Thunder overcome SGA’s shooting woes to beat Nuggets 96-84 in home opener

In their home opener, the Oklahoma City Thunder overcame Shai-Gilgeous-Alexander's poor shooting performance to defeat the Denver Nuggets 96-84. Jalen Williams was the leading scorer for the Thunder with 21 points, while Chet Holmgren contributed 12 points and 17 rebounds. Gilgeous-Alexander, who had scored 32 points against San Antonio earlier in the week, managed only 17 points in the game and missed all seven of his first 24 shots.

This marked his first time going scoreless for a half since his rookie year with the Clippers in 2019. Despite trailing by nine points at one point, the Thunder pulled ahead in the third quarter and went on to win. Other notable performances included Aaron Gordon's 20 points and Nikola Jokic and DeMar DeRozan's 13 points each for Denver.