Thunder beat Nuggets 96-84, Shai ends 140-game streak
The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Denver Nuggets 96-84 to take a 2-0 series lead. Jalen Williams led all scorers with 21 points, while Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ended a 140-game streak of 20-point games.
Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Denver Nuggets 96-84 on the road to earn their second win of the season. Jalen Williams scored 21 points, while Chet Holmgren recorded a double-double with 12 points and 17 rebounds. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander finished with 17 points but struggled offensively, making 6 of 19 shots.
Denver led by as many as 9 points in the first half. Shai missed all seven of his shots in the first half. Oklahoma City picked up the pace in the second half. Ajay Mitchell's layup put the Thunder ahead 64-62, and threes from Caruso and Gilgeous-Alexander pushed the lead to 70-64 at the end of the third quarter.
With a quarter left to play, a three-pointer from Shai extended Oklahoma City's lead to 93-76 and put the game under control. The Nuggets could not close the gap despite 20 points from Aaron Gordon and 13 points each from Nikola Jokić and DeMar DeRozan in the season opener.
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