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Denver Nuggets vs. Oklahoma City Thunder

February 1, 2026 · 2025-26 season

The Thunder beat the Nuggets 121-111 on 2026-02-01 on the road against the Nuggets. The Nuggets started Nikola Jokić, Jamal Murray, Jalen Pickett, Peyton Watson, and Spencer Jones. The Thunder started Isaiah Hartenstein, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Luguentz Dort, Chet Holmgren, and Cason Wallace. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Thunder) scored 24 points (9/13) in his matchups, with Jalen Pickett as his primary defender. Nikola Jokić (Nuggets) scored 10 points (4/10) in his matchups, with Isaiah Hartenstein as his primary defender.

Box score

In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.

DEN
Denver Nuggets
Denver Nuggets 111

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Peyton Watson GS 37:23 29 5 3 1 1 4 3 11-17 5-7 2-4 -9
Jamal Murray GS 35:06 12 5 12 1 1 1 1 4-16 1-8 3-4 -13
Nikola Jokić GS 29:22 16 7 8 1 0 6 2 6-9 1-2 3-4 -7
Spencer Jones GS 27:39 6 2 0 1 0 1 5 2-2 2-2 0-0 -22
Jalen Pickett GS 18:07 7 2 1 0 0 1 0 3-3 1-1 0-0 -9
Tim Hardaway Jr. 25:17 3 6 0 3 1 1 2 0-6 0-4 3-4 -6
Julian Strawther 22:28 9 4 3 2 0 1 0 3-6 2-4 1-2 +2
Bruce Brown 21:46 9 3 0 0 0 0 3 2-6 2-4 3-4 +1
Jonas Valančiūnas 13:19 13 3 2 0 1 2 3 6-11 1-2 0-0 -8
DaRon Holmes II 3:11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-1 0-0 0-0 +7
Zeke Nnaji 3:11 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0-1 0-0 0-0 +7
Hunter Tyson 3:11 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1-1 1-1 2-2 +7
Totals 111 39 29 9 4 17 20 39-79 16-35 17-24

OKC
Oklahoma City Thunder
Oklahoma City Thunder 121

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander GS 33:26 34 5 13 2 1 4 2 11-16 1-2 11-13 +22
Luguentz Dort GS 32:17 6 4 1 0 0 1 3 2-9 2-6 0-0 +16
Cason Wallace GS 29:49 27 6 0 2 0 0 1 9-14 7-11 2-3 +14
Chet Holmgren GS 28:08 14 4 1 0 3 1 2 3-10 1-7 7-8 +10
Isaiah Hartenstein GS 21:32 4 5 1 1 0 3 4 2-4 0-0 0-0 +4
Aaron Wiggins 25:00 14 6 0 2 1 1 3 5-9 3-6 1-2 +6
Jaylin Williams 24:22 8 5 4 3 1 1 3 3-5 2-3 0-0 +7
Isaiah Joe 22:38 9 2 1 0 0 1 1 3-9 3-9 0-0 -7
Kenrich Williams 17:44 5 2 2 2 0 1 0 2-6 0-2 1-1 -6
Brooks Barnhizer 2:33 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 -8
Ousmane Dieng 2:31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-3 0-2 0-0 -8
Totals 121 39 23 12 6 13 21 40-85 19-48 22-27

Did not play: Alex Caruso (DND - Injury/Illness)

Lineups

DEN
Denver Nuggets
Denver Nuggets

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

OKC
Oklahoma City Thunder
Oklahoma City Thunder

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

Who guarded whom

Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.

Nuggets defense

Defender Guarded most
Peyton Watson Cason Wallace: 23 poss., 7 pts (2/3) · Kenrich Williams: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Jamal Murray Luguentz Dort: 40 poss., 6 pts (2/8) · Cason Wallace: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Nikola Jokić Isaiah Hartenstein: 25 poss., 6 pts (2/3) · Jaylin Williams: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/2)
Spencer Jones Chet Holmgren: 25 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Tim Hardaway Jr. Aaron Wiggins: 14 poss., 1 pts (0/3) · Isaiah Joe: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Julian Strawther Isaiah Joe: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 9 poss., 6 pts (2/3)
Bruce Brown Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 14 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Aaron Wiggins: 7 poss., 1 pts (0/1)
Jalen Pickett Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 18 poss., 5 pts (2/2) · Cason Wallace: 6 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Jonas Valanciunas Jaylin Williams: 17 poss., 7 pts (3/7) · Aaron Wiggins: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Zeke Nnaji Jaylin Williams: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Ousmane Dieng: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Hunter Tyson Brooks Barnhizer: 3 poss., 5 pts (1/1) · Isaiah Joe: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
DaRon Holmes II Ousmane Dieng: 2 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Jaylin Williams: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0)

Thunder defense

Defender Guarded most
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Peyton Watson: 28 poss., 10 pts (4/6) · Julian Strawther: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Luguentz Dort Jamal Murray: 24 poss., 0 pts (0/3) · Jalen Pickett: 10 poss., 3 pts (1/1)
Cason Wallace Jamal Murray: 19 poss., 13 pts (4/5) · Jalen Pickett: 9 poss., 6 pts (2/2)
Aaron Wiggins Tim Hardaway Jr.: 15 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Jamal Murray: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Chet Holmgren Spencer Jones: 22 poss., 2 pts (0/5) · Peyton Watson: 10 poss., 2 pts (0/1)
Jaylin Williams Jonas Valanciunas: 20 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Nikola Jokić: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Isaiah Joe Julian Strawther: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Tim Hardaway Jr.: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Isaiah Hartenstein Nikola Jokić: 28 poss., 4 pts (2/4) · Spencer Jones: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Kenrich Williams Bruce Brown: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Tim Hardaway Jr.: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Ousmane Dieng Julian Strawther: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Zeke Nnaji: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/2)
Brooks Barnhizer Hunter Tyson: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · DaRon Holmes II: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0)