Nuggets vs Thunder Match Player Stats | Sunday, March 9th 2025

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Nuggets vs Thunder Match Player Stats | Sunday, March 9th 2025

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Todays Sunday, March 9th Matchup Details

Sunday Denver Nuggets at Oklahoma City Thunder
Todays Game is on Sunday, March 9th 2025
09/03/25 13:00:00 PM EST Tipoff

Key Match Player Stats to Denver Nuggets at Oklahoma City Thunder

Out of all players in the league, Michael Porter Jr. slots into the 89th percentile for 3-pointers hit on the road, tallying 2.2 per game this year.

Michael Porter Jr. has played 33.5 minutes per game this year, putting him among the most-used players in the NBA: 91st percentile.

The Denver Nuggets have played at the 5th-most up-tempo pace in the league this year.

The Oklahoma City Thunder have played at the 3rd-speediest pace in the league over the last 5 games, which should increase opportunities for the Nuggets.

The Denver Nuggets rank as the 8th-best offensive rebounding offense in the league over the last 20 games as the road team (offensive rebounds maintain possession and can therefore produce new opportunities for scoring and assists).

Russell Westbrook has successfully made 1.8 threes per game over the last 5 games, 0.6 more than he’s made from downtown overall this year.

Aaron Gordon has made 3.0 3-point shots per game over the last 5 games, 1.6 more than he’s converted overall this year.

Aaron Gordon has tallied 32.6 minutes per game over the last 5 games, 5.3 more than he’s tallied overall this year.

Aaron Wiggins has sunk 3.0 shots from behind the three-point arc per game over the last 5 games, 1.3 higher than he’s sunk in all games this year.

Aaron Wiggins has been on the court for 29.1 minutes per game over the last 10 games with the home court advantage, 6.1 higher than he’s been on the court for over the course of the year at home.

The Thunder have played at the 3rd-fastest tempo in the NBA over the last 5 games.

The Denver Nuggets have played at the 5th-fastest tempo in the NBA this year, which should lead to increased plays for the Thunder.

The Thunder have been the 4th-best offensive rebounding offense in the NBA over the last 10 games while at home (offensive rebounds maintain possession and may therefore provide additional opportunities for scoring and assists).

Jalen Williams has converted 2.8 three-point shots per game over the last 5 games, 1.0 higher than he’s made over the course of the year.

Jalen Williams has been on the court for 32.7 minutes per game on his home court this year, ranking him in the 87th percentile — ranking among the most used players in the NBA.

Out of all players in the league, Chet Holmgren slots into the 77th percentile, compiling a whopping 14.3 points per game at home this year.

This year when they are on their home court, the opposing team’s starting PFs have shot 44.8% on three-pointers (5th-highest in the league) against the Nuggets, resulting in a good matchup.

Christian Braun has sunk 2.2 threes per game over the last 5 games, 1.2 higher than he’s converted from three over the course of the year.

Christian Braun has averaged 37.8 minutes per game over the last 5 games, 4.4 more than he’s averaged in all games this year.

This year, the opposition’s starting SGs have shot 44.1% on threes (2nd-best in the league) vs. the Thunder, designating this as a strong matchup.

Out of all players in the league, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ranks in the 100th percentile, tallying a colossal 32.6 points per game this year.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has successfully made 48.6% of his 3-point attempts over the last 15 games, 9.2% higher than he’s made from beyond the arc overall this season.

Out of all players in the league, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ranks in the 91st percentile for playing time, tallying a whopping 33.9 minutes per game while on his home court this year.

Among all players in the league, Michael Porter Jr. comes in at the 88th percentile for shots sunk away from his home court, putting up a colossal 6.8 per game this year.

Relative to last year’s 3.2 rate, Isaiah Hartenstein’s field goals sunk have spiked this year to 4.8 per game.

Isaiah Hartenstein will receive the benefit of the home court advantage in this game. Playing at home usually improves player performance across the board.

Russell Westbrook has attempted 12.8 shots per game over the last 5 games, 2.2 more than he’s attempted over the course of the season.

Chet Holmgren will have the home court advantage in this contest. Playing in your home stadium usually raises stat production for all stats.

Relative to last year’s 42.7% mark, Christian Braun’s scoring prowess has increased this year to 56.9%.

Relative to last year’s 14.2 clip, Jalen Williams’s field goal attempts have spiked this year to 17.1 per game.

Jamal Murray has successfully made 9.7 shots made from the field per game over the last 10 games, 1.8 higher than he’s made overall this season.

Jamal Murray has converted 4.2 three-pointers per game over the last 10 games, 1.8 more than he’s made overall this season.

Jamal Murray has been on the court for 36.2 minutes per game this year, putting him among the most-used players in the league: 98th percentile.

This year, the opposing team’s starting PGs have totaled 7.7 three attempts per game (highest in the league) vs. the Thunder, labeling this as a favorable matchup.

Luguentz Dort has attempted 7.2 three-point shots per game over the last 5 games, 1.6 more than he’s attempted overall this year.

Luguentz Dort stands to see a spike in efficiency in all stat categories in light of possessing the home court advantage in this matchup.

This year, the other team’s starting SGs have attempted 3.7 foul shots per game (3rd-highest in the league) vs. the Nuggets, finding it easy to get to the free-throw line.

Nikola Jokic has converted a terrific 2.0 three-pointers per game this season, a big improvement over his 1.1 rate last season.

Nikola Jokic has tallied 36.3 minutes per game this year, some of the highest playing time of any player in the NBA: 98th percentile.

Negative Match Player Stats Trends that should impact Denver Nuggets at Oklahoma City Thunder

Michael Porter Jr. has tallied 2.8 personal fouls per game over the last 5 games, 0.9 more than he’s tallied in all games this year.

The Denver Nuggets have been the least aggressive offense in the NBA this year in terms of shot attempts from downtown.

This year, the other team’s starting SFs have shot 25.5% on 3-pointers (2nd-worst in the league) against the Oklahoma City Thunder, identifying this as a tough matchup.

Michael Porter Jr. ought to experience a decrease in output across the board considering playing on the visting team in this game.

Among all players in the league, Russell Westbrook ranks in the 87th percentile for personal fouls, totaling a whopping 2.5 fouls per game while playing away from home this year.

Russell Westbrook will not enjoy the benefit of the home court advantage in this matchup. Playing away from your home city generally reduces player performance in all stat categories.

Over the last 5 games, the opposition’s starting PFs have averaged 2.2 3-point attempts per game (lowest in the NBA) vs. the Thunder, designating this as a tough matchup.

Aaron Gordon will not receive the benefit of the home court advantage in this game. Playing while traveling usually worsens stat production for all stats.

In regard to getting to the charity stripe, the Oklahoma City Thunder’s feeble 19.9 foul shot attempts per game comes in as the 3rd-worst in the league this year.

Jalen Williams has tallied 2.4 personal fouls per game on his home court this year, ranking him in the 83rd percentile — among the NBA’s highest-fouling.

The matchup against Denver is a difficult one for 3-point shots; when the Denver Nuggets are the visiting team, opposing starting SFs have tallied the least 3-pointers per game in the league this year (1.1).

This year, opposing starting PFs have shot 46.3% on field goal attempts (8th-weakest in the league) vs. the Oklahoma City Thunder, designating this as a tough matchup.

The matchup vs. the Nuggets is a tough one for getting to the charity stripe; the other team’s starting PFs have attempted a lowly 2.6 free throws per game this year (least in the league).

Christian Braun has averaged 2.2 personal fouls per game away from his home court this year, ranking in the 75th percentile — among the NBA’s most-whistled.

Christian Braun ought to suffer a reduction in efficiency for all stats on account of playing away from home in this contest.

This year when they have the home court advantage, the opposing team’s starting PGs have averaged 4.5 3-point attempts per game (fewest in the league) against the Nuggets, identifying this as a difficult matchup.

Compared to last year’s 50.0% clip, Isaiah Hartenstein’s 3-point prowess has been reduced this year to 0.0%.

Among all players in the league, Isaiah Hartenstein measures in the 90th percentile for personal fouls, totaling an enormous 2.6 fouls per game on his home court this year.

The showdown with Nikola Jokic comes in at the 3rd percentile with rival starting Cs scoring just 16.2% of their 3-point attempts this year when they are at home.

The number of fouls drawn by opposing starting Cs against Nikola Jokic has been very low this year (3.0 free throws per game when they have the home court advantage: 10th percentile).

The matchup against the Oklahoma City Thunder may be a challenging one for getting to the charity stripe; the other team’s starting SGs have attempted a measly 1.9 free throws per game over the last 20 games (least in the league).

Jamal Murray figures to suffer a drop-off in performance in all stat categories in light of being on the road in this contest.

Luguentz Dort has been called for 2.8 personal fouls per game on his home court this year, ranking in the 95th percentile — among the NBA’s most-whistled.

Over the last 25 games, the opposition’s starting SGs have averaged 5.2 three attempts per game (fewest in the NBA) vs. the Nuggets, identifying this as a challenging matchup.

Over the last 25 games, the opposition’s starting SGs have logged 15.6 points per game (fewest in the NBA) vs. the Denver Nuggets, designating this as a tough matchup for offensive efficiency.

Nikola Jokic has been called for 2.2 personal fouls per game this year, making him one of the most most-whistled players in the league (75th percentile).

The matchup against Isaiah Hartenstein is a tough one; he has allowed a lowly 12.8 points per game when defending fellow starting Cs this year (7th percentile).

Nikola Jokic will not receive the benefit of the home court advantage in this game. Playing while traveling generally reduces stat production across the board.

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