Oklahoma City Thunder 96-84 Denver Nuggets: result and stats
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Oklahoma City Thunder beat Denver Nuggets 96-84 on Friday 23 October 2026 in the NBA.
- Competition
- NBA
- Kick-off
- Friday 23 October 2026, 12:30 (AEST)
- Venue
- Paycom Center, Oklahoma City
- 👥
- 18203
By period
| Oklahoma City Thunder | 24 | 20 | 26 | 26 | 96 |
| Denver Nuggets | 27 | 21 | 16 | 20 | 84 |
Live commentary
- 4th Quarter · 10.3Ryan Nembhard makes layup
- 4th Quarter · 37.5Kenrich Williams makes 23-foot three point jumper (Brooks Barnhizer assists)
- 4th Quarter · 53.4Ryan Nembhard makes 25-foot three point jumper (DaRon Holmes II assists)
- 4th Quarter · 1:21DaRon Holmes II makes 29-foot three point jumper (Ryan Nembhard assists)
- 4th Quarter · 1:44Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 27-foot three point jumper (Alex Caruso assists)
- 4th Quarter · 2:33Christian Braun makes tip shot
- 4th Quarter · 2:55Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 11-foot fade away jump shot
- 4th Quarter · 3:28Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2
- 4th Quarter · 3:35Chet Holmgren makes layup
- 4th Quarter · 4:08Jalen Williams makes free throw 2 of 2
- 4th Quarter · 4:08Jalen Williams makes free throw 1 of 2
- 4th Quarter · 4:41Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
- 4th Quarter · 5:07Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 25-foot fade away jump shot
- 4th Quarter · 5:18DeMar DeRozan makes free throw 1 of 2
- 4th Quarter · 6:03DeMar DeRozan makes 19-foot jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
- 4th Quarter · 6:20Cason Wallace makes 25-foot three point jumper (Isaiah Hartenstein assists)
- 4th Quarter · 6:50Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 18-foot step back jumpshot
- 4th Quarter · 7:12DeMar DeRozan makes free throw 2 of 2
- 4th Quarter · 7:54Jared McCain makes free throw 2 of 2
- 4th Quarter · 7:54Jared McCain makes free throw 1 of 2
- 4th Quarter · 8:54DeMar DeRozan makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Alpha Diallo assists)
- 4th Quarter · 9:07Jalen Williams makes 1-foot dunk (Alex Caruso assists)
- 4th Quarter · 10:05Alpha Diallo makes layup (Marvin Bagley III assists)
- 4th Quarter · 11:22Jalen Williams makes 1-foot running dunk (Alex Caruso assists)
- 3rd Quarter · 1.7Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 25-foot three pointer
- 3rd Quarter · 42.6DeMar DeRozan makes 10-foot pullup jump shot
- 3rd Quarter · 1:02Alex Caruso makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jaylin Williams assists)
- 3rd Quarter · 2:06Ajay Mitchell makes running layup
- 3rd Quarter · 3:06Chet Holmgren makes dunk (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)
- 3rd Quarter · 3:21Trevon Brazile makes 1-foot reverse layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
- 3rd Quarter · 4:11Ajay Mitchell makes driving layup
- 3rd Quarter · 5:12Jalen Williams makes 1-foot dunk (Cason Wallace assists)
- 3rd Quarter · 5:34Jalen Williams makes free throw 1 of 2
- 3rd Quarter · 6:51Nikola Jokic makes 1-foot running dunk (Alpha Diallo assists)
- 3rd Quarter · 7:28Cason Wallace makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jalen Williams assists)
- 3rd Quarter · 7:49Aaron Gordon makes two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)
- 3rd Quarter · 8:13Chet Holmgren makes dunk
- 3rd Quarter · 9:15Aaron Gordon makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
- 3rd Quarter · 10:08Nikola Jokic makes 6-foot pullup jump shot
- 3rd Quarter · 10:35Isaiah Hartenstein makes 1-foot layup (Jalen Williams assists)
- 3rd Quarter · 10:57Aaron Gordon makes 24-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
- 3rd Quarter · 11:08Jalen Williams makes driving layup
- 3rd Quarter · 11:32Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 3-foot two point shot
- 2nd Quarter · 27.9Isaiah Hartenstein makes 1-foot dunk (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)
- 2nd Quarter · 1:40Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2nd Quarter · 1:40Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2nd Quarter · 1:51Aaron Gordon makes 26-foot three pointer
- 2nd Quarter · 2:26Aaron Gordon makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2nd Quarter · 2:46Chet Holmgren makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2nd Quarter · 2:46Chet Holmgren makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2nd Quarter · 3:06Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2nd Quarter · 3:30Ajay Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2nd Quarter · 3:30Ajay Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2nd Quarter · 4:02Chet Holmgren makes running layup (Jaylin Williams assists)
- 2nd Quarter · 4:34Nikola Jokic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Christian Braun assists)
- 2nd Quarter · 4:57Ajay Mitchell makes driving layup (Alex Caruso assists)
- 2nd Quarter · 5:08Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2nd Quarter · 6:21Jared McCain makes 3-foot two point shot
- 2nd Quarter · 6:41Marvin Bagley III makes two point shot
- 2nd Quarter · 7:33Aday Mara makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Jared McCain assists)
- 2nd Quarter · 7:47Trevon Brazile makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2nd Quarter · 7:47Trevon Brazile makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2nd Quarter · 8:49DeMar DeRozan makes 11-foot turnaround jump shot
- 2nd Quarter · 9:12Aaron Gordon makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2nd Quarter · 9:12Aaron Gordon makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2nd Quarter · 9:37Tyus Jones makes 3-foot two point shot
- 2nd Quarter · 10:31Ajay Mitchell makes 14-foot pullup jump shot
- 2nd Quarter · 10:44Aaron Gordon makes 18-foot step back jumpshot
- 2nd Quarter · 11:08Ajay Mitchell makes 3-foot floating jump shot (Kenrich Williams assists)
- 1st Quarter · 2.1Alex Caruso makes 2-foot layup (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)
- 1st Quarter · 22.4Alpha Diallo makes two point shot
- 1st Quarter · 1:43Jaylin Williams makes 25-foot three point jumper (Alex Caruso assists)
- 1st Quarter · 1:52DeMar DeRozan makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1st Quarter · 2:24DeMar DeRozan makes 3-foot two point shot (Alpha Diallo assists)
- 1st Quarter · 2:42Alex Caruso makes 1-foot reverse layup (Jaylin Williams assists)
- 1st Quarter · 4:59Christian Braun makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
- 1st Quarter · 5:25Jalen Williams makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chet Holmgren assists)
- 1st Quarter · 5:46Aaron Gordon makes 3-foot two point shot
- 1st Quarter · 6:10Jalen Williams makes 8-foot pullup jump shot
- 1st Quarter · 6:20Nikola Jokic makes 12-foot jumper (Cameron Johnson assists)
- 1st Quarter · 6:41Jalen Williams makes 25-foot three point jumper (Isaiah Hartenstein assists)
- 1st Quarter · 7:29Jamal Murray makes driving layup
- 1st Quarter · 7:49Christian Braun makes tip shot
- 1st Quarter · 8:16Isaiah Hartenstein makes alley oop dunk (Jalen Williams assists)
- 1st Quarter · 8:29Cameron Johnson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Aaron Gordon assists)
- 1st Quarter · 8:41Jalen Williams makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1st Quarter · 8:41Jalen Williams makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1st Quarter · 8:55Cameron Johnson makes 20-foot two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
- 1st Quarter · 9:10Chet Holmgren makes driving layup
- 1st Quarter · 9:33Nikola Jokic makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot
- 1st Quarter · 9:55Jamal Murray makes layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
- 1st Quarter · 10:35Aaron Gordon makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1st Quarter · 10:35Aaron Gordon makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1st Quarter · 11:42Cason Wallace makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chet Holmgren assists)
Commentary: ESPN
Match stats
OKCDEN
38Field goals (%)38
26Three-pointers (%)27
93Free throws (%)64
46Rebounds53
22Assists17
12Turnovers22
12Steals7
9Blocks2
Head-to-head record
1
Oklahoma City Thunder
0
Draws
0
Denver Nuggets
Last meetings
23 Oct 2026Oklahoma City Thunder96 – 84Denver Nuggets
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Timberwolves | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | LLWWW |
| 2 |  Thunder | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | WLWWW |
| 3 |  Lakers | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | LLWWW |
| 4 |  Grizzlies | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | WWWWW |
| 5 |  Rockets | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | LWWWW |
| 6 |  Trail Blazers | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | WWLWW |
| 7 |  Nuggets | 1 | 1 | .500 | WLWLW |
| 8 |  Suns | 1 | 1 | .500 | WLLLW |
| 9 |  Spurs | 1 | 2 | .333 | WWLLW |
| 10 |  Clippers | 1 | 2 | .333 | LWWLL |
| 11 |  Jazz | 1 | 2 | .333 | WWLWL |
| 12 |  Mavericks | 1 | 2 | .333 | LLLWL |
| 13 |  Pelicans | 0 | 3 | .000 | WWLLL |
| 14 |  Warriors | 0 | 3 | .000 | WWLLL |
| 15 |  Kings | 0 | 3 | .000 | LLLLL |
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Oklahoma City Thunder beat Denver Nuggets 96-84 on Friday 23 October (NBA).
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Oklahoma City Thunder play Phoenix Suns on Tuesday 27 October at 11:00 (AEST).
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Denver Nuggets play Golden State Warriors on Tuesday 27 October at 13:00 (AEST).
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