Overview
- Oklahoma City never trailed in the road win at Ball Arena, the first of four meetings since last season’s seven-game playoff series.
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander posted 34 points and a season-high 13 assists, extending his streak of 20-plus points to 120 straight games.
- Cason Wallace delivered a career-best 27 points on 7-of-11 from three with six rebounds and two steals, drawing a jubilant postgame celebration from teammates.
- Nikola Jokic had 16 points in his second game back from a left knee injury as Peyton Watson led Denver with 29 and Jamal Murray added 12 points and 12 assists after his All-Star selection.
- The Thunder sank 19-of-48 threes and blew the game open with a third-quarter surge to improve to 39-11 ahead of hosting the Magic on Tuesday.