{"id":474466,"date":"2023-12-30T04:48:47","date_gmt":"2023-12-30T08:48:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=474466"},"modified":"2023-12-30T04:48:47","modified_gmt":"2023-12-30T08:48:47","slug":"thunder-end-nuggets-winning-streak-with-crushing-119-93-victory","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/thunder-end-nuggets-winning-streak-with-crushing-119-93-victory\/","title":{"rendered":"Thunder end Nuggets winning streak with crushing 119-93 victory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Oklahoma City Thunder routed the <a href=\"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/nba\/team\/denver-nuggets\/\">Denver Nuggets<\/a> in a convincing fashion 119-93 to end their 6-game winning streak on Friday night.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Played the Thunder Way \u26a1\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jZyvwlZQsJ\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/jZyvwlZQsJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; OKC THUNDER (@okcthunder) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/okcthunder\/status\/1740950708785189363?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">December 30, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Shai Gilgeous-Alexander notched an unbelievable 40 points for the fifth time this season, just 4 shy of his career best.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was just cruising. He let the game come to him,\u201d Thunder coach Mark Daigneault said. \u201cIt never seemed like he was forcing. Played the right way throughout, made the right passes, kept them honest. It\u2019s kind of routine at this point but he played a great game.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With the win Oklahoma leapfrog Denver, who have lost only 3 home games this season, two of which have come against the same opponent.<\/p>\n<p>Star man <a href=\"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/nba\/player\/nikola-jokic\/\">Nikola Jokic<\/a> finished off with 19 points and 10 rebounds. The Serb was kept relatively quiet for his usually very high standards.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019ve got to be clean with the ball, you can\u2019t play in a crowd,\u201d Nuggets coach Michael Malone said of the turnovers. \u201cIt\u2019s something they do to most teams, but you\u2019re not going to give yourself a chance to win when you allow them to play to their strength.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\">\n<div  id=\"_ytid_34889\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"  data-origwidth=\"800\" data-origheight=\"450\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bPw68Ark6ks?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;controls=1&#038;color=red&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;rel=1&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"YouTube player\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/bPw68Ark6ks\/maxresdefault.jpg\" title=\"\"><button class=\"epyt-facade-play\" aria-label=\"Play\"><svg data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\"><path class=\"ytp-large-play-button-bg\" d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Oklahoma City Thunder routed the Denver Nuggets in a convincing fashion 119-93 to end their 6-game winning streak on Friday night. 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