Thunder 121-106 Nuggets (8 Jan, 2017) Play-by-Play

Denver Nuggets

14-23, 7-12 away

106

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	22	38	20	26	106
OKC	24	36	28	33	121

Oklahoma City Thunder

22-16, 14-6 home

121

Victor Oladipo misses 23-foot three point jumper
Steven Adams makes two point shot (Victor Oladipo assists)
Victor Oladipo misses 24-foot three point jumper
Victor Oladipo makes two point shot (Russell Westbrook assists)
Domantas Sabonis makes two point shot
Russell Westbrook misses 20-foot two point jumper
Russell Westbrook makes two point shot
Victor Oladipo misses 25-foot three point running jumper
Domantas Sabonis misses 6-foot two point shot
Russell Westbrook misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
Domantas Sabonis makes two point shot
Steven Adams misses 4-foot two point shot
Russell Westbrook misses 17-foot jumper
Russell Westbrook makes two point shot
Russell Westbrook misses 17-foot two point jumper
Jusuf Nurkic blocks Domantas Sabonis's shot
Andre Roberson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
Domantas Sabonis misses 24-foot three point jumper
Russell Westbrook misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Alex Abrines misses 7-foot two point shot
Enes Kanter makes two point shot (Alex Abrines assists)
Enes Kanter misses 13-foot two point shot
Cameron Payne makes 25-foot three point jumper (Joffrey Lauvergne assists)
Joffrey Lauvergne makes layup (Cameron Payne assists)
Enes Kanter makes layup
Alex Abrines misses 25-foot three point jumper
Joffrey Lauvergne misses 25-foot three point jumper
Enes Kanter makes two point shot
Joffrey Lauvergne makes layup (Alex Abrines assists)
Enes Kanter misses 17-foot jumper
Cameron Payne makes 24-foot three point jumper (Alex Abrines assists)
Cameron Payne makes 17-foot two point shot
Cameron Payne misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Enes Kanter misses
Victor Oladipo makes 18-foot two point shot (Russell Westbrook assists)
Victor Oladipo makes 14-foot two point shot
Jamal Murray blocks Victor Oladipo 's 12-foot jumper
Enes Kanter makes driving layup
Andre Roberson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jerami Grant misses 25-foot three point jumper
Russell Westbrook makes three pointer
Steven Adams makes layup (Russell Westbrook assists)
Andre Roberson makes three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
Russell Westbrook makes 26-foot three pointer (Steven Adams assists)
Andre Roberson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Russell Westbrook makes 25-foot three point jumper (Domantas Sabonis assists)
Domantas Sabonis misses 25-foot three point jumper
Victor Oladipo misses 24-foot three point jumper
Andre Roberson makes two point shot
Victor Oladipo makes 17-foot jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
Victor Oladipo makes 3-foot two point shot
Steven Adams misses layup
Victor Oladipo misses 25-foot three point running jumper
Russell Westbrook makes 15-foot two point shot
Russell Westbrook misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Victor Oladipo misses 24-foot three point jumper
Domantas Sabonis misses 7-foot two point shot
Steven Adams misses layup
Alex Abrines misses 25-foot three point jumper
Steven Adams makes dunk (Russell Westbrook assists)
Steven Adams makes two point shot (Russell Westbrook assists)
Steven Adams makes layup
Steven Adams makes 4-foot two point shot (Russell Westbrook assists)
Enes Kanter misses 12-foot
Wilson Chandler blocks Andre Roberson's shot
Alex Abrines makes 24-foot three point jumper (Enes Kanter assists)
Andre Roberson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Enes Kanter misses 4-foot two point shot
Jerami Grant misses 24-foot three point jumper
Victor Oladipo misses driving layup
Enes Kanter makes two point shot
Enes Kanter makes 8-foot two point shot
Wilson Chandler blocks Victor Oladipo 's 1-foot shot
Victor Oladipo makes two point shot
Victor Oladipo makes two point shot
Victor Oladipo misses 25-foot three point jumper
Enes Kanter makes two point shot (Russell Westbrook assists)
Victor Oladipo misses 10-foot two point shot
Russell Westbrook misses 14-foot step back jumpshot
Russell Westbrook makes 25-foot three pointer
Russell Westbrook makes 25-foot three point jumper (Steven Adams assists)
Jerami Grant makes two point shot (Russell Westbrook assists)
Russell Westbrook makes 24-foot three point running jumper (Victor Oladipo assists)
Russell Westbrook makes three pointer
Russell Westbrook misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Victor Oladipo misses 26-foot three point running jumper
Russell Westbrook misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Russell Westbrook misses 15-foot two point jumper
Steven Adams makes 2-foot layup (Victor Oladipo assists)
Danilo Gallinari misses 25-foot three point jumper
Danilo Gallinari misses jumper
Jusuf Nurkic misses
Jusuf Nurkic makes tip shot
Steven Adams blocks Emmanuel Mudiay's jumper
Darrell Arthur misses 15-foot jumper
Will Barton makes 27-foot three point jumper (Emmanuel Mudiay assists)
Jusuf Nurkic misses 4-foot two point shot
Darrell Arthur makes 25-foot three point jumper (Emmanuel Mudiay assists)
Danilo Gallinari misses 11-foot jumper
Jusuf Nurkic misses
Will Barton misses driving layup
Emmanuel Mudiay misses 24-foot three point jumper
Danilo Gallinari misses 22-foot two point jumper
Steven Adams blocks Danilo Gallinari's shot
Jusuf Nurkic misses 15-foot jumper
Danilo Gallinari misses layup
Will Barton misses two point jumper
Wilson Chandler makes 4-foot two point shot (Jameer Nelson assists)
Danilo Gallinari makes 15-foot two point shot
Kenneth Faried misses two point shot
Jameer Nelson makes driving layup
Danilo Gallinari makes driving layup
Jameer Nelson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Wilson Chandler misses 4-foot two point shot
Wilson Chandler makes two point shot
Wilson Chandler makes 18-foot jumper
Wilson Chandler misses 4-foot two point jumper
Juancho Hernangomez makes dunk
Jameer Nelson misses 5-foot jumper
Kenneth Faried makes layup
Wilson Chandler makes 7-foot two point shot (Jameer Nelson assists)
Wilson Chandler misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jerami Grant blocks Juancho Hernangomez's shot
Wilson Chandler makes dunk (Jameer Nelson assists)
Jamal Murray makes 15-foot two point shot
Wilson Chandler makes 18-foot two point shot
Wilson Chandler makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jameer Nelson assists)
Jamal Murray misses 19-foot two point jumper
Wilson Chandler makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
Jusuf Nurkic makes layup (Jameer Nelson assists)
Darrell Arthur makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jameer Nelson assists)
Darrell Arthur makes 20-foot jumper (Jameer Nelson assists)
Jameer Nelson makes two point shot (Wilson Chandler assists)
Jameer Nelson misses two point shot
Jusuf Nurkic misses
Jusuf Nurkic misses 4-foot two point shot
Danilo Gallinari makes 12-foot two point shot
Will Barton misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kenneth Faried makes 1-foot layup (Wilson Chandler assists)
Will Barton makes 4-foot two point shot
Will Barton makes 7-foot two point shot
Will Barton makes 1-foot layup (Emmanuel Mudiay assists)
Jerami Grant blocks Wilson Chandler 's 15-foot shot
Darrell Arthur misses 17-foot jumper
Jusuf Nurkic misses 7-foot two point shot
Jusuf Nurkic makes dunk (Will Barton assists)
Jusuf Nurkic makes dunk (Emmanuel Mudiay assists)
Danilo Gallinari misses 25-foot three point jumper
Danilo Gallinari misses 14-foot two point shot
Will Barton makes 25-foot three point jumper (Darrell Arthur assists)
Steven Adams blocks Jusuf Nurkic 's 4-foot shot
Emmanuel Mudiay misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Danilo Gallinari makes 10-foot two point shot
Jusuf Nurkic misses 4-foot two point shot
Andre Roberson blocks Emmanuel Mudiay's shot
Steven Adams blocks Emmanuel Mudiay's layup
Wilson Chandler misses 20-foot jumper
Emmanuel Mudiay misses 17-foot two point jumper
Kenneth Faried misses
Wilson Chandler misses 25-foot three point jumper
Danilo Gallinari misses 23-foot step back jumpshot
Darrell Arthur misses 17-foot two point jumper
Danilo Gallinari misses 13-foot jumper
Enes Kanter blocks Kenneth Faried 's 6-foot shot
Darrell Arthur makes 21-foot jumper (Jameer Nelson assists)
Jameer Nelson makes 5-foot two point shot
Jameer Nelson makes 24-foot three pointer
Juancho Hernangomez makes 2-foot layup (Kenneth Faried assists)
Darrell Arthur misses 24-foot three point jumper
Wilson Chandler makes driving layup
Jameer Nelson makes 25-foot step back jumpshot
Victor Oladipo blocks Jameer Nelson's layup
Jameer Nelson misses 18-foot step back jumpshot
Will Barton misses 25-foot three point jumper
Danilo Gallinari misses 22-foot three point jumper
Will Barton makes 25-foot step back jumpshot
Danilo Gallinari misses 23-foot three point jumper
Wilson Chandler misses 9-foot two point shot
Jusuf Nurkic makes two point shot
Emmanuel Mudiay misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jerami Grant blocks Will Barton's layup
Wilson Chandler makes Driving Floating Jump Shot
Darrell Arthur misses 24-foot three point jumper
Danilo Gallinari misses jumper
Jerami Grant blocks Emmanuel Mudiay 's 3-foot layup
Wilson Chandler misses 6-foot two point shot
Emmanuel Mudiay misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Danilo Gallinari makes two point shot

NUGGETS

THUNDER

TIME		DEN	OKC
12:00	Jusuf Nurkic vs. Steven Adams (Andre Roberson gains possession)	0	0
11:44	Russell Westbrook bad pass (Jusuf Nurkic steals)	0	0
11:29	Danilo Gallinari misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:29	Steven Adams defensive rebound	0	0
11:15	Victor Oladipo misses 23-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:15	Will Barton defensive rebound	0	0
11:11	Steven Adams personal foul (Jusuf Nurkic draws the foul)	0	0
10:56	Danilo Gallinari misses jumper	0	0
10:56	Jusuf Nurkic misses	0	0
10:56	Jusuf Nurkic offensive rebound	0	0
10:55	Jusuf Nurkic makes tip shot	2	0
10:55	Jusuf Nurkic offensive rebound	0	0
10:40	Steven Adams makes two point shot (Victor Oladipo assists)	2	2
10:15	Steven Adams blocks Emmanuel Mudiay's jumper	2	2
10:15	Nuggets offensive team rebound	2	2
10:14	Darrell Arthur misses 15-foot jumper	2	2
10:12	Emmanuel Mudiay offensive rebound	2	2
10:08	Will Barton makes 27-foot three point jumper (Emmanuel Mudiay assists)	5	2
9:55	Victor Oladipo misses 24-foot three point jumper	5	2
9:53	Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound	5	2
9:42	Jusuf Nurkic misses 4-foot two point shot	5	2
9:42	Russell Westbrook defensive rebound	5	2
9:37	Victor Oladipo makes two point shot (Russell Westbrook assists)	5	4
9:27	Darrell Arthur makes 25-foot three point jumper (Emmanuel Mudiay assists)	8	4
9:07	Domantas Sabonis makes two point shot	8	6
8:55	Domantas Sabonis personal foul (Danilo Gallinari draws the foul)	8	6
8:48	Danilo Gallinari misses 11-foot jumper	8	6
8:47	Jusuf Nurkic offensive rebound	8	6
8:45	Jusuf Nurkic misses	8	6
8:44	Russell Westbrook defensive rebound	8	6
8:37	Russell Westbrook misses 20-foot two point jumper	8	6
8:37	Darrell Arthur defensive rebound	8	6
8:27	Will Barton misses driving layup	8	6
8:26	Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound	8	6
8:19	Russell Westbrook makes two point shot	8	8
7:58	Emmanuel Mudiay misses 24-foot three point jumper	8	8
7:56	Russell Westbrook defensive rebound	8	8
7:52	Victor Oladipo misses 25-foot three point running jumper	8	8
7:50	Danilo Gallinari defensive rebound	8	8
7:39	Danilo Gallinari misses 22-foot two point jumper	8	8
7:39	Victor Oladipo defensive rebound	8	8
7:26	Domantas Sabonis misses 6-foot two point shot	8	8
7:26	Domantas Sabonis offensive rebound	8	8
7:16	Darrell Arthur shooting foul (Domantas Sabonis draws the foul)	8	8
7:16	Domantas Sabonis makes free throw 1 of 2	8	10
7:16	Domantas Sabonis makes free throw 2 of 2	8	10
7:07	Darrell Arthur out of bounds lost ball turnover	8	10
6:56	Russell Westbrook misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	8	10
6:56	Nuggets defensive team rebound	8	10
6:37	Steven Adams blocks Danilo Gallinari's shot	8	10
6:37	Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound	8	10
6:26	Domantas Sabonis makes two point shot	8	12
6:26	Darrell Arthur shooting foul (Domantas Sabonis draws the foul)	8	12
6:26	Wilson Chandler enters the game for Darrell Arthur	8	12
6:26	Domantas Sabonis makes free throw 1 of 1	8	13
6:13	Jusuf Nurkic misses 15-foot jumper	8	13
6:13	Russell Westbrook defensive rebound	8	13
6:07	Steven Adams misses 4-foot two point shot	8	13
6:05	Danilo Gallinari defensive rebound	8	13
5:50	Danilo Gallinari misses layup	8	13
5:50	Steven Adams defensive rebound	8	13
5:50	Will Barton personal foul (Steven Adams draws the foul)	8	13
5:50	Thunder Full timeout	8	13
5:33	Russell Westbrook misses 17-foot jumper	8	13
5:33	Russell Westbrook offensive rebound	8	15
5:31	Russell Westbrook makes two point shot	8	15
5:15	Steven Adams shooting foul (Jusuf Nurkic draws the foul)	8	15
5:15	Jusuf Nurkic misses free throw 1 of 2	8	15
5:15	Nuggets offensive team rebound	8	15
5:15	Enes Kanter enters the game for Steven Adams	8	15
5:15	Alex Abrines enters the game for Victor Oladipo	8	15
5:15	Jusuf Nurkic makes free throw 2 of 2	9	15
5:01	Jusuf Nurkic shooting foul (Domantas Sabonis draws the foul)	9	15
5:01	Domantas Sabonis makes free throw 1 of 2	9	16
5:01	Domantas Sabonis makes free throw 2 of 2	9	17
4:52	Alex Abrines personal foul (Will Barton draws the foul)	9	17
4:37	Emmanuel Mudiay bad pass (Domantas Sabonis steals)	9	17
4:31	Russell Westbrook misses 17-foot two point jumper	9	17
4:31	Will Barton defensive rebound	9	17
4:22	Will Barton misses two point jumper	9	17
4:22	Enes Kanter defensive rebound	9	17
4:20	Russell Westbrook Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover	9	17
4:11	Will Barton offensive foul (Alex Abrines draws the foul)	9	17
4:11	Will Barton turnover	9	17
4:11	Jameer Nelson enters the game for Emmanuel Mudiay	9	17
4:01	Jusuf Nurkic blocks Domantas Sabonis's shot	9	17
4:01	Nuggets defensive team rebound	9	17
4:01	Juancho Hernangomez enters the game for Will Barton	9	17
3:47	Wilson Chandler makes 4-foot two point shot (Jameer Nelson assists)	11	17
3:36	Jusuf Nurkic shooting foul (Alex Abrines draws the foul)	11	17
3:36	Alex Abrines makes free throw 1 of 2	11	18
3:36	Kenneth Faried enters the game for Jusuf Nurkic	11	18
3:36	Alex Abrines makes free throw 2 of 2	11	19
3:24	Danilo Gallinari makes 15-foot two point shot	13	19
3:06	Andre Roberson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)	13	22
2:50	Kenneth Faried misses two point shot	13	22
2:49	Alex Abrines defensive rebound	13	22
2:39	Domantas Sabonis misses 24-foot three point jumper	13	22
2:39	Kenneth Faried defensive rebound	13	22
2:28	Jameer Nelson makes driving layup	15	22
2:15	Russell Westbrook misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	15	22
2:15	Danilo Gallinari defensive rebound	15	22
2:04	Danilo Gallinari makes driving layup	17	22
2:04	Andre Roberson shooting foul (Danilo Gallinari draws the foul)	17	22
2:04	Nuggets Full timeout	17	22
2:04	Cameron Payne enters the game for Russell Westbrook	17	22
2:04	Danilo Gallinari makes free throw 1 of 1	18	22
1:52	Cameron Payne out of bounds lost ball turnover	18	22
1:37	Jameer Nelson misses 26-foot three point jumper	18	22
1:35	Andre Roberson defensive rebound	18	22
1:13	Alex Abrines misses 7-foot two point shot	18	22
1:10	Juancho Hernangomez defensive rebound	18	22
1:00	Wilson Chandler misses 4-foot two point shot	18	22
1:00	Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound	18	22
52.0	Enes Kanter lost ball turnover (Danilo Gallinari steals)	18	22
47.0	Wilson Chandler makes two point shot	20	22
47.0	Nuggets delay of game violation	20	22
33.0	Enes Kanter makes two point shot (Alex Abrines assists)	20	24
21.0	Wilson Chandler makes 18-foot jumper	22	24
2.0	Enes Kanter misses 13-foot two point shot	22	24
1.0	Wilson Chandler defensive rebound	22	24
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	22	24

Regular Season Series

OKC leads 2-0

Thunder
132
Nuggets
129

Game 1

26/11

Nuggets
106
Thunder
121

Game 2

8/1

Thunder
106
Nuggets
105

Game 3

9/4

Nuggets
111
Thunder
105

Game 4

13/4

Paycom Center

1:00 AM, 8 January 2017

Oklahoma City, OK

Attendance: 18,203

Referees:
Pat Fraher
Jacyn Goble
Tom Washington

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	7	0	1.000	-	W7
Minnesota	4	3	.571	3	W1
Denver	4	3	.571	3	W2
Portland	3	5	.375	4.5	W1
Utah	1	6	.143	6	W1

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