![]() Coach Michael Malone understands it comes with the territory. Jokic leads the league in assists, but also ranks among the leaders in turnovers. … Denver outscored Oklahoma City in second-chance points 32-3. … F Will Barton had 13 points and six assists. He will be re-evaluated in four to six weeks. Nuggets: F Greg Whittington had knee surgery Tuesday. … G Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 14 points and seven assists. … The Thunder are 5-2 on the road this season and 1-5 at home. Thunder: G Ty Jerome remains in Oklahoma City to rehab a sore ankle. Their game against Philadelphia on Sunday was postponed because the 76ers did not have the league-required eight available players to proceed because of contact tracing. ![]() The Thunder played for the first time since an OT win over Chicago last Friday. Nuggets guard Facundo Campazzo had the highlight play of the first half, throwing a backward, between-the-legs pass to Morris for a layup. So much so that former Nuggets coach George Karl posted on social media leading up to the game: “It’s early in the season to say this but the Nuggets game against the Thunder is a ‘must win’ for Denver.” ![]() It was a much-needed confidence boost for the struggling Nuggets (7-7), who advanced to the Western Conference finals inside the NBA bubble last season. The Nuggets began to pull away in the second quarter and stretched it to 26 in the third before Jokic and his fellow starters became spectators. Luguentz Dort kept the Thunder close early by scoring 15 of his 20 points in the first half. The Nuggets have won six straight over the Thunder at home. Reserve Monte Morris added 15 points and Paul Millsap finished with 13 points and 12 rebounds.
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