LINE: Thunder -8.5; over/under is 236.5

BOTTOM LINE: Western Conference foes Oklahoma City and Denver square off.

Oklahoma City went 64-18 overall and 12-4 in Northwest Division action last season. The Thunder averaged 119.0 points per game last season, 19.0 on free throws and 41.4 from beyond the arc.

Denver finished 54-28 overall and 36-16 in Western Conference action during the 2025-26 season. The Nuggets averaged 29.0 assists per game on 43.5 made field goals last season.

INJURIES: Thunder: Nikola Topic: out (back), Thomas Sorber: out (knee), Otega Oweh: out for season (achilles).

Nuggets: Julian Strawther: out (knee).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.