In its first game following the All-Star break, the Thunder put on a dominating performance over the second ranked team in the West. Seven players in double figures, 19 forced turnovers and a monstrous double-double for Steven Adams the recipe for a definitive Thunder win.
The Thunder threw the first punch. Despite 11 first quarter points from Nuggets’ center Nikola Jokic, the Thunder stuck to its game plan to win the free throw line battle and play downhill. Early on, the Thunder’s points came strictly from the paint before Dennis Schröder and Luguentz Dort knocked down a pair of triples.