On January 23, Beijing time, the NBA regular season, the Nuggets lost 99-101 to the Thunder, and the 9-game winning streak was ended. In this game, Nuggets star Jokic continued to be out due to hamstring tension, and another main Porter Jr. also hung a waiver card. The Nuggets scored only 18 points in the first quarter, setting a record for the lowest score in the first quarter of the season. In the first half, the Thunder held a double-digit lead several times, but the Nuggets recovered the score through excellent teamwork in the second half, and the two sides needed to fight until the last minute to decide the winner.
In the final 9.2 seconds of the game, Alexander hit a mid-range shot to give the Thunder a two-point lead. With Murray dropping a mid-range shot, the Nuggets missed the game into overtime, and the Thunder eventually won the game.
Statistics
Thunder: Alexander 34 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, Giddy 18 points and 9 rebounds, Muscala 8 points and 4 rebounds, bench Kenrich Williams 11 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists, Joe 8 points
Nuggets: Murray 26 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists, Brown 14 points and 7 rebounds, Gordon 15 points and 10 rebounds, Pope 10 points and 4 rebounds, Nagy 12 points and 10 rebounds, backup Jeff Green 12 points, Braun 10 points and 6 rebounds
Star of the field: Alexander
Alexander scored a game-high 34 points, along with five rebounds and five assists. At the crucial moment, he hit a mid-range shot to complete a quasi-kill and help the Thunder end the Nuggets' nine-game winning streak.
Highlight moments
Murray held the ball and pounded the yellow dragon with one arm
Alexander broke through and scored 2+1
Jeff Green flew into a snap
Beazley nails the big hat Gordon
Murray stuck in the air for a backhand layup
Murray stepped back on a jumper
Braun scored a 2+1 with an empty dunk
Alexander is a quasi-killer from mid-range
Match Review
At the beginning of the first quarter, Giddy broke through the basket and scored the first sports game for the Thunder. Dort hit a three-point shot and the Thunder started 7-0, Pope snapped a jumper, Alexander stepped back and scored back-to-back goals. The Thunder hit a 9-2 climax to bring the difference to double digits. Murray broke through for a layup, Gordon hit a three-pointer, Williams hit a layup, and Alexander broke through to make it 2+1. Trey Mann broke through and scored, Murray scored a layup to score four straight points, and Alexander hit a layup. At the end of the first quarter, the Thunder led the Nuggets 27-18.
At the start of the second quarter, Jeff Green hit 1 of 2 free throws, Braun made a backhand layup, Trey Mann and Giddy scored consecutive points, and Jeff Green scored four consecutive points. Wiggins scored on a free throw, Giddy broke through, Brown scored on a layup and Dort stopped a jumper. Jeff Green hit a 3-pointer, Alexander hit a jumper, Brown broke through for a basket, Williams hit a 3-pointer, Murray scored back-to-back points, and the Nuggets chased the gap to 4 points. Alexander scored four straight points, Nagy hit two free throws, Giddy broke through the throw, and Murray turned back. Alexander scored a basket and Brown hit a three-pointer, leaving the two sides five points away going into the second half. At halftime, the Thunder led the Nuggets 52-47.
Easy to fight again. Murray broke through to score, Muscala scored on a layup, Gordon scored on a jumper, and Muscala scored a dunk. Gordon and Najib scored five straight points, the Nuggets equalized, Murray turned and scored a jumper, and the Nuggets took the lead for the first time in the game. Jewey scored on a free throw, Alexander scored a 2+1, and the Thunder hit a wave of 8-1 mini-climax. Gordon made 3 of 4 consecutive free throws, Alexander scored four straight points, Joe hit a three-pointer, Jeff Green broke through for a layup, Braun made a backhand layup, and Alexander scored on a free throw. Murray stepped back on a jumper, Dort cut for a dunk, Braun hit a three-pointer, and Jackie broke through for a dunk. At the end of the third quarter, the Thunder led the Nuggets 81-74.
At the beginning of the final quarter, Brauson scored a 2+1 with an empty dunk, Williams hit a three-pointer, Brown broke through and Jeff Green made an empty dunk. Wiggins hit two free throws, Pope hit a three-pointer, Giddy scored four straight points, and Brown and Joe went on to face off with three points. Brown scored on a layup, Alexander snapped a jumper, and Nagy hit a three-pointer. With 4:06 left in the game, the Thunder still led the Nuggets by four points. Murray hit a three-pointer, Kenway responded with a three-pointer, Gordon scored a layup, and Nagy hit two free throws to tie the game in the final 30.2 seconds. Alexander scored on a jumper and the Thunder led the Nuggets by two points in the final 9.2 seconds, and the Nuggets had the ball and were expected to kill the game. With Murray unable to make a shot, the Thunder won the game.
Both sides start
Thunder: Alexander, Giddy, Dort, Jaylen Williams, Muscala
Nuggets: Jamal Murray, Pope, Najib, Bruce Brown, Gordon