The Oklahoma City Thunder (30) won their third game in a row to start the season, defeating the Denver Nuggets (1 - 2) by a score of 117 - 93. This game was all but over after the third quarter, during which the Thunder outscored the Nuggets 37 - 20 and pushed their lead to 25 heading into the fourth. The difference in this game was the Thunder shooting a great 52 percent from the field, including 52 percent from three. The Thunder had seven players score in double digits, and dished out an impressive 32 assists on 45 made field goals. Kevin Durant led his team in scoring with 25 points on 8 - for - 11 shooting, including a 3 - for - 5 mark from deep. Russell Westbrook flirted with a triple - double with 15 points, eight assists and nine rebounds, and Serge Ibaka imposed his will on the game with five blocks, not to mention 18 points, seven rebounds and four assists. Also worth noting was the performance of Enes Kanter, who tallied a double - double in only 17 minutes off the bench with 12 points and 10 rebounds. The Nuggets could n't take advantage of their opportunities and shot 38 percent from the field. Denver had seven players play over 20 minutes, but no one scored over 20 points. Will Barton had a solid game in 24 minutes off the bench, scoring 15 points on 6 - for - 12 shooting. Danilo Gallinari also scored 15 points, but on poor 3 - for - 13 shooting. He did go 7 - of - 8 from the foul line though. Jameer Nelson also had a solid game off the bench with 13 points and seven assists. The Nuggets were missing Wilson Chandler due to a hip injury and lacked production from “The Manimal” Kenneth Faried, so maybe on another night, this would have been a closer game. Next up for the Nuggets is a match with the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday. The Thunder will be visiting Houston to face James Harden and the Rockets in their next game.
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