Oklahoma City plays Denver, looks for 4th straight home win

Posted November 02, 2022 7:00 am

By The Associated Press

Denver Nuggets (4-3, sixth in the Western Conference) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (4-3, eighth in the Western Conference)

Oklahoma City; Thursday, 8 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: Oklahoma City hosts Denver aiming to prolong its three-game home winning streak.

Oklahoma City finished 17-35 in Western Conference action and 12-29 at home during the 2021-22 season. The Thunder averaged 15.0 points off of turnovers, 11.9 second chance points and 35.1 bench points last season.

Denver went 1-4 overall and 6-10 in Northwest Division action during the 2021-22 season. The Nuggets averaged 110.0 points per game last season, 20.0 on free throws and 33.6 from deep.

The teams meet for the second time this season. The Nuggets won 122-117 in the last matchup on Oct. 23.

INJURIES: Thunder: Chet Holmgren: out for season (foot).

Nuggets: Collin Gillespie: out (leg).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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