The Oklahoma City Thunder (1 - 2) defeated the Denver Nuggets (1 - 1) 102 - 91 on Saturday. Russell Westbrook underwent surgery to repair his broken right hand Saturday and will be reevaluated in four weeks to set a more firm timetable. With several other players sidelined with injuries as well, the Thunder had just eight healthy bodies to use and were still able to come away with a win. Lone healthy point guard Sebastian Telfair played 39 minutes and put up four points, nine assists, and four steals. Perry Jones has become the team's defacto go - to scorer of late, and he finished with 23 points in 41 minutes. The Nuggets looked to a menagerie of players for an answer to beat the debilatated Thunder after going into the half down 55 - 33. They used 12 players in total but were unable to find the right configuration of players Saturday to contest for a win. Ty Lawson bounced back from a disappointing season opener and finished with 25 points and five assists in 35 minutes. Kenneth Faried played only 25 minutes as the team looked to their bench to try and ignite a comeback in the second half. The Nuggets' next game is at home Monday against the Scramento Kings. The Thunder's next game is on the road Monday against the Brooklyn Nets.
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