# 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.

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## Segments

- [The Athletic NBA Daily](https://boilpoints.com/u/theathleticnbadaily), 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.
- [The Athletic NBA Daily](https://boilpoints.com/u/theathleticnbadaily), 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.
- [The Athletic NBA Daily](https://boilpoints.com/u/theathleticnbadaily), 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.
- [PTI](https://boilpoints.com/u/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.
- [The Athletic NBA Daily](https://boilpoints.com/u/theathleticnbadaily), 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.