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Oklahoma City Thunder vs Denver Nuggets Recap - Nuggets Win 97-95
The Nuggets got a 22-point performance from Nikola Jokic, who added 13 rebounds as Denver ran past Oklahoma City 97-95 on Friday at Ball Arena.
Denver won on the scoreboard, but lost at the pay window as they failed to cover the -12.0-point spread. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 221.5.
Jamal Murray had 22 points for Denver and Michael Porter Jr. chipped in with 15 points. Nikola Jokic had 9 assists for the Nuggets, while Nikola Jokic was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 13 boards.
Oklahoma City got 20 points from Justin Jackson in a losing cause and another 16 points from Hamidou Diallo. Kenrich Williams contributed 9 assists for the Thunder, while Kenrich Williams had 11 rebounds.
The Nuggets hit the break losing 53-40 before taking care of business in the second half.
Oklahoma City had a 49-41 advantage in the rebounding department as they won the battle in the paint.
Next game, Denver takes its act home to face Los Angeles looking for another win. For Oklahoma City, they head home to face Milwaukee.