Who won Oklahoma City Thunder vs Denver Nuggets?

The Denver Nuggets beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 127-107 on April 10, 2026.

Branden Carlson scored 23 for the Oklahoma City Thunder with 12 rebounds; Jonas Valančiūnas scored 23 for the Denver Nuggets with 17 rebounds.

Oklahoma City Thunder at Denver Nuggets

2025-26 · Regular season Fri, Apr 10, 2026 · 9:00 pm EDT · All results that day · Oklahoma City Thunder vs Denver Nuggets head-to-head · Oklahoma City Thunder schedule · Denver Nuggets schedule

Final

Away

Denver Nuggets

127

Venue: Ball Arena

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

Game recap

The Denver Nuggets beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 127-107 at home on Friday, April 10, 2026 at Ball Arena. Jonas Valančiūnas had 23 points, 17 rebounds and 4 assists for the Denver Nuggets. Branden Carlson had 23 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists for the Oklahoma City Thunder.

The Denver Nuggets led 59-51 at halftime and pulled away after the break. Their best stretch was the fourth quarter, won 37-22. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: Jonas Valančiūnas (double-double, Denver Nuggets), Branden Carlson (double-double, Oklahoma City Thunder), Kenrich Williams (double-double, Oklahoma City Thunder), Nikola Topic (double-double, Oklahoma City Thunder). Bench points: Oklahoma City Thunder 37, Denver Nuggets 50. Julian Strawther had 22 points, 4 rebounds and 3 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, 06:29:14 UTC. Source update time is unavailable.

Quick answers

Who won Oklahoma City Thunder vs Denver Nuggets?: The Denver Nuggets beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 127-107 on April 10, 2026.
Who led the scoring?: Branden Carlson scored 23 for the Oklahoma City Thunder with 12 rebounds; Jonas Valančiūnas scored 23 for the Denver Nuggets with 17 rebounds.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Oklahoma City Thunder	27	24	34	22	107
Denver Nuggets	34	25	31	37	127

Game leaders

Oklahoma City Thunder

Points: 23 Branden Carlson
Rebounds: 12 Branden Carlson
Assists: 11 Nikola Topic

Denver Nuggets

Points: 23 Jonas Valančiūnas
Rebounds: 17 Jonas Valančiūnas
Assists: 6 Bruce Brown

Nikola Topic double-double (14 PTS, 11 AST) · Branden Carlson double-double (23 PTS, 12 REB) · Kenrich Williams double-double (15 PTS, 12 REB) · Jonas Valančiūnas double-double (23 PTS, 17 REB)

Oklahoma City Thunder
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Nikola Topic starter	38:32	14	2	11	4	0	8	6-12	2-3	0-0	3	-17
Branden Carlson starter	37:23	23	12	5	0	1	0	8-18	3-10	4-4	2	-21
Jared McCain starter	25:25	15	1	2	0	0	1	6-11	3-8	0-0	0	-4
Aaron Wiggins starter	25:04	13	3	3	3	0	0	5-11	2-6	1-2	2	-2
Luguentz Dort starter	20:27	5	3	1	0	0	0	2-7	1-4	0-0	1	-8
Brooks Barnhizer bench	33:22	14	9	2	2	0	2	5-10	1-3	3-4	3	-15
Kenrich Williams bench	31:30	15	12	1	2	0	2	7-22	1-6	0-0	2	-22
Payton Sandfort bench	28:17	8	4	0	0	0	0	3-8	1-4	1-2	2	-11

Not available: Ajay Mitchell, Alex Caruso, Cason Wallace, Chet Holmgren, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Isaiah Hartenstein, Jalen Williams, Jaylin Williams, Isaiah Joe, Thomas Sorber

Denver Nuggets
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Julian Strawther starter	33:33	22	4	3	2	1	1	8-17	4-7	2-2	1	+10
Jonas Valančiūnas starter	32:12	23	17	4	0	2	3	9-14	1-2	4-4	1	+16
Tim Hardaway Jr. starter	27:38	13	1	3	1	0	0	4-12	3-9	2-3	1	+5
Bruce Brown starter	25:39	10	8	6	2	0	4	4-9	2-3	0-0	1	+7
Tyus Jones starter	23:19	9	4	3	0	0	2	3-6	3-3	0-0	1	+7
Jalen Pickett bench	29:36	13	4	4	0	0	2	5-11	3-6	0-0	0	+17
David Roddy bench	25:40	21	2	0	2	1	2	8-12	3-6	2-2	2	+14
Curtis Jones bench	19:56	7	1	3	2	0	0	3-7	1-5	0-0	1	+14
Zeke Nnaji bench	13:40	5	6	2	0	3	2	2-4	1-2	0-0	2	-1
KJ Simpson bench	6:39	2	2	0	0	0	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	+6
DaRon Holmes II bench	2:08	2	0	0	1	0	0	0-0	0-0	2-2	0	+5

Not available: Christian Braun, Aaron Gordon, Cameron Johnson, Jamal Murray, Nikola Jokić, Peyton Watson, Spencer Jones

Team statistics
Oklahoma City Thunder	Stat	Denver Nuggets
9/12 (75%)	Free throws	12/13 (92%)
28/55 (50%)	2 pointers	26/50 (52%)
14/44 (31%)	3 pointers	21/43 (48%)
42/99 (42%)	Field goals	47/93 (50%)
46	Rebounds	49
31	Defensive rebounds	39
15	Offensive rebounds	10
25	Assists	28
13	Turnovers	16
11	Steals	10
1	Blocks	7
15	Fouls	10
7	Max points in a row	17
0:19	Time spent in lead	46:26
2	Biggest lead	21

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: Denver Nuggets ahead)

Largest margin: 21 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 2
Times tied: 1
Largest lead · Oklahoma City Thunder: 2 Q1 10:28
Largest lead · Denver Nuggets: 21 Q4 6:08
Longest run: 17-0 Denver Nuggets · Q3 0:31 to Q4 8:03

Scoring plays

Q1 · 27 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Oklahoma City Thunder	Denver Nuggets
11:10	Denver Nuggets	Jonas Valančiūnas Free throw	0	1
11:10	Denver Nuggets	Jonas Valančiūnas Free throw	0	2
10:54	Oklahoma City Thunder	Aaron Wiggins Free throw	1	2
10:28	Oklahoma City Thunder	Aaron Wiggins 3-pt field goal	4	2
10:09	Denver Nuggets	Julian Strawther 2-pt field goal	4	4
9:44	Denver Nuggets	Bruce Brown 2-pt field goal	4	6
9:16	Denver Nuggets	Jonas Valančiūnas 2-pt field goal	4	8
8:23	Oklahoma City Thunder	Aaron Wiggins 2-pt field goal	6	8
8:04	Denver Nuggets	Julian Strawther 3-pt field goal	6	11
7:55	Oklahoma City Thunder	Branden Carlson 3-pt field goal	9	11
7:33	Denver Nuggets	Jonas Valančiūnas 3-pt field goal	9	14
7:22	Oklahoma City Thunder	Nikola Topic 2-pt field goal	11	14
6:55	Denver Nuggets	Jonas Valančiūnas 2-pt field goal	11	16
6:43	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jared McCain 3-pt field goal	14	16
5:19	Denver Nuggets	Jalen Pickett 2-pt field goal	14	18
4:20	Denver Nuggets	Bruce Brown 3-pt field goal	14	21
3:57	Oklahoma City Thunder	Kenrich Williams 2-pt field goal	16	21
3:29	Denver Nuggets	Tyus Jones 3-pt field goal	16	24
3:08	Denver Nuggets	Zeke Nnaji 2-pt field goal	16	26
2:38	Denver Nuggets	Jalen Pickett 2-pt field goal	16	28
2:18	Oklahoma City Thunder	Brooks Barnhizer 2-pt field goal	18	28
1:42	Oklahoma City Thunder	Nikola Topic 2-pt field goal	20	28
1:21	Oklahoma City Thunder	Kenrich Williams 2-pt field goal	22	28
1:07	Denver Nuggets	David Roddy 3-pt field goal	22	31
0:51	Oklahoma City Thunder	Kenrich Williams 2-pt field goal	24	31
0:07	Denver Nuggets	Jalen Pickett 3-pt field goal	24	34
0:01	Oklahoma City Thunder	Nikola Topic 3-pt field goal	27	34

Q2 · 23 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Oklahoma City Thunder	Denver Nuggets
11:28	Denver Nuggets	Curtis Jones 2-pt field goal	27	36
11:05	Denver Nuggets	Julian Strawther 3-pt field goal	27	39
10:11	Oklahoma City Thunder	Payton Sandfort 2-pt field goal	29	39
9:39	Denver Nuggets	Julian Strawther Free throw	29	40
9:39	Denver Nuggets	Julian Strawther Free throw	29	41
9:21	Oklahoma City Thunder	Payton Sandfort 2-pt field goal	31	41
8:25	Oklahoma City Thunder	Nikola Topic 3-pt field goal	34	41
7:57	Oklahoma City Thunder	Branden Carlson Free throw	35	41
7:57	Oklahoma City Thunder	Branden Carlson Free throw	36	41
7:46	Denver Nuggets	Curtis Jones 2-pt field goal	36	43
7:36	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jared McCain 3-pt field goal	39	43
7:00	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. 2-pt field goal	39	45
6:34	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jared McCain 2-pt field goal	41	45
6:00	Denver Nuggets	Jonas Valančiūnas 2-pt field goal	41	47
5:32	Denver Nuggets	Bruce Brown 2-pt field goal	41	49
4:58	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jared McCain 2-pt field goal	43	49
4:27	Oklahoma City Thunder	Brooks Barnhizer 2-pt field goal	45	49
3:26	Denver Nuggets	Tyus Jones 3-pt field goal	45	52
1:50	Denver Nuggets	Jonas Valančiūnas 2-pt field goal	45	54
1:32	Oklahoma City Thunder	Branden Carlson 3-pt field goal	48	54
1:13	Denver Nuggets	Julian Strawther 2-pt field goal	48	56
1:01	Oklahoma City Thunder	Aaron Wiggins 3-pt field goal	51	56
0:49	Denver Nuggets	Julian Strawther 3-pt field goal	51	59

Q3 · 30 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Oklahoma City Thunder	Denver Nuggets
11:44	Oklahoma City Thunder	Luguentz Dort 2-pt field goal	53	59
11:27	Denver Nuggets	Jonas Valančiūnas 2-pt field goal	53	61
11:16	Oklahoma City Thunder	Luguentz Dort 3-pt field goal	56	61
10:48	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jared McCain 3-pt field goal	59	61
10:23	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. 3-pt field goal	59	64
9:52	Denver Nuggets	Jonas Valančiūnas 2-pt field goal	59	66
9:41	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jared McCain 2-pt field goal	61	66
9:27	Denver Nuggets	Tyus Jones 3-pt field goal	61	69
9:12	Oklahoma City Thunder	Branden Carlson 3-pt field goal	64	69
7:38	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. 3-pt field goal	64	72
7:22	Oklahoma City Thunder	Aaron Wiggins 2-pt field goal	66	72
6:34	Denver Nuggets	Bruce Brown 3-pt field goal	66	75
6:19	Oklahoma City Thunder	Branden Carlson 2-pt field goal	68	75
6:06	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. Free throw	68	76
6:06	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. Free throw	68	77
5:33	Oklahoma City Thunder	Aaron Wiggins 2-pt field goal	70	77
5:10	Oklahoma City Thunder	Kenrich Williams 3-pt field goal	73	77
4:39	Oklahoma City Thunder	Nikola Topic 2-pt field goal	75	77
3:47	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. 3-pt field goal	75	80
3:38	Oklahoma City Thunder	Nikola Topic 2-pt field goal	77	80
3:03	Oklahoma City Thunder	Brooks Barnhizer Free throw	78	80
3:03	Oklahoma City Thunder	Brooks Barnhizer Free throw	79	80
2:31	Denver Nuggets	Julian Strawther 2-pt field goal	79	82
2:09	Denver Nuggets	David Roddy 2-pt field goal	79	84
1:48	Oklahoma City Thunder	Kenrich Williams 2-pt field goal	81	84
1:34	Denver Nuggets	Jalen Pickett 3-pt field goal	81	87
1:19	Oklahoma City Thunder	Branden Carlson 2-pt field goal	83	87
0:50	Oklahoma City Thunder	Branden Carlson Free throw	84	87
0:50	Oklahoma City Thunder	Branden Carlson Free throw	85	87
0:31	Denver Nuggets	Zeke Nnaji 3-pt field goal	85	90

Q4 · 30 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Oklahoma City Thunder	Denver Nuggets
11:43	Denver Nuggets	David Roddy 2-pt field goal	85	92
11:26	Denver Nuggets	David Roddy 2-pt field goal	85	94
10:23	Denver Nuggets	Curtis Jones 3-pt field goal	85	97
9:12	Denver Nuggets	David Roddy 3-pt field goal	85	100
8:45	Denver Nuggets	Jonas Valančiūnas 2-pt field goal	85	102
8:03	Denver Nuggets	David Roddy 2-pt field goal	85	104
7:13	Oklahoma City Thunder	Brooks Barnhizer 3-pt field goal	88	104
6:51	Denver Nuggets	Julian Strawther 3-pt field goal	88	107
6:33	Oklahoma City Thunder	Kenrich Williams 2-pt field goal	90	107
6:15	Denver Nuggets	David Roddy 2-pt field goal	90	109
6:08	Denver Nuggets	Julian Strawther 2-pt field goal	90	111
5:56	Oklahoma City Thunder	Branden Carlson 2-pt field goal	92	111
5:32	Denver Nuggets	Jonas Valančiūnas 2-pt field goal	92	113
5:23	Oklahoma City Thunder	Brooks Barnhizer 2-pt field goal	94	113
5:00	Oklahoma City Thunder	Kenrich Williams 2-pt field goal	96	113
4:15	Denver Nuggets	Jonas Valančiūnas Free throw	96	114
4:15	Denver Nuggets	Jonas Valančiūnas Free throw	96	115
3:46	Oklahoma City Thunder	Branden Carlson 2-pt field goal	98	115
3:31	Oklahoma City Thunder	Brooks Barnhizer 2-pt field goal	100	115
3:15	Oklahoma City Thunder	Payton Sandfort 3-pt field goal	103	115
2:41	Denver Nuggets	David Roddy 3-pt field goal	103	118
2:01	Denver Nuggets	DaRon Holmes II Free throw	103	119
2:01	Denver Nuggets	DaRon Holmes II Free throw	103	120
1:48	Oklahoma City Thunder	Branden Carlson 2-pt field goal	105	120
1:23	Oklahoma City Thunder	Payton Sandfort Free throw	106	120
1:03	Denver Nuggets	Jalen Pickett 3-pt field goal	106	123
0:52	Denver Nuggets	David Roddy Free throw	106	124
0:52	Denver Nuggets	David Roddy Free throw	106	125
0:48	Oklahoma City Thunder	Brooks Barnhizer Free throw	107	125
0:38	Denver Nuggets	KJ Simpson 2-pt field goal	107	127

2025-26 season series

After this game: Oklahoma City Thunder 3-1. Final series: Oklahoma City Thunder 3-1.

Feb 1: Oklahoma City Thunder 121 at Denver Nuggets 111
Feb 27: Denver Nuggets 121 at Oklahoma City Thunder 127
Mar 9: Denver Nuggets 126 at Oklahoma City Thunder 129
Apr 10: Oklahoma City Thunder 107 at Denver Nuggets 127 (this game)

Highlights

Nuggets 127 - 107 Thunder — Full Highlights (YouTube)

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