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Thunder beat Nuggets

Sports · Heat 1.6 / 10 · 2 shows · 15m airtime

The Thunder beat the Nuggets 96-84 on October 22, 2026, coming back from nine down behind 21 points from Jalen Williams. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 17, ending his run of 20-point games at 141, and Nikola Jokic finished minus 28. Denver also lost Cam Johnson for the second half to a sprained ankle. The discussion has widened from Oklahoma City's defense and Denver's unsettled lineups to Jamal Murray, who scored six points on 2-of-11 shooting with 10 rebounds, 6 turnovers and 3 assists. The streak's end remains the headline fact of the night.

How 2 podcasts covered it

  1. The Athletic NBA Daily, 2026-10-23 (2:19 to 7:26)
    Notes Jokic's minus-28 and the buried lede
    Opens on the late game and works through Oklahoma City's defensive pressure and Denver's experimental lineups. Notes Jokic's minus-28 night and Cam Johnson's sprained ankle, and treats the end of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's 20-point streak as the buried lede.
    New angle: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's streak of 20-point games ended at 141.
  2. The Athletic NBA Daily, 2026-10-23 (33:40 to 35:33)
    Reads the streak's end as relief
    Mailbag answer on what the end of Gilgeous-Alexander's 20-point streak means for Oklahoma City. Reads it as a weight off his shoulders and leadership by example, and stays inside the result already on the record.
  3. The Athletic NBA Daily, 2026-10-23 (35:26 to 38:18)
    Weighs Oklahoma City's three-point shooting
    Mailbag answer on whether Oklahoma City's three-point shooting is a problem, using the poor first half against Denver as the evidence. Concludes the concern is real but the defense is a baseline, and credits Holmgren and Jalen Williams for carrying the night.
  4. PTI, 2026-10-23 (23:16 to 24:32)
    Recaps the end of Gilgeous-Alexander's streak
    Runs through the night's quick items, leading with the end of Gilgeous-Alexander's 20-point streak at 141 and noting only Wilt Chamberlain's 126 sits next. A rapid recap that stays inside what the box scores already said.
  5. The Athletic NBA Daily, 2026-10-24 (16:53 to 20:18)
    Adds Murray's full line in the loss
    Courtside read on Denver's loss: Jamal Murray's six-point, 2-of-11 night is the headline, with the Nuggets' thin bench and the defense-for-offense trade-off as the frame. Adds Murray's full line and a shorter Cam Johnson exit than the record has.
    New angle: Jamal Murray scored six points on 2-of-11 shooting with 10 rebounds, 6 turnovers and 3 assists.
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