At 10:00 a.m. Beijing time on November 7, the NBA regular season continued, and the Denver Nuggets hosted the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder. After four quarters of fierce battle, the Nuggets defeated the Thunder 124-122 at home to hand their opponent their first loss of the season, and Jokic cut a big triple-double.

Nuggets: Jokic 23 points, 19 rebounds, 16 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks, Porter 24 points and 7 rebounds, Braun 24 points and 8 rebounds, Westbrook 29 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists;

Thunder: Alexander 28 points and 6 assists, Dort 11 points, Jalen Williams 29 points, 10 rebounds, 9 assists and 3 steals, Holmgren 15 points and 10 rebounds, Joe 11 points, Wiggins 13 points.

Both Injuries and Stoppages:

Nuggets: Holmes (Achilles tendon), Murray (concussion), Gordon (calf);

Thunder: Topic (knee), Hartenstein (arm), Jaylin Williams (hamstring), Kenrich Williams (knee).

Tournament Progression:

At the beginning of the first quarter, Joe hit a three-pointer in the first round and scored five consecutive points to overtake the score, but the Thunder immediately launched an 11-2 super attack wave to establish a seven-point lead, and Braun made two free throws to stop the bleeding. After that, the Nuggets played a small 9-1 climax to instantly narrow the gap to 1 point, and this time it was the Thunder's turn to stop the bleeding with three points. Jalen Williams hit a two-pointer and the Thunder extended the margin to six points. Braun hit two free throws and hit a three-pointer, scoring five points to narrow the gap to one point again, and the Thunder went on a 7-2 run to continue to widen the gap, but the Nuggets responded with a 7-3 at the end of the quarter. At the end of the first quarter, the Thunder only led the Nuggets by 2 points at 32-30.

Back in the second quarter, Nagy made two free throws to equalize the score, but he only hit one, and the Thunder took the opportunity to extend their advantage and Westbrook hit a crucial three-pointer to tie the score. But after that, the Nuggets felt cold and hit the iron again and again, and the Nuggets sent a wave of 7-0 attacks, and Jokic hit a three-pointer to stop the bleeding. The Thunder's offense continued unabated, and they continued to score to extend their lead, and the Nuggets could only barely chase down points with free throws. In the second half of the quarter, the Nuggets suddenly found a sense of scoring one after another to close the point difference, and once chased the score to only 3 points, but at the last moment, Alexander took over the game, and he personally scored 6 points in a row to lead the Nuggets to a 9-0 super attack wave to extend the lead to double digits, and Westbrook made two fouls and made one of two free throws to finally get a point. At halftime, the Thunder led the Nuggets by 11 points at 66-55.

At the start of the second half, Porter hit a three-pointer, but Dort responded with a three-pointer right away. Both teams maintained a high shooting rate, and the score also rose alternately, and the Thunder once expanded the difference to 16 points, but the Nuggets found their touch after the timeout, Porter hit three points again, Westbrook and Braun also hit three points one after another, and Dort and Joe also hit three points on the Thunder's side. However, the Nuggets were clearly hotter, and in the second half of the quarter they hit a jaw-dropping 18-3 super attack wave to overtake the score in one fell swoop, and Wiggins finally stopped the bleeding with a strong hand. After that, the two teams alternated scores and played difficult to solve, and the third quarter ended, and the two sides fought to a 95-all draw.

In the final quarter, the two teams started a battle and scored each other, and the score rose from 95 to 106 all the way, at this time the two sides entered the second half of the final quarter, Caruso made a basket, and Porter hit three points again to complete the overtake. Braun's three-point shot made the Thunder even worse and trailed by 4 points, and in the last 3 minutes, although the Thunder continued to score, the Nuggets' score also continued to rise, and Watson's layup made the Nuggets lead has expanded to 6 points. In the last 1 minute, Jalen Williams hit a three-point shot, Dort faced a great opportunity but failed to hit a layup to bury the game, Jokic made Caruso foul at a critical moment and made one of two free throws, Alexander forced a hand to bring back the suspense, and then the Thunder began to adopt foul tactics, Watson failed to withstand the pressure and missed both free throws, Alexander's equalizing layup was fanned out by Watson's hat. In the end, the game was over, and the Nuggets defeated the Thunder 124-122.

Both teams start:

Nuggets: Westbrook, Braun, Porter, Watson, Jokic;

Thunder: Alexander, Joe, Dort, Jalen Williams, Holmgren.