Who won Oklahoma City Thunder vs Denver Nuggets?

The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Denver Nuggets 121-111 on February 1, 2026.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 34 for the Oklahoma City Thunder; Peyton Watson scored 29 for the Denver Nuggets.

Oklahoma City Thunder at Denver Nuggets

2025-26 · Regular season Sun, Feb 1, 2026 · 9:30 pm EST · All results that day · Oklahoma City Thunder vs Denver Nuggets head-to-head · Oklahoma City Thunder schedule · Denver Nuggets schedule

Final

Away

Denver Nuggets

111

Venue: Ball Arena

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

Game recap

The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Denver Nuggets 121-111 on the road on Sunday, February 1, 2026 at Ball Arena. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 34 points, 5 rebounds and 13 assists for the Oklahoma City Thunder. Peyton Watson had 29 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists for the Denver Nuggets.

The Oklahoma City Thunder led 62-55 at halftime and pulled away after the break. Their best stretch was the third quarter, won 39-30. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: Jamal Murray (double-double, Denver Nuggets), Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (double-double, Oklahoma City Thunder). Bench points: Oklahoma City Thunder 36, Denver Nuggets 41. Cason Wallace had 27 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.

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 Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Denver Nuggets 121-111 on February 1, 2026.
Who led the scoring?: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 34 for the Oklahoma City Thunder; Peyton Watson scored 29 for the Denver Nuggets.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Oklahoma City Thunder	32	30	39	20	121
Denver Nuggets	26	29	30	26	111

Game leaders

Oklahoma City Thunder

Points: 34 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Rebounds: 6 Cason Wallace
Assists: 13 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Denver Nuggets

Points: 29 Peyton Watson
Rebounds: 7 Nikola Jokić
Assists: 12 Jamal Murray

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander double-double (34 PTS, 13 AST) · Jamal Murray double-double (12 PTS, 12 AST)

Oklahoma City Thunder
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander starter	33:26	34	5	13	2	1	4	11-16	1-2	11-13	2	+22
Luguentz Dort starter	32:17	6	4	1	0	0	1	2-9	2-6	0-0	3	+16
Cason Wallace starter	29:49	27	6	0	2	0	0	9-14	7-11	2-3	1	+14
Chet Holmgren starter	28:08	14	4	1	0	3	1	3-10	1-7	7-8	2	+10
Isaiah Hartenstein starter	21:32	4	5	1	1	0	3	2-4	0-0	0-0	4	+4
Aaron Wiggins bench	25:00	14	6	0	2	1	1	5-9	3-6	1-2	3	+6
Jaylin Williams bench	24:22	8	5	4	3	1	1	3-5	2-3	0-0	3	+7
Isaiah Joe bench	22:38	9	2	1	0	0	1	3-9	3-9	0-0	1	-7
Kenrich Williams bench	17:44	5	2	2	2	0	1	2-6	0-2	1-1	0	-6
Brooks Barnhizer bench	2:33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	-8
Ousmane Dieng bench	2:31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-3	0-2	0-0	0	-8

Not available: Ajay Mitchell, Jalen Williams, Thomas Sorber, Nikola Topic

Denver Nuggets
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Peyton Watson starter	37:23	29	5	3	1	1	4	11-17	5-7	2-4	3	-9
Jamal Murray starter	35:06	12	5	12	1	1	1	4-16	1-8	3-4	1	-13
Nikola Jokić starter	29:22	16	7	8	1	0	6	6-9	1-2	3-4	2	-7
Spencer Jones starter	27:39	6	2	0	1	0	1	2-2	2-2	0-0	5	-22
Jalen Pickett starter	18:07	7	2	1	0	0	1	3-3	1-1	0-0	0	-9
Tim Hardaway Jr. bench	25:17	3	6	0	3	1	1	0-6	0-4	3-4	2	-6
Julian Strawther bench	22:28	9	4	3	2	0	1	3-6	2-4	1-2	0	+2
Bruce Brown bench	21:46	9	3	0	0	0	0	2-6	2-4	3-4	3	+1
Jonas Valančiūnas bench	13:19	13	3	2	0	1	2	6-11	1-2	0-0	3	-8
Zeke Nnaji bench	3:11	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	+7
Hunter Tyson bench	3:11	5	1	0	0	0	0	1-1	1-1	2-2	0	+7
DaRon Holmes II bench	3:11	2	0	0	0	0	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	+7

Not available: Aaron Gordon, Cameron Johnson, Tamar Bates, Christian Braun

Team statistics
Oklahoma City Thunder	Stat	Denver Nuggets
22/27 (81%)	Free throws	17/24 (70%)
21/37 (56%)	2 pointers	23/44 (52%)
19/48 (39%)	3 pointers	16/35 (45%)
40/85 (47%)	Field goals	39/79 (49%)
39	Rebounds	39
27	Defensive rebounds	31
12	Offensive rebounds	8
23	Assists	29
13	Turnovers	17
12	Steals	9
6	Blocks	4
21	Fouls	20
12	Max points in a row	8
47:22	Time spent in lead	0:00
18	Biggest lead	0

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

Largest margin: 18 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 0
Times tied: 0
Largest lead · Oklahoma City Thunder: 18 Q3 1:08
Largest lead · Denver Nuggets: Never led
Longest run: 12-0 Oklahoma City Thunder · Q3 5:50 to Q3 4:05

Scoring plays

Q1 · 30 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Oklahoma City Thunder	Denver Nuggets
11:22	Oklahoma City Thunder	Cason Wallace 3-pt field goal	3	0
11:01	Denver Nuggets	Jalen Pickett 2-pt field goal	3	2
10:12	Oklahoma City Thunder	Isaiah Hartenstein 2-pt field goal	5	2
9:59	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	5	4
9:41	Oklahoma City Thunder	Cason Wallace 3-pt field goal	8	4
9:23	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	8	6
9:12	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	10	6
8:52	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 3-pt field goal	10	9
8:37	Oklahoma City Thunder	Luguentz Dort 3-pt field goal	13	9
7:52	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren Free throw	14	9
7:52	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren Free throw	15	9
7:39	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal	15	11
7:24	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	17	11
7:08	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	17	12
6:43	Oklahoma City Thunder	Aaron Wiggins 2-pt field goal	19	12
5:10	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	19	14
4:26	Oklahoma City Thunder	Aaron Wiggins 3-pt field goal	22	14
4:09	Denver Nuggets	Spencer Jones 3-pt field goal	22	17
3:56	Oklahoma City Thunder	Cason Wallace Free throw	23	17
3:56	Oklahoma City Thunder	Cason Wallace Free throw	24	17
3:46	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal	24	19
3:22	Oklahoma City Thunder	Kenrich Williams 2-pt field goal	26	19
3:22	Oklahoma City Thunder	Kenrich Williams Free throw	27	19
3:07	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 3-pt field goal	27	22
1:41	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	28	22
1:41	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	29	22
1:24	Denver Nuggets	Jonas Valančiūnas 2-pt field goal	29	24
1:02	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jaylin Williams 3-pt field goal	32	24
0:46	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. Free throw	32	25
0:46	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. Free throw	32	26

Q2 · 29 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Oklahoma City Thunder	Denver Nuggets
11:41	Denver Nuggets	Bruce Brown Free throw	32	27
11:19	Oklahoma City Thunder	Kenrich Williams 2-pt field goal	34	27
10:58	Denver Nuggets	Jonas Valančiūnas 3-pt field goal	34	30
10:39	Oklahoma City Thunder	Isaiah Joe 3-pt field goal	37	30
10:11	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	38	30
9:59	Denver Nuggets	Julian Strawther 2-pt field goal	38	32
9:49	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	40	32
8:50	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	42	32
8:29	Denver Nuggets	Jonas Valančiūnas 2-pt field goal	42	34
8:12	Oklahoma City Thunder	Isaiah Joe 3-pt field goal	45	34
7:48	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	46	34
7:48	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	47	34
7:28	Denver Nuggets	Jonas Valančiūnas 2-pt field goal	47	36
6:59	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	47	38
6:45	Oklahoma City Thunder	Isaiah Joe 3-pt field goal	50	38
6:31	Denver Nuggets	Julian Strawther 3-pt field goal	50	41
6:20	Oklahoma City Thunder	Luguentz Dort 3-pt field goal	53	41
5:54	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	55	41
5:38	Denver Nuggets	Julian Strawther 3-pt field goal	55	44
5:19	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren 2-pt field goal	57	44
5:04	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 3-pt field goal	57	47
4:24	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren 2-pt field goal	59	47
3:21	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. Free throw	59	48
2:24	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal	59	50
1:02	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson Free throw	59	51
1:01	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić Free throw	59	52
1:01	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić Free throw	59	53
0:22	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	59	55
0:05	Oklahoma City Thunder	Cason Wallace 3-pt field goal	62	55

Q3 · 32 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Oklahoma City Thunder	Denver Nuggets
11:48	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	62	57
11:01	Oklahoma City Thunder	Cason Wallace 3-pt field goal	65	57
9:51	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	67	57
9:35	Denver Nuggets	Jalen Pickett 2-pt field goal	67	59
9:20	Oklahoma City Thunder	Isaiah Hartenstein 2-pt field goal	69	59
9:02	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić Free throw	69	60
8:50	Oklahoma City Thunder	Cason Wallace 3-pt field goal	72	60
8:33	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 3-pt field goal	72	63
8:17	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	74	63
7:59	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal	74	65
7:20	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	74	67
6:59	Denver Nuggets	Jalen Pickett 3-pt field goal	74	70
6:39	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson Free throw	74	71
6:18	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren 3-pt field goal	77	71
6:02	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 3-pt field goal	77	74
5:50	Oklahoma City Thunder	Cason Wallace 3-pt field goal	80	74
5:17	Oklahoma City Thunder	Cason Wallace 3-pt field goal	83	74
4:50	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 3-pt field goal	86	74
4:05	Oklahoma City Thunder	Aaron Wiggins 3-pt field goal	89	74
3:55	Denver Nuggets	Jonas Valančiūnas 2-pt field goal	89	76
3:22	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	91	76
3:22	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	92	76
3:06	Denver Nuggets	Bruce Brown 3-pt field goal	92	79
2:22	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jaylin Williams 3-pt field goal	95	79
2:05	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	95	80
2:05	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	95	81
1:26	Oklahoma City Thunder	Aaron Wiggins 2-pt field goal	97	81
1:08	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	98	81
1:08	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	99	81
0:55	Denver Nuggets	Jonas Valančiūnas 2-pt field goal	99	83
0:36	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jaylin Williams 2-pt field goal	101	83
0:28	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal	101	85

Q4 · 27 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Oklahoma City Thunder	Denver Nuggets
10:57	Oklahoma City Thunder	Cason Wallace 2-pt field goal	103	85
10:11	Denver Nuggets	Bruce Brown Free throw	103	86
10:11	Denver Nuggets	Bruce Brown Free throw	103	87
9:36	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	103	89
9:12	Oklahoma City Thunder	Aaron Wiggins 3-pt field goal	106	89
8:39	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 3-pt field goal	106	92
8:26	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren Free throw	107	92
8:26	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren Free throw	108	92
8:09	Denver Nuggets	Bruce Brown 3-pt field goal	108	95
7:54	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	109	95
7:54	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	110	95
6:27	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	112	95
6:12	Denver Nuggets	Spencer Jones 3-pt field goal	112	98
5:53	Oklahoma City Thunder	Aaron Wiggins Free throw	113	98
5:26	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal	113	100
5:02	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	114	100
4:51	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren Free throw	115	100
4:51	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren Free throw	116	100
4:40	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 3-pt field goal	116	103
4:21	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	118	103
3:11	Oklahoma City Thunder	Cason Wallace 2-pt field goal	120	103
2:33	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren Free throw	121	103
2:18	Denver Nuggets	DaRon Holmes II 2-pt field goal	121	105
1:45	Denver Nuggets	Hunter Tyson 3-pt field goal	121	108
0:40	Denver Nuggets	Hunter Tyson Free throw	121	109
0:40	Denver Nuggets	Hunter Tyson Free throw	121	110
0:13	Denver Nuggets	Julian Strawther Free throw	121	111

2025-26 season series

After this game: Oklahoma City Thunder 1-0. Final series: Oklahoma City Thunder 3-1.

Feb 1: Oklahoma City Thunder 121 at Denver Nuggets 111 (this game)
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

Highlights

Nuggets 111 - 121 Thunder — Full Highlights (YouTube)

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