National Basketball Association
Oklahoma City 102, Denver 91
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, November 1, 2014
Where: Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Officials:
#59 Gary Zielinski, #41 Ken Mauer, #44 Eli Roe
Attendance:
18203
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Thunder 102, Nuggets 91: Serge Ibaka and Perry Jones scored 23 points apiece as injury-riddled Oklahoma City defeated visiting Denver.
Kendrick Perkins scored 17 points on 6-of-7 shooting and Steven Adams tallied 13 points for the Thunder. Oklahoma City had just eight healthy players after standout point guard Russell Westbrook underwent surgery earlier Saturday to repair a broken right hand.
Ty Lawson scored 25 points but committed seven turnovers for the Nuggets, who had 18 as a team. Arron Afflalo added 14 points and Timofey Mozgov scored 10 points for Denver.
The Nuggets trailed by 20 entering the fourth quarter and Alonzo Gee and Nate Robinson each drained 3-pointers during an 8-0 surge to begin the period and Denver later moved within 88-85 on Randy Foye’s layup with 2:53 left. Ibaka drained a corner 3-pointer 25 seconds later and Jones also hit a 3-pointer as the Thunder held off the charge.
Oklahoma City used a 19-2 burst bridging the first and second quarters to take a 43-19 lead. The Thunder’s largest lead of the half was 26 points and they held a 76-56 advantage entering the final stanza.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Thunder haven’t announced how long Westbrook will be sidelined and stated in a press release he would be re-evaluated in four weeks. … C JaVale McGee had four of Denver’s 10 blocks. … Sebastian Telfair started in Westbrook’s place and had nine assists and four steals but scored just four points on 1-of-10 shooting.
Top Game Performances
Denver |
|
Oklahoma City |
Ty Lawson 25 |
Scoring |
Serge Ibaka 23 |
Ty Lawson 5 |
Assists |
Sebastian Telfair 9 |
Wilson Chandler 7 |
Rebounds |
Andre Roberson 8 |
Ty Lawson 8 |
Free Throws Made |
Lance Thomas 6 |
Timofey Mozgov 2 |
Steals |
Sebastian Telfair 4 |
JaVale McGee 4 |
Blocks |
Andre Roberson 3 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Denver
|
91 |
43.8 |
7-26 |
14-20 |
19 |
41 |
10 |
4 |
18 |
Oklahoma City
|
102 |
46.2 |
6-20 |
22-31 |
24 |
41 |
6 |
8 |
14 |
Upcoming Games
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Oklahoma City will play their next game on the road against Brooklyn. The Thunder have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .333 after a loss.
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Denver will play their next game at home against Sacramento. The Nuggets have a W/L % of .000 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.