Overview
- All-Star guard Jamal Murray was upgraded to available for Monday’s game after exiting Denver’s last outing with a left ankle sprain.
- Oklahoma City ruled out Jalen Williams and Isaiah Hartenstein, with Chet Holmgren listed as questionable due to illness on the team’s pregame report.
- With the Thunder frontcourt thinned, previews highlight a potential rebounding advantage for Nikola Jokic against smaller OKC lineups.
- The matchup at Paycom Center features the West-leading Thunder at 50-15 and the Nuggets at 39-25, with Oklahoma City favored at home.
- The teams last met on Feb. 27 in a physical overtime win for OKC, and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander enters needing 20 points to tie Wilt Chamberlain’s 126-game streak.