The highly anticipated meeting between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Denver Nuggets lived up to the billing on Monday, as both teams thrilled fans with down-to-the-wire finishes.
When the smoke cleared at Paycom Center, the Thunder won 129–126, with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander burying the game-winning three-pointer with 3.3 seconds remaining.
The Nuggets still had a chance to steal the win, but Aaron Gordon missed his three-point attempt.
Ax fans were high on testosterone after the wild finish between the conference rivals.
@howzitgoin808 said, "As a Nuggets fan, Shai is the best in the league until proven otherwise. Mad props to him. He was incredible."
"The playoffs are going to be fun. The Thunder can't beat the (San Antonio) Spurs, and the Nuggets can't beat the Thunder. Then you've got the (Minnesota) Timberwolves, (Los Angeles) Lakers, (Phoenix) Suns, (Houston) Rockets as wild cards," @QB2Good added.
"SGA hit the Nuggets with the reality stone. They don't want to see the Thunder in the playoffs," @Kbellinger12 said, including a meme of Thanos.
SGA hits Nuggets with the Reality Stone. They don't want to see the Thunder in the playoffs pic.twitter.com/dajwvEtqYq
- WeNotLikeOs (@Kbellinger12) 10 March 2026
@bllrsIG wrote, "We need to watch the Denver Nuggets vs. OKC Thunder Western Conference Finals. That game wasn't real."
"Nuggets-Thunder is the best rivalry ever in the NBA," @dj0ssef posted.
There were several storylines involved in this hotly contested affair, including the MVP matchup between Gilgeous-Alexander and Nikola Jokic, a potential preview of the playoffs and, of course, the bad blood from their last meeting, where Jokic got into it with Lou Dort and Jaylin Williams.
The Thunder are now 3-0 against the Nuggets this season.
Gilgeous-Alexander, who tied Wilt Chamberlain for the longest streak of 20-point games, finished with 35 points, nine rebounds and 15 assists.
Jokic, meanwhile, had 32 points, 14 rebounds and 13 assists.
Oklahoma City played without Chet Holmgren, Jalen Williams and Isaiah Hartenstein.
