National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Denver 107, Oklahoma City 100
When: 9:00 PM ET, Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Where: Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado
Officials: #62 Dedric Taylor, #23 Jason Phillips, #26 Pat Fraher
Attendance: 14140

Nuggets 107, Thunder 100: Wilson Chandler scored 21 points to help host Denver win for the third time in four games since a six-game losing streak.

Ty Lawson had 15 points and a season-high 15 assists while Timofey Mozgov had 17 points for the Nuggets, who have won 11 of their last 14 home games against Oklahoma City. Arron Afflalo scored 13 points and Kenneth Faried collected 10 rebounds for Denver.

Serge Ibaka finished with 22 points and 13 rebounds to pace the Thunder, losers of four straight. Sebastian Telfair made all seven of his shots - including four 3-pointers - while scoring a season-high 18 points and Reggie Jackson contributed 16 points and nine assists.

Neither team led by more than six points in a tight first half and Denver claimed a 54-49 lead at the break on Mozgov's three-point play in the final minute. It was a four-point margin roughly two minutes into the second half before the Nuggets had an 11-2 run en route to a 14-point lead entering the fourth.

Jackson made four free throws and Ibaka buried a jumper in a 6-0 burst to cut the Thunder's deficit to 94-87 with 7:13 to go, and Telfair nailed a 3-pointer to make it 100-94 with four minutes left. Ibaka added another triple with 3:18 left to slice the margin to 101-98 before Chandler and Afflalo hit back-to-back 3s to give the Nuggets plenty of cushion.

GAME NOTEBOOK:
Thunder G Andre Roberson returned from an eight-game absence due to a foot injury and scored three points in seven minutes. ... Ibaka was 9-of-15 from the floor after going 7-of-26 over his previous two games. ... Denver had a 46-32 advantage on points in the paint.
Top Game Performances
 
Oklahoma City   Denver
Serge Ibaka 22 Scoring Wilson Chandler 21
Reggie Jackson 9 Assists Ty Lawson 15
Serge Ibaka 13 Rebounds Kenneth Faried 10
Reggie Jackson 6 Free Throws Made Timofey Mozgov 5
Reggie Jackson 2 Steals Darrell Arthur 2
N/A Blocks Timofey Mozgov 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Oklahoma City 100 45.6 10-23 18-25 21 39 0 5 10
Denver 107 48.8 10-29 17-22 25 42 5 6 9
Upcoming Games
  • Denver will play their next game at home against New Orleans. The Nuggets have a W/L % of .333 after a win and .375 after a loss.
  • Oklahoma City will play their next game at home against Brooklyn. The Thunder have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .300 after a loss.