NBA ESPN Final Thu, Oct 22
Denver Nuggets(0-0) @ Oklahoma City Thunder(1-0)
DEN 84 – OKC 96
Closed OKC -7.5 O/U 236.5 (opened 231.5)
OKC covered Under
Draft Kings lines
John Hollinger @johnhollinger.bsky.socialBlueskyMad respect for Thunder that they pulled Shai with 17 rather than chase an arbitrary number streak with the game over.
Nuggets with some of the most tragic spacing you'll ever see after Cam Johnson went out.Oct 23 Open postSteve Jones @stevejones20.bsky.socialBlueskyThe Nuggets held the Thunder to 96 points and the Thunder shot 38% but Jokic/Murray shot a combined 7 of 30 and OKC just never stopped playing defense.Oct 23 Open postNBA @nba.comBlueskyNuggets vs Thunder has tipped off!
LIVE on ESPN: www.nba.com/how-to-watch...Oct 22 Open postRyan Blackburn @ryanblackburn.bsky.socialBlueskyLNN: The Denver Nuggets season opener started well, but the Thunder overwhelmed Denver with defense in the second half.
Oh, and there's an injury already.Oct 23 Open postJake Shapiro @shapalicious.bsky.socialBlueskyNuggets lead the Thunder 48-44 after a half despite Joker and Jamal going just 5-22 from the field.
Denver owning the glass 38-25. Have held SGA to two points and the team have hit four triples each.
AG brining the physicality, he's leading the way with 12. Brazile was sick.Oct 22 Open postKeithSmithNBA @keithsmithnba.bsky.socialBlueskyFREE for all: NBA Game Notes are up on The Basketball Bulletin. Notes and observations from:
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basketballbulletin.substack.com/p/nba-game-n...Oct 23 Open postThunder Film Room @thunderfilmroom.bsky.socialBlueskyWent to the Thunder game thinking we’d see a big Shai night due to the Nuggets’ defensive deficiencies, and instead I saw him lose the 20-point streak.Oct 23 Open postNBA Scores @nbascores.bsky.socialBlueskyFinal:
Nuggets 84
Thunder 96Oct 23 Open postLaw Murray 📘 @lawmurraythenu.bsky.socialBlueskyNuggets and Thunder combined to miss 31 of 39 3s in first half
equal opportunity brick 🧱Oct 22 Open postVinny Benedetto @vbenedetto.bsky.socialBlueskySpencer Jones is questionable for the season-opener due to what the Nuggets are calling "bilateral hamstring injury management." Julian Strawther (out) is the only other player on Nuggets' injury report.
Sorber, Topic and Oweh are only Thunder players on injury report.Oct 21 Open postHardwood Paroxysm @hpbasketball.bsky.socialBlueskyScouting report on OKC vs. the Nuggets tonight from Denver's perspective.
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You can also get a subscription by joining our Locked on Nuggets discord at lockedonnuggets.supercast.com.Oct 22 Open postclaudia 💟 @claudiiiii.bsky.socialBlueskythis nuggets thunder game is kinda stupidOct 22 Open posttherealmaine.bsky.social @therealmaine.bsky.socialBlueskyReviewing/Breaking Down Thunder-Nuggets game ⬇️
🏀 Denver’s defense attacked SGA. Forced him to play outside-inside
🏀 Monster Chet game on the offensive glass & defensively
🏀 Cason Wallace & OKC’s interior forced the worst Jokic/Murray game as a duo — combined 19 points on 7-for-30 (23%) & 8 TOsOct 23 Open postMonica Iyer @monicavisalam.bsky.socialBlueskySince all the Bluesky sports people are watching football, I feel compelled to report to y’all that Jeremy Lin is doing great on the call in this Nuggets-Thunder game.Oct 22 Open postClutchPoints @clutchpoints.bsky.socialBlueskyThe Thunder hold off the Nuggets for the SMOOTH win 🔥
Jalen Williams:
21 points
5 rebounds
7-of-15 FG
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander:
17 points
2 rebounds
3 assistsOct 23 Open post
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