Who won Denver Nuggets vs Oklahoma City Thunder?

The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Denver Nuggets 129-126 on March 9, 2026.

Nikola Jokić scored 32 for the Denver Nuggets with 14 rebounds; Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 35 for the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Denver Nuggets at Oklahoma City Thunder

2025-26 · Regular season Mon, Mar 9, 2026 · 7:30 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

129

Venue: PayCom Center

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

Game recap

The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Denver Nuggets 129-126 at home on Monday, March 9, 2026 at PayCom Center. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 35 points, 9 rebounds and 15 assists for the Oklahoma City Thunder. Nikola Jokić had 32 points, 14 rebounds and 13 assists for the Denver Nuggets.

The Oklahoma City Thunder led 66-60 at halftime and held on in the second half. Their best stretch was the second quarter, won 29-20. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (double-double, Oklahoma City Thunder), Jaylin Williams (double-double, Oklahoma City Thunder), Nikola Jokić (triple-double, Denver Nuggets), Aaron Gordon (double-double, Denver Nuggets). Bench points: Denver Nuggets 40, Oklahoma City Thunder 42. Jaylin Williams had 29 points, 12 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 Denver Nuggets vs Oklahoma City Thunder?: The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Denver Nuggets 129-126 on March 9, 2026.
Who led the scoring?: Nikola Jokić scored 32 for the Denver Nuggets with 14 rebounds; Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 35 for the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Denver Nuggets	40	20	33	33	126
Oklahoma City Thunder	37	29	30	33	129

Game leaders

Denver Nuggets

Points: 32 Nikola Jokić
Rebounds: 14 Nikola Jokić
Assists: 13 Nikola Jokić

Oklahoma City Thunder

Points: 35 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Rebounds: 12 Jaylin Williams
Assists: 15 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Nikola Jokić triple-double (32 PTS, 14 REB, 13 AST) · Aaron Gordon double-double (23 PTS, 10 REB) · Jaylin Williams double-double (29 PTS, 12 REB) · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander double-double (35 PTS, 15 AST)

Denver Nuggets
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Nikola Jokić starter	40:18	32	14	13	0	1	3	12-19	3-6	5-6	0	+2
Christian Braun starter	37:45	4	9	2	2	1	1	2-6	0-3	0-2	5	-2
Jamal Murray starter	36:47	21	8	6	0	1	0	9-23	0-4	3-3	3	+5
Aaron Gordon starter	28:29	23	10	3	1	0	1	6-14	2-4	9-10	2	+14
Cameron Johnson starter	22:42	6	3	1	0	0	0	1-5	1-3	3-4	1	+9
Tim Hardaway Jr. bench	33:01	28	2	2	0	0	1	10-16	8-12	0-2	3	-10
Bruce Brown bench	16:27	4	3	1	0	0	1	1-5	1-2	1-2	3	-15
Spencer Jones bench	15:31	6	5	0	0	0	0	3-7	0-3	0-0	2	-7
Jonas Valančiūnas bench	6:00	2	2	1	0	0	0	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	-8
Julian Strawther bench	3:01	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	-3

Not available: Peyton Watson

Oklahoma City Thunder
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Jaylin Williams starter	39:37	29	12	3	0	2	1	10-17	7-11	2-4	4	+4
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander starter	38:57	35	9	15	1	1	0	14-21	3-7	4-4	3	+2
Isaiah Joe starter	32:09	13	4	2	0	2	0	5-10	3-8	0-0	1	-3
Luguentz Dort starter	30:23	6	4	0	1	2	1	2-11	2-8	0-2	5	-15
Cason Wallace starter	16:49	4	2	1	0	1	0	2-6	0-1	0-0	3	-27
Ajay Mitchell bench	29:25	24	2	3	1	0	0	9-16	1-4	5-5	1	+11
Jared McCain bench	21:32	13	1	1	0	0	0	4-7	3-5	2-2	0	+19
Aaron Wiggins bench	17:39	3	2	0	0	1	1	1-3	0-2	1-2	2	+16
Kenrich Williams bench	13:29	2	1	2	0	0	0	0-2	0-1	2-2	1	+8

Not available: Branden Carlson, Alex Caruso, Chet Holmgren, Isaiah Hartenstein, Jalen Williams, Thomas Sorber

Team statistics
Denver Nuggets	Stat	Oklahoma City Thunder
21/29 (72%)	Free throws	16/21 (76%)
30/61 (49%)	2 pointers	28/46 (60%)
15/37 (40%)	3 pointers	19/47 (40%)
45/98 (45%)	Field goals	47/93 (50%)
56	Rebounds	37
40	Defensive rebounds	34
16	Offensive rebounds	3
29	Assists	27
7	Turnovers	3
3	Steals	3
3	Blocks	9
20	Fouls	20
12	Max points in a row	11
17:36	Time spent in lead	25:00
13	Biggest lead	12

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

Largest margin: 13 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 17
Times tied: 13
Largest lead · Denver Nuggets: 13 Q1 7:07
Largest lead · Oklahoma City Thunder: 12 Q2 3:08
Longest run: 12-0 Denver Nuggets · Q1 9:07 to Q1 7:07

Scoring plays

Q1 · 40 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Denver Nuggets	Oklahoma City Thunder
11:43	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	2	0
11:18	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	4	0
11:06	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	4	2
10:36	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jaylin Williams 3-pt field goal	4	5
10:22	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon Free throw	5	5
10:22	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon Free throw	6	5
10:05	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon 2-pt field goal	8	5
10:05	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon Free throw	9	5
9:49	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	9	7
9:49	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	9	8
9:07	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon 3-pt field goal	12	8
8:35	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon 2-pt field goal	14	8
8:13	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon 3-pt field goal	17	8
7:46	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	19	8
7:07	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon Free throw	20	8
7:07	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon Free throw	21	8
6:55	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jared McCain Free throw	21	9
6:55	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jared McCain Free throw	21	10
6:47	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon Free throw	22	10
6:47	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon Free throw	23	10
6:31	Oklahoma City Thunder	Luguentz Dort 3-pt field goal	23	13
6:14	Oklahoma City Thunder	Ajay Mitchell 2-pt field goal	23	15
6:01	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	25	15
5:51	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	25	17
5:35	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	27	17
5:06	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon 2-pt field goal	29	17
4:32	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	29	19
3:37	Oklahoma City Thunder	Ajay Mitchell 2-pt field goal	29	21
3:01	Oklahoma City Thunder	Kenrich Williams Free throw	29	22
3:01	Oklahoma City Thunder	Kenrich Williams Free throw	29	23
2:46	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 3-pt field goal	32	23
2:26	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jaylin Williams 3-pt field goal	32	26
2:03	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	32	28
1:29	Oklahoma City Thunder	Ajay Mitchell 2-pt field goal	32	30
1:07	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jaylin Williams 3-pt field goal	32	33
0:56	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. 3-pt field goal	35	33
0:34	Oklahoma City Thunder	Ajay Mitchell 2-pt field goal	35	35
0:30	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. 3-pt field goal	38	35
0:21	Oklahoma City Thunder	Ajay Mitchell 2-pt field goal	38	37
0:06	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. 2-pt field goal	40	37

Q2 · 25 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Denver Nuggets	Oklahoma City Thunder
11:45	Oklahoma City Thunder	Luguentz Dort 3-pt field goal	40	40
11:23	Denver Nuggets	Jonas Valančiūnas 2-pt field goal	42	40
10:25	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. 2-pt field goal	44	40
10:11	Oklahoma City Thunder	Isaiah Joe 3-pt field goal	44	43
9:41	Oklahoma City Thunder	Isaiah Joe 2-pt field goal	44	45
9:10	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	46	45
8:57	Oklahoma City Thunder	Ajay Mitchell 3-pt field goal	46	48
7:17	Oklahoma City Thunder	Ajay Mitchell 2-pt field goal	46	50
7:17	Oklahoma City Thunder	Ajay Mitchell Free throw	46	51
5:28	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	46	53
5:02	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jaylin Williams 3-pt field goal	46	56
4:42	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	48	56
3:33	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jared McCain 2-pt field goal	48	58
3:08	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	48	60
2:45	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. 3-pt field goal	51	60
2:21	Denver Nuggets	Cameron Johnson Free throw	52	60
2:21	Denver Nuggets	Cameron Johnson Free throw	53	60
2:00	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. 3-pt field goal	56	60
1:33	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon Free throw	57	60
1:33	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon Free throw	58	60
1:18	Oklahoma City Thunder	Aaron Wiggins Free throw	58	61
0:53	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	58	63
0:42	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić Free throw	59	63
0:42	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić Free throw	60	63
0:01	Oklahoma City Thunder	Isaiah Joe 3-pt field goal	60	66

Q3 · 30 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Denver Nuggets	Oklahoma City Thunder
11:29	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon 2-pt field goal	62	66
11:08	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jaylin Williams 3-pt field goal	62	69
10:12	Oklahoma City Thunder	Isaiah Joe 3-pt field goal	62	72
10:01	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. 3-pt field goal	65	72
9:38	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	67	72
7:14	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić Free throw	68	72
7:14	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić Free throw	69	72
6:48	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. 3-pt field goal	72	72
6:30	Denver Nuggets	Spencer Jones 2-pt field goal	74	72
6:08	Oklahoma City Thunder	Aaron Wiggins 2-pt field goal	74	74
5:56	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	76	74
5:44	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	76	76
5:22	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	78	76
5:06	Oklahoma City Thunder	Cason Wallace 2-pt field goal	78	78
4:46	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	80	78
4:35	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jaylin Williams 3-pt field goal	80	81
4:24	Denver Nuggets	Spencer Jones 2-pt field goal	82	81
4:12	Oklahoma City Thunder	Cason Wallace 2-pt field goal	82	83
3:45	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	84	83
2:54	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jaylin Williams 2-pt field goal	84	85
2:40	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. 3-pt field goal	87	85
2:27	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 3-pt field goal	87	88
2:03	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jared McCain 3-pt field goal	87	91
1:29	Oklahoma City Thunder	Ajay Mitchell Free throw	87	92
1:29	Oklahoma City Thunder	Ajay Mitchell Free throw	87	93
1:09	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	89	93
0:50	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun 2-pt field goal	91	93
0:37	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	91	95
0:37	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	91	96
0:25	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	93	96

Q4 · 34 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Denver Nuggets	Oklahoma City Thunder
11:43	Denver Nuggets	Bruce Brown 3-pt field goal	96	96
10:32	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jaylin Williams 2-pt field goal	96	98
10:16	Denver Nuggets	Bruce Brown Free throw	97	98
9:34	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	99	98
9:07	Denver Nuggets	Cameron Johnson 3-pt field goal	102	98
8:51	Oklahoma City Thunder	Ajay Mitchell 2-pt field goal	102	100
8:24	Oklahoma City Thunder	Ajay Mitchell Free throw	102	101
8:24	Oklahoma City Thunder	Ajay Mitchell Free throw	102	102
7:34	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun 2-pt field goal	104	102
7:12	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jaylin Williams Free throw	104	103
7:12	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jaylin Williams Free throw	104	104
6:47	Denver Nuggets	Cameron Johnson Free throw	105	104
6:24	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jaylin Williams 3-pt field goal	105	107
6:05	Denver Nuggets	Spencer Jones 2-pt field goal	107	107
5:25	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jaylin Williams 2-pt field goal	107	109
5:11	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	109	109
4:54	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	109	111
3:56	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jared McCain 3-pt field goal	109	114
3:44	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	110	114
3:44	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	111	114
3:28	Oklahoma City Thunder	Isaiah Joe 2-pt field goal	111	116
2:56	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	111	117
2:56	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	111	118
2:44	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	113	118
2:02	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jared McCain 3-pt field goal	113	121
1:39	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. 3-pt field goal	116	121
1:22	Oklahoma City Thunder	Ajay Mitchell 2-pt field goal	116	123
1:12	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić Free throw	117	123
1:05	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 3-pt field goal	120	123
0:32	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	122	123
0:14	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 3-pt field goal	122	126
0:09	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 3-pt field goal	125	126
0:09	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	126	126
0:04	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 3-pt field goal	126	129

2025-26 season series

After this game: Oklahoma City Thunder 3-0. 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 (this game)
Apr 10: Oklahoma City Thunder 107 at Denver Nuggets 127

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Thunder 129 - 126 Nuggets — Full Highlights (YouTube)

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