January 8, 1997 · 8:00 PM EST
Biggest lead OKC by 11 · DEN by 6 · 14 lead changes
Q3 4:45+14% DEND. Ellis 24' 3PT Jump Shot (21 PTS)OKC 72 · DEN 70
Q4 2:39+17% OKCPayton 17' Jump Shot (19 PTS)OKC 100 · DEN 96| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1UT Jazz | 64 | 18 | .780 | — |
2HO Rockets | 57 | 25 | .695 | 7.0 |
3OK Thunder | 57 | 25 | .695 | 7.0 |
4LA Lakers | 56 | 26 | .683 | 8.0 |
5PO Trail Blazers | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15.0 |
6MI Timberwolves | 40 | 42 | .488 | 24.0 |
7PH Suns | 40 | 42 | .488 | 24.0 |
8LA Clippers | 36 | 46 | .439 | 28.0 |
9SA Kings | 34 | 48 | .415 | 30.0 |
10GS Warriors | 30 | 52 | .366 | 34.0 |
11DA Mavericks | 24 | 58 | .293 | 40.0 |
12DE Nuggets | 21 | 61 | .256 | 43.0 |
13SA Spurs | 20 | 62 | .244 | 44.0 |
14ME Grizzlies | 14 | 68 | .171 | 50.0 |
| Zone | OKC | DEN |
|---|---|---|
| Restricted area | 0/1 0% | 1/1 100% |
| Paint | 3/7 43% | 5/9 56% |
| Mid-range | 15/35 43% | 10/32 31% |
| Corner 3 | 0/4 0% | 1/5 20% |
| Above the break 3 | 5/11 45% | 5/14 36% |
| GPGary PaytonG | 40 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 10-28 | 0-5 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 35.8% |
SK Shawn KempF | 38 | 26 | 11 | 0 | 9-22 | 0-0 | 8-9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | +14 | 50.1% |
| DSDetlef SchrempfF | 37 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 10-13 | 2-2 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | +14 | 83.8% |
| SPSam PerkinsF | 31 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 6-12 | 2-5 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +5 | 61.8% |
HH Hersey HawkinsG | 27 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | +8 | 51.2% |
| ESEric SnowG | 23 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +8 | 66.7% |
| DWDavid WingateG | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 40.0% |
| JMJim McIlvaineC | 14 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | +7 | 25.0% |
| LSLarry StewartF | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -7 | 50.0% |
| Totals | 240 | 109 | 43 | 23 | 44-96 | 5-15 | 16-21 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 6 | 27 | ||
| Shooting | 45.8% | 33.3% | 76.2% | 51.8% |
| MJMark JacksonG | 44 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 4-13 | 0-2 | 4-5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -9 | 39.5% |
| EJErvin JohnsonC | 43 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 58.9% |
| DEDale EllisG | 41 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 9-16 | 4-7 | 4-5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -16 | 71.4% |
| LELaPhonso EllisF | 37 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 5-15 | 1-4 | 12-12 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -16 | 56.7% |
| RPRicky PierceG | 31 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 5-14 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -11 | 47.6% |
| THTom HammondsF | 19 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 77.3% |
| EBElmer BennettG | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 12.9% |
| DHDarvin HamF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 50.0% |
11:44Kemp Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)OKC 111:44Kemp Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)OKC 211:23Payton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)OKC 211:19MISS Payton 24' 3PT Jump ShotOKC 210:58D. Ellis 20' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (L. Ellis 1 AST)OKC 210:48Kemp Layup (4 PTS) (Schrempf 1 AST)OKC 410:25MISS Payton 24' 3PT Jump ShotOKC 410:00D. Ellis P.FOUL (P1.T2)OKC 49:50Kemp 17' Jump Shot (6 PTS) (McIlvaine 1 AST)OKC 69:25Kemp L.B.FOUL (P1.T2)OKC 69:20D. Ellis 21' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Jackson 3 AST)OKC 69:09Hawkins Free Throw Technical (1 PTS)OKC 78:48Kemp STEAL (1 STL)OKC 98:27MISS Kemp 19' Jump ShotOKC 98:05Payton Layup (2 PTS)OKC 117:46Kemp REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)OKC 117:38MISS Kemp LayupOKC 117:21Payton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)OKC 117:14MISS Payton 15' Jump ShotOKC 117:07D. Ellis Layup (6 PTS) (Jackson 5 AST)OKC 116:53MISS Payton 8' Hook ShotOKC 116:49Kemp REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)OKC 116:49Kemp Layup (8 PTS)OKC 136:30Kemp BLOCK (1 BLK)OKC 136:28MISS D. Ellis 19' Jump ShotOKC 135:57MISS Kemp 7' Jump ShotOKC 135:54Kemp Slam Dunk (10 PTS) (McIlvaine 2 AST)OKC 155:32MISS Kemp LayupOKC 155:10Payton Layup (4 PTS) (Schrempf 2 AST)OKC 174:52Kemp REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)OKC 174:10D. Ellis Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)OKC 174:10Kemp STEAL (2 STL)OKC 174:10Kemp Out Of Bounds Turnover (P1.T1)OKC 174:00Payton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)OKC 173:52Payton Layup (6 PTS) (Schrempf 3 AST)OKC 193:52MISS Payton Free Throw 1 of 1OKC 192:59Payton Layup (8 PTS) (Snow 2 AST)OKC 232:19MISS Kemp Free Throw 1 of 2OKC 232:19Kemp Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)OKC 24The Thunder beat the Nuggets 109-99 on the road.
Shawn Kemp led the Thunder with 26 points and 11 rebounds, while Dale Ellis led the Nuggets with 26 points.
The Thunder led by as many as 11 points. The lead changed hands 14 times and the score was tied 6 times. The Nuggets answered with a 13-0 run at one point.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
