Expect a high-scoring game when the Oklahoma City Thunder (4-3, 3-1 Home) welcome the Denver Nuggets (4-3, 1-3 Away) on Thursday. Denver was beaten by the Los Angeles Lakers 121-110 at Crypto.com Arena on Sunday. Nikola Jokic had a standout performance in the losing effort with 23 points, 14 rebounds, and six assists. The Nuggets are the eighth seed in the Western Conference.
Oklahoma City won their fourth in a row on Tuesday at Paycom Center, beating the Orlando Magic 116-108. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 34 points and six assists, leading the team. The Thunder are ninth in the Western Conference.
The teams are meeting for the final time this season. Denver will be aiming for a season sweep against Oklahoma City after getting the win in the only earlier game 122-117 at Ball Arena on October 22. Gilgeous-Alexander topped all players in scoring with 28 points in defeat.
Michael Porter Jr. had 22 points for the Nuggets, while Jokic had a triple double with 19 points, 16 rebounds, and 13 assists.Jokic and Porter Jr., averaging 21.0 and 18.5 points per game, respectively, have led the Nuggets in scoring this season. Jokic also is contributing 11.1 rebounds and 8.4 assists per game, placing him eighth and seventh in the NBA, respectively.
Gilgeous-Alexander has supplied much of the Thunder’s offense, averaging 31.5 points per game. He has the sixth-highest scoring average in the NBA. Gilgeous-Alexander also has recorded 6.8 assists per game. Josh Giddey has posted 6.5 rebounds per game.The Nuggets and the Thunder rank as two of the top scoring teams in the league, third and fourth in points per game, respectively.
Denver is scoring 114.1 per game, while Oklahoma City is averaging 112.9.The Nuggets have had the advantage in the last 10 visits to Paycom Center, winning six. Oklahoma City is pursuing a fourth consecutive win at home this season.
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Denver Nuggets (-250)
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