Jamal Murray 3-pt field goal | 52 | 58 |
| 4:36 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Aaron Wiggins 3-pt field goal | 55 | 58 |
| 2:49 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić 3-pt field goal | 55 | 61 |
| 2:31 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Cason Wallace 3-pt field goal | 58 | 61 |
| 2:14 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić Free throw | 58 | 62 |
| 2:14 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić Free throw | 58 | 63 |
| 2:05 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Aaron Wiggins 3-pt field goal | 61 | 63 |
| 1:16 | Denver Nuggets | Christian Braun 3-pt field goal | 61 | 66 |
| 1:00 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Aaron Wiggins 2-pt field goal | 63 | 66 |
| 0:49 | Denver Nuggets | Russell Westbrook 3-pt field goal | 63 | 69 |
Q4 · 28 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Oklahoma City Thunder | Denver Nuggets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:26 | Denver Nuggets | Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal | 63 | 71 |
| 11:14 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Isaiah Hartenstein 2-pt field goal | 65 | 71 |
| 11:14 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Isaiah Hartenstein Free throw | 66 | 71 |
| 10:57 | Denver Nuggets | Aaron Gordon 2-pt field goal | 66 | 73 |
| 10:43 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Cason Wallace 3-pt field goal | 69 | 73 |
| 9:54 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Aaron Wiggins 3-pt field goal | 72 | 73 |
| 8:35 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Cason Wallace 3-pt field goal | 75 | 73 |
| 7:24 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw | 76 | 73 |
| 6:30 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Alex Caruso Free throw | 77 | 73 |
| 6:17 | Denver Nuggets | Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal | 77 | 75 |
| 5:41 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić Free throw | 77 | 76 |
| 5:28 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw | 78 | 76 |
| 5:28 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw | 79 | 76 |
| 5:09 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal | 79 | 78 |
| 4:39 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal | 81 | 78 |
| 4:29 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal | 83 | 78 |
| 4:07 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Isaiah Hartenstein Free throw | 84 | 78 |
| 3:46 | Denver Nuggets | Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal | 84 | 80 |
| 3:01 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Jalen Williams 2-pt field goal | 86 | 80 |
| 2:32 | Denver Nuggets | Aaron Gordon Free throw | 86 | 81 |
| 2:22 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal | 88 | 81 |
| 1:25 | Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal | 88 | 83 |
| 0:20 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Jalen Williams Free throw | 89 | 83 |
| 0:20 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Jalen Williams Free throw | 90 | 83 |
| 0:09 | Denver Nuggets | Aaron Gordon Free throw | 90 | 84 |
| 0:03 | Denver Nuggets | Aaron Gordon 3-pt field goal | 90 | 87 |
| 0:01 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Jalen Williams Free throw | 91 | 87 |
| 0:01 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Jalen Williams Free throw | 92 | 87 |
Highlights
Game statistics · retrieved Oct 9, 2026 02:29.
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Tipoff in UTC
May 11, 2025 · 19:30 UTC