May 9, 2025 · Conference Semifinals · Game 3 · 10:00 PM EDT
DEN leads 2-1
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | OT1 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 OKC | 28 | 28 | 27 | 19 | 2 | 104 |
 DEN | 22 | 29 | 29 | 22 | 11 | 113 |
Biggest lead OKC by 9 · DEN by 9 · 15 lead changes
Q4 1:50+23% OKCJ. Williams 26' 3PT (30 PTS) (S. Gilgeous-Alexander 7 AST)OKC 100 · DEN 99
Q4 1:31+15% OKCJ. Murray traveling TURNOVER (2 TO)OKC 100 · DEN 99
Q4 0:27+28% DENA. Gordon 3PT (20 PTS) (J. Murray 6 AST)OKC 102 · DEN 102
Q4 0:02+52% DENMISS S. Gilgeous-Alexander 12' driving floating ShotOKC 102 · DEN 102
OT 4:00+12% DENM. Porter Jr. 26' 3PT (21 PTS) (J. Murray 7 AST)OKC 102 · DEN 107| 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 | OKC | DEN |
|---|---|---|
| Restricted area | 18/32 56% | 10/18 56% |
| Paint | 10/27 37% | 6/13 46% |
| Mid-range | 3/10 30% | 7/14 50% |
| Corner 3 | 0/3 0% | 5/11 45% |
| Above the break 3 | 9/32 28% | 11/29 38% |
| SGShai Gilgeous-AlexanderG | 45 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 7-22 | 1-6 | 3-5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 37.2% |
| JWJalen WilliamsG-F | 43 | 32 | 3 | 5 | 11-21 | 3-7 | 7-8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | -11 | 65.3% |
CH Chet HolmgrenC-F | 40 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 7-19 | 1-6 | 3-4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | -8 | 43.4% |
LD Luguentz DortG | 34 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1-6 | 0-4 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -7 | 21.8% |
IH Isaiah HartensteinC-F | 31 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 5-14 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 34.6% |
AC Alex CarusoG | 23 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2-9 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 35.4% |
CW Cason WallaceG | 20 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -5 | 33.3% |
JW Jaylin WilliamsF | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 83.3% |
AW Aaron WigginsG | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 70.0% |
IJ Isaiah JoeG | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 50.0% |
| Totals | 265 | 104 | 54 | 24 | 40-104 | 9-35 | 15-22 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 11 | 21 | ||
| Shooting | 38.5% | 25.7% | 68.2% | 45.7% |
| JMJamal MurrayG | 48 | 27 | 4 | 8 | 9-19 | 2-5 | 7-8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +14 | 59.9% |
| AGAaron GordonF | 46 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 7-11 | 4-6 | 4-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +15 | 86.2% |
NJ Nikola JokićC | 44 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 8-25 | 0-10 | 4-4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | +5 | 37.4% |
CB Christian BraunG | 43 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3-8 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | +6 | 50.0% |
| MPMichael Porter Jr.F | 42 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 7-10 | 5-6 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | +7 | 96.5% |
RW Russell WestbrookG | 22 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3-8 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 45.0% |
PW Peyton WatsonG | 17 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 1-4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +7 | 60.8% |
ZN Zeke NnajiF-C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -7 | — |
| Totals | 265 | 113 | 49 | 25 | 39-85 | 16-40 | 19-24 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 21 | ||
| Shooting | 45.9% | 40.0% | 79.2% | 59.1% |
11:55Jump Ball I. Hartenstein vs. N. Jokić: Tip to S. Gilgeous-AlexanderOKC 011:38J. Williams cutting finger roll Layup (2 PTS) (I. Hartenstein 1 AST)OKC 211:15MISS A. Gordon 25' pullup 3PTOKC 211:13L. Dort REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)OKC 211:04I. Hartenstein bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)OKC 211:04J. Murray STEAL (1 STL)OKC 210:54MISS J. Murray 24' pullup 3PTOKC 210:51C. Holmgren REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)OKC 210:41I. Hartenstein 11' floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (J. Williams 1 AST)OKC 410:22I. Hartenstein shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Jokić 3 FT)OKC 410:22N. Jokić Free Throw 1 of 3 (1 PTS)OKC 410:22N. Jokić Free Throw 2 of 3 (2 PTS)OKC 410:22N. Jokić Free Throw 3 of 3 (3 PTS)OKC 410:15MISS C. Holmgren 24' 3PTOKC 410:12C. Holmgren REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)OKC 410:00S. Gilgeous-Alexander lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)OKC 410:00N. Jokić STEAL (1 STL)OKC 49:48MISS A. Gordon driving Layup - blockedOKC 49:48C. Holmgren BLOCK (1 BLK)OKC 49:45C. Holmgren REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)OKC 49:35I. Hartenstein 10' floating Jump Shot (4 PTS) (L. Dort 1 AST)OKC 69:19J. Murray 11' fadeaway Jump Shot (2 PTS)OKC 69:03MISS S. Gilgeous-Alexander 21' step back ShotOKC 69:01N. Jokić REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)OKC 68:53MISS N. Jokić 11' driving floating ShotOKC 68:50I. Hartenstein REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)OKC 68:45C. Holmgren running alley-oop DUNK (2 PTS) (J. Williams 2 AST)OKC 88:24M. Porter Jr. 25' 3PT (3 PTS) (N. Jokić 1 AST)OKC 88:00J. Williams 26' 3PT (5 PTS) (S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 AST)OKC 117:45N. Jokić offensive FOUL (1 PF)OKC 117:45N. Jokić offensive foul TURNOVER (1 TO)OKC 117:31C. Holmgren 27' 3PT (5 PTS) (L. Dort 2 AST)OKC 147:15MISS A. Gordon cutting DUNK - blockedOKC 147:15I. Hartenstein BLOCK (1 BLK)OKC 147:12S. Gilgeous-Alexander REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)OKC 147:10S. Gilgeous-Alexander 12' running pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)OKC 167:09A. Gordon technical FOUL (1 Tech)OKC 167:09S. Gilgeous-Alexander technical Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)OKC 176:58M. Porter Jr. 26' 3PT (6 PTS) (A. Gordon 1 AST)OKC 176:41MISS J. Williams floating ShotOKC 176:36C. Holmgren REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)OKC 176:36MISS C. Holmgren tip LayupOKC 176:36M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)OKC 176:29J. Murray 24' 3PT step back (5 PTS)OKC 176:17MISS C. Holmgren 26' 3PTOKC 176:15C. Braun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)OKC 176:01N. Jokić 11' turnaround fadeaway Jump Shot (5 PTS)OKC 175:44MISS L. Dort 27' 3PTOKC 175:42J. Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)OKC 175:33MISS N. Jokić 8' turnaround ShotOKC 175:30S. Gilgeous-Alexander REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)OKC 175:24MISS S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6' driving Layup - blockedOKC 175:24C. Braun BLOCK (1 BLK)OKC 175:13MISS C. Holmgren 16' pullup bank ShotOKC 175:10N. Jokić REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)OKC 175:00MISS N. Jokić 15' Jump ShotOKC 174:57C. Holmgren REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)OKC 174:48C. Holmgren alley-oop DUNK (7 PTS) (J. Williams 3 AST)OKC 194:30J. Murray driving reverse Layup (7 PTS) (A. Gordon 2 AST)OKC 194:19MISS L. Dort 25' 3PTOKC 194:16C. Braun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)OKC 194:08MISS C. Braun 24' 3PTOKC 194:04S. Gilgeous-Alexander REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)OKC 193:54C. Holmgren driving reverse Layup (9 PTS)OKC 213:32MISS N. Jokić 25' 3PTOKC 213:29C. Holmgren REBOUND (Off:2 Def:4)OKC 213:21J. Williams 25' 3PT (3 PTS) (J. Williams 4 AST)OKC 243:03MISS J. Murray 20' pullup ShotOKC 242:59S. Gilgeous-Alexander REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)OKC 242:49N. Jokić shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Holmgren 2 FT)OKC 242:49C. Holmgren Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)OKC 252:49C. Holmgren Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)OKC 262:41MISS N. Jokić 24' 3PTOKC 262:39J. Murray loose ball personal FOUL (1 PF)OKC 262:33MISS C. Wallace 24' 3PTOKC 262:29A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)OKC 262:21S. Gilgeous-Alexander shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Gordon 2 FT)OKC 262:21A. Gordon Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)OKC 262:21A. Gordon Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)OKC 262:11MISS I. Hartenstein 6' cutting Layup - blockedOKC 262:11J. Murray BLOCK (1 BLK)OKC 262:11A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)OKC 262:02I. Joe shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Westbrook 2 FT)OKC 262:02MISS R. Westbrook Free Throw 1 of 2OKC 262:02R. Westbrook Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)OKC 261:44I. Joe 16' pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2 AST)OKC 281:29MISS R. Westbrook 3PTOKC 281:26I. Hartenstein REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)OKC 281:16MISS S. Gilgeous-Alexander 12' pullup ShotOKC 281:15I. Hartenstein REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)OKC 281:12MISS A. Caruso 25' 3PTOKC 281:10N. Jokić REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)OKC 280:55MISS R. Westbrook 3PTOKC 280:53I. Hartenstein REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)OKC 280:34MISS S. Gilgeous-Alexander 25' step back 3PTOKC 280:31N. Jokić REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)OKC 280:18I. Joe shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Watson 2 FT)OKC 280:18P. Watson Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)OKC 280:18MISS P. Watson Free Throw 2 of 2OKC 280:17I. Joe REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)OKC 280:04MISS A. Caruso 23' Jump ShotOKC 280:04P. Watson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)OKC 280:04P. Watson lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)OKC 280:04I. Joe STEAL (1 STL)OKC 280:00MISS I. Joe 27' turnaround 3PTOKC 28The Nuggets outlasted the Thunder 113-104 in overtime at home.
Jamal Murray led the Nuggets with 27 points and 8 assists, while Jalen Williams led the Thunder with 32 points.
The Nuggets led by as many as 9 points. The lead changed hands 15 times and the score was tied 12 times. Their best stretch was a 10-0 run.
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