Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads Thunder into matchup vs. Nuggets. Wednesday, November 2nd, 2022 4:00 PM. Game Preview. The last time the Denver Nuggets and the ...

... Gilgeous-Alexander scored 17 points in the first quarter. ... Gordon scored 15 points in the first quarter. The Nuggets took control in the final period by holding the Thunder to 7-for-22 shooting. Nuggets: Shot 65.2% in the first quarter to take a 42-29 lead. The Thunder led 95-93 heading into the fourth. The Nuggets led 71-57 at halftime behind 23 points from Gordon. ''We got a little hasty there in the fourth, especially early on a night where they're not really falling. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder with 37 points. I think that's the night you've got to be really stubborn about finding other ways to score.'' ''But the thing I'm most proud about is that even when they were on that huge run in the third quarter and we just seemed to stop playing any defense and we turned the ball over ad nauseam, we regrouped. It was his third triple-double this season and the 79th of his career. Jokic, the two-time reigning league MVP, had 15 points, 13 rebounds and 13 assists.