May 5, 2025 · Conference Semifinals · Game 1 · 9:30 PM EDT
DEN leads 1-0
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 DEN | 26 | 24 | 35 | 36 | 121 |
 OKC | 27 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 119 |
Biggest lead DEN by 8 · OKC by 14 · 2 lead changes
Q4 1:07+16% DENN. Jokić 26' 3PT (40 PTS)DEN 114 · OKC 115
Q4 0:47+16% DENMISS J. Williams driving LayupDEN 114 · OKC 115Q4 0:19+25% OKCJ. Williams BLOCK (2 BLK)DEN 114 · OKC 115
Q4 0:09+27% DENMISS C. Holmgren Free Throw 2 of 2DEN 118 · OKC 119
Q4 0:03+70% DENA. Gordon 25' 3PT running (22 PTS) (R. Westbrook 2 AST)DEN 121 · OKC 119| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1OKThunder | 68 | 14 | .829 | — |
2HO Rockets | 52 | 30 | .634 | 16.0 |
| 3DENuggets | 50 | 32 | .610 | 18.0 |
4LA Clippers | 50 | 32 | .610 | 18.0 |
5LA Lakers | 50 | 32 | .610 | 18.0 |
6MI Timberwolves | 49 | 33 | .598 | 19.0 |
7GS Warriors | 48 | 34 | .585 | 20.0 |
8ME Grizzlies | 48 | 34 | .585 | 20.0 |
9SA Kings | 40 | 42 | .488 | 28.0 |
10DA Mavericks | 39 | 43 | .476 | 29.0 |
11PH Suns | 36 | 46 | .439 | 32.0 |
12PO Trail Blazers | 36 | 46 | .439 | 32.0 |
13SA Spurs | 34 | 48 | .415 | 34.0 |
14NO Pelicans | 21 | 61 | .256 | 47.0 |
15UT Jazz | 17 | 65 | .207 | 51.0 |
| Zone | DEN | OKC |
|---|---|---|
| Restricted area | 16/31 52% | 12/22 55% |
| Paint | 11/24 46% | 12/24 50% |
| Mid-range | 5/8 63% | 3/11 27% |
| Corner 3 | 4/10 40% | 5/13 38% |
| Above the break 3 | 6/22 27% | 10/30 33% |
JM Jamal MurrayG | 44 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 6-16 | 2-7 | 7-8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +12 | 53.8% |
| NJNikola JokićC | 42 | 42 | 22 | 6 | 15-29 | 2-6 | 10-13 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | +10 | 60.5% |
CB Christian BraunG | 40 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 4-8 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | +15 | 61.9% |
| AGAaron GordonF | 39 | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7-15 | 3-6 | 5-5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | +16 | 64.0% |
MP Michael Porter Jr.F | 24 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1-8 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -15 | 12.5% |
RW Russell WestbrookG | 30 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 7-13 | 1-5 | 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | +4 | 59.2% |
PW Peyton WatsonG | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -22 | 30.0% |
JS Julian StrawtherG | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -10 | 100.0% |
| Totals | 240 | 121 | 63 | 18 | 42-95 | 10-32 | 27-33 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 21 | ||
| Shooting | 44.2% | 31.3% | 81.8% | 55.2% |
SG Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderG | 40 | 33 | 10 | 8 | 12-26 | 2-6 | 7-9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -16 | 55.1% |
| JWJalen WilliamsG-F | 38 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5-20 | 2-9 | 4-6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -6 | 35.3% |
LD Luguentz DortG | 30 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 4-9 | 4-9 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -21 | 70.9% |
IH Isaiah HartensteinC-F | 29 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | +2 | 50.0% |
| CHChet HolmgrenC-F | 28 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 5-11 | 0-3 | 2-4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -14 | 47.0% |
AC Alex CarusoG | 26 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 7-12 | 5-9 | 1-2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | +13 | 77.6% |
CW Cason WallaceG | 21 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +15 | 33.8% |
AW Aaron WigginsG | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +19 | 133.0% |
IJ Isaiah JoeG | 13 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0-4 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
JW Jaylin WilliamsF | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 106.4% |
| Totals | 240 | 119 | 43 | 27 | 42-100 | 15-43 | 20-28 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 27 | ||
| Shooting | 42.0% | 34.9% | 71.4% | 53.0% |
11:57Jump Ball C. Holmgren vs. N. Jokić: Tip to J. WilliamsDEN 011:45MISS I. Hartenstein alley-oop DUNKDEN 011:42C. Holmgren REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)DEN 011:40MISS L. Dort 25' 3PTDEN 011:37C. Braun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 011:31N. Jokić driving floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (C. Braun 1 AST)DEN 211:19J. Williams 7' fadeaway Jump Shot (2 PTS)DEN 210:56MISS A. Gordon 26' 3PTDEN 210:51J. Murray REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)DEN 210:49J. Murray 25' 3PT pullup (3 PTS)DEN 510:32MISS L. Dort 3PTDEN 510:29M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 510:27C. Holmgren personal FOUL (1 PF)DEN 510:20MISS M. Porter Jr. 17' step back ShotDEN 510:20I. Hartenstein REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 510:10MISS C. Holmgren 3PTDEN 510:06J. Murray REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)DEN 510:00MISS J. Murray running LayupDEN 510:00A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)DEN 510:00L. Dort personal FOUL (1 PF)DEN 59:52MISS M. Porter Jr. driving Layup - blockedDEN 59:52C. Holmgren BLOCK (1 BLK)DEN 59:49C. Holmgren REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)DEN 59:40MISS C. Holmgren 25' 3PTDEN 59:36J. Murray REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)DEN 59:31N. Jokić 7' turnaround Hook (4 PTS) (J. Murray 1 AST)DEN 79:18I. Hartenstein 9' floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (J. Williams 1 AST)DEN 79:04A. Gordon 8' fadeaway Jump Shot (2 PTS) (J. Murray 2 AST)DEN 98:52S. Gilgeous-Alexander 13' turnaround Jump Shot (2 PTS)DEN 98:39J. Murray 15' pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS)DEN 118:19I. Hartenstein 10' floating Jump Shot (4 PTS) (S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 AST)DEN 118:01I. Hartenstein personal FOUL (1 PF)DEN 117:56J. Murray 8' driving finger roll Layup (7 PTS)DEN 137:44S. Gilgeous-Alexander driving finger roll Layup (4 PTS)DEN 137:31MISS J. Murray 25' pullup 3PTDEN 137:30S. Gilgeous-Alexander REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 137:18C. Holmgren lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)DEN 137:18M. Porter Jr. STEAL (1 STL)DEN 137:13MISS M. Porter Jr. running alley-oop DUNK - blockedDEN 137:13C. Holmgren BLOCK (2 BLK)DEN 137:11S. Gilgeous-Alexander REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)DEN 137:08J. Murray shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Williams 2 FT)DEN 137:08MISS J. Williams Free Throw 1 of 2DEN 137:08MISS J. Williams Free Throw 2 of 2DEN 137:06N. Jokić REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 136:49MISS C. Braun 3PTDEN 136:45C. Holmgren REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)DEN 136:41S. Gilgeous-Alexander running finger roll Layup (6 PTS)DEN 136:27MISS A. Gordon 24' pullup 3PTDEN 136:24N. Jokić REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)DEN 136:24N. Jokić putback Layup (6 PTS)DEN 156:06J. Williams bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)DEN 156:06J. Murray STEAL (1 STL)DEN 156:03MISS A. Gordon running finger roll LayupDEN 156:02A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)DEN 156:01A. Gordon tip Layup (4 PTS)DEN 175:53MISS J. Williams 3PTDEN 175:50S. Gilgeous-Alexander REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)DEN 175:47S. Gilgeous-Alexander 10' step back Jump Shot (8 PTS)DEN 175:23A. Gordon lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)DEN 175:23J. Williams STEAL (1 STL)DEN 175:18MISS S. Gilgeous-Alexander running LayupDEN 175:17S. Gilgeous-Alexander REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)DEN 175:17A. Gordon shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Gilgeous-Alexander 2 FT)DEN 175:17S. Gilgeous-Alexander Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)DEN 175:17S. Gilgeous-Alexander Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)DEN 175:04J. Murray 25' 3PT pullup (10 PTS)DEN 204:46MISS I. Joe 26' step back 3PTDEN 204:42A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)DEN 204:42S. Gilgeous-Alexander shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Murray 2 FT)DEN 204:42J. Murray Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)DEN 214:42J. Murray Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)DEN 224:32MISS A. Caruso 3PTDEN 224:28C. Braun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)DEN 224:20R. Westbrook 9' fadeaway Jump Shot (2 PTS)DEN 244:07S. Gilgeous-Alexander driving Layup (12 PTS)DEN 243:48MISS J. Murray 25' step back 3PTDEN 243:46S. Gilgeous-Alexander REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)DEN 243:37MISS C. Wallace 10' driving floating ShotDEN 243:34I. Hartenstein REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)DEN 243:30MISS I. Joe 3PTDEN 243:27N. Jokić REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)DEN 243:21J. Murray lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)DEN 243:21A. Caruso STEAL (1 STL)DEN 243:17A. Caruso running Layup (2 PTS) (I. Joe 1 AST)DEN 242:58MISS R. Westbrook 26' pullup 3PTDEN 242:45C. Holmgren 6' driving Layup (2 PTS) (C. Wallace 1 AST)DEN 242:21MISS N. Jokić 7' Layup - blockedDEN 242:21S. Gilgeous-Alexander BLOCK (1 BLK)DEN 242:20N. Jokić REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)DEN 242:20MISS N. Jokić putback LayupDEN 242:19P. Watson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)DEN 242:19MISS P. Watson tip LayupDEN 242:18S. Gilgeous-Alexander REBOUND (Off:2 Def:4)DEN 242:11C. Holmgren running Layup (4 PTS) (S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2 AST)DEN 241:55MISS C. Braun 26' 3PTDEN 241:52C. Wallace REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 241:42S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8' Jump Shot (14 PTS) (A. Caruso 1 AST)DEN 241:17N. Jokić bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)DEN 241:17A. Caruso STEAL (2 STL)DEN 241:07MISS S. Gilgeous-Alexander driving finger roll LayupDEN 241:07N. Jokić REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)DEN 241:01R. Westbrook running Layup (4 PTS) (N. Jokić 1 AST)DEN 260:52MISS I. Joe 25' step back 3PTDEN 260:48C. Braun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)DEN 260:37MISS M. Porter Jr. 3PTDEN 260:34I. Joe REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 260:20MISS A. Caruso 24' pullup 3PTDEN 260:17J. Williams REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)DEN 260:17M. Porter Jr. shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Williams 2 FT)DEN 260:17MISS J. Williams Free Throw 1 of 2DEN 260:17J. Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)DEN 260:00MISS M. Porter Jr. 24' 3PTDEN 26The Nuggets edged the Thunder 121-119 on the road.
Nikola Jokić led the Nuggets with 42 points, 22 rebounds and 6 assists, while Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder with 33 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists.
The Nuggets took the lead for good with 0:03 left in Q4. The Nuggets led by as many as 8 points. The lead changed hands 2 times and the score was tied 3 times.
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