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All the Nuggets main players were absent! Yali scored 12+4+5 at halftime, and the Thunder led 17-0 in the final quarter, beating the Nuggets with a three-pointer!

3:48pm, 18 October 2025【Basketball】

In the last game of the preseason, with Dieng's buzzer-beating three-pointer, the Thunder narrowly defeated the Nuggets 94-91, completing a 16-point reversal. It is worth mentioning that the Thunder met the Nuggets in the semifinals of the playoffs last season. In the end, the two sides fought for 7 games to decide the winner. The Nuggets can also be said to be the biggest obstacle to the Thunder's championship.

Since today is only a preseason game, basically none of the Nuggets' main players played. Jokic, Murray, Gordon, Braun, etc. all sat on the sidelines, while the Thunder played with all their main players, so the strengths of the two sides were not equal. But even so, from the second quarter of the game, the remaining Nuggets established a double-digit lead, leading by up to 16 points. However, in the fourth quarter, the Nuggets suddenly collapsed. The Thunder blasted a 17-0 climax in the last 6 minutes, directly overtaking the Nuggets, and finally succeeded in beating the Nuggets.

Alexander only played 18 minutes in the first half today. He felt hot, making 5 of 5 shots, 2 of 2 three-pointers, and scored 12 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists. In the preseason this season, Alexander played in a total of three games, and only played in the first half. He averaged only 19 minutes per game and contributed 17 points, 5.3 assists, 2.3 rebounds and 1.6 steals.

Gion was the hero of the win today. He came off the bench for 20 minutes and made 6 of 12 shots, 2 of 7 three-pointers, and 3 of 4 free throws. He scored 17 points and 4 rebounds, the highest score on the team. At the last moment of the game, Dieng first assisted his teammates to score, and then hit a winning three-pointer. He scored 13 points in the final quarter to help the Thunder complete a great comeback.

For the Nuggets, five players on the team scored in double figures, but the highest score was only 15 points. Watson performed well. He started 25 minutes and made 5 of 11 shots, 1 of 3 three-pointers, and 4 of 4 free throws. He scored 15 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 assists, but he also made as many as 6 turnovers. Hardaway felt hot. He started for 22 minutes, made 4 of 7 shots, 4 of 6 three-pointers, and scored 13 points and 3 rebounds.

Strawther came off the bench for 18 minutes, making 5 of 8 shots, 4 of 7 three-pointers, and contributed 14 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists. Pickett came off the bench for 25 minutes, making 5 of 9 shots and 2 of 4 three-pointers. He also scored 14 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, with a team-high plus-minus of +11. Valanciunas was quite satisfactory. He started for 21 minutes, shooting 2 of 5 shots, 1 of 2 three-pointers, and only scored 5 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks.

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