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Thunder overcome SGA's shooting woes to beat Nuggets 96-84 in home opener

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Willert, T. (2026, October 23). Thunder overcome SGA's shooting woes to beat Nuggets 96-84 in home opener. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/basketball/thunder-overcome-sga-s-shooting-woes-to-beat-nuggets-96-84-in-home-opener/article_92bd0ff5-0e86-5588-88f3-67883f55fea7.html

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In Oklahoma City’s home opener, Jalen Williams scored 21 points and Chet Holmgren contributed 17 rebounds as the Thunder defeated the Denver Nuggets 96-84 despite Shai-Gilgeous-Alexander's poor shooting performance. Gilgeous-Alexander, who scored 32 points in a previous game, managed only 17 points on 6-of-19 shooting against Denver, marking his first sub-20-point game since November 2019. The Thunder overcame this setback by maintaining resilience and leveraging contributions from other players to secure the victory.

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🔮 Jalen Williams scored 21 points, Chet Holmgren had 12 points and 17 rebounds, and the Oklahoma City Thunder withstood a poor shooting night from Shai-Gilgeous-Alexander in their home opener to beat the Denver Nuggets 96-84 on Thursday. Gilgeous-Alexander, who scored 32 points in a convincing win over San Antonio on Tuesday night, finished with 17 points on 6-of-19 shooting against Denver.

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🔮 “And that will never change.

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Denver OKLAHOMA CITY Thunder the Denver Nuggets the Oklahoma City Thunder

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Thunder ORG · 4× Gilgeous-Alexander PERSON · 3× OKLAHOMA CITY GPE · 3× Denver ORG · 2× Chet Holmgren PERSON · 1× Jalen Williams PERSON · 1× San Antonio GPE · 1× Shai-Gilgeous-Alexander PERSON · 1× the Denver Nuggets ORG · 1× the Oklahoma City Thunder ORG · 1×

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Jalen Williams scored 21 points, Chet Holmgren had 12 points and 17 rebounds, and the Oklahoma City Thunder withstood a poor shooting night from Shai-Gilgeous-Alexander in their home opener to beat the Denver Nuggets 96-84 on Thursday. Gilgeous-Alexander, who scored 32 points in a convincing win over San Antonio on Tuesday night, finished with 17 points on 6-of-19 shooting against Denver.

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Thunder overcome SGA's shooting woes to beat Nuggets 96-84 in home opener · assertive framing

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who → score → Denver

He failed to score 20 points for the first time in 141 games. asserted

He → fail → games

The league’s two-time reigning MVP missed all seven shots he took in the first 24 minutes as the Thunder trailed by as many as nine points. asserted

Thunder → reign → points

A pair of free throws kept him from going scoreless in a half for the first time since his rookie year with the Clippers in 2019. asserted

pair → keep → 2019

It marked just the fourth time in 450 games with the Thunder he’s gone without a field goal in a half in. asserted

he → mark → half

Gilgeous-Alexander scored the first basket of the third quarter to pull Oklahoma City to 48-46. asserted

Alexander → score → 48

Aaron Gordon scored 20 points and Nikola Jokic and DeMar DeRozan added 13 apiece for Denver, which was playing its first game. asserted

which → score → game

A layup by Mitchell gave the Thunder a 64-62 lead — their first since 3-0 — and 3-pointers by Alex Caruso and Alexander extended it to 70-64 after three quarters. asserted

pointers → give → quarters

Oklahoma City extended the advantage to 93-76 on a 3 by Gilgeous-Alexander to give him 17 points with 1:44 left. asserted

City → extend → 1:44

He then asked to be taken out during a timeout and did not return to the game. asserted

He → ask → game

Up next Nuggets: Host New Orleans on Saturday night. Thunder: Host the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday night. asserted

Thunder → host → night