Shai Gilgeous-Alexander comes up clutch as the Thunder cool down the Nuggets, who are missing two-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 34 points, including a go-ahead bucket with 9.2 seconds left, and the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder beat the short-handed Denver Nuggets, 101-99, on Sunday, January 22 .
Jamal Murray scored 26 points and added 9 assists, Aaron Gordon had 15 points and 10 rebounds, and Zeke Nnaji had 12 points and 10 rebounds for Denver. Bruce Brown added 14 points, Jeff Green chipped in 12, and Christian Braun and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope each had 10.Two-time league MVP Nikola Jokic sat out his second straight game with left hamstring tightness and Michael Porter Jr. was out for personal reasons.
Gilgeous-Alexander scored 12 points in the final 6:30 of the third quarter to give Oklahoma City an 81-74 lead heading into the fourth quarter.