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Recap: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's clutch heroics lead OKC over Denver

Check out the best highlights, news, notes and observations from Monday's five-game slate with the NBA.com live blog.

Ben Lambert, for NBA.com

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Thunder defeated the Nuggets in a thriller to open our national doubleheader on NBC Sports Network and Peacock.

Check out the best highlights, news, notes and observations from Monday’s five-game slate with the NBA.com live blog.

What we know after Monday night’s games:

  • The Thunder defeated the Nuggets 129-126 in a thriller to open our national TV slate on NBC Sports Network and Peacock.
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (35 pts, 9 reb, 15 ast) tied Wilt Chamberlain for the longest streak of 20+ point games in NBA history tonight with 126, adding two clutch 3-pointers for good measure.
  • The Clippers defeated the Knicks 126-118 in the nightcap behind Kawhi Leonard (29 pts, 7 reb, 8 ast), Bennedict Mathurin (28 pts, 7 reb) and Darius Garland (23 pts, 7 ast, 2 stl), returning to .500 for the first time since early November.

MARCH 10, 2026 // 12:48 ET

Monday’s results

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (35 pts, 9 reb, 15 ast, 1 stl, 1 blk) is your top performer of the night.

MARCH 10, 2026 // 12:42 ET

Clippers defeat Knicks

126-118, getting back to .500 for the first time since Nov. 3, when the team was 3-3.

“Our defense got us going tonight, after that, just making threes,” said Kawhi Leonard (29 pts). “I love that we are competing. No matter where we are in the standings, just going out and competing every night.”

Bennedict Mathurin added 28 points for the Clippers, while Karl-Anthony Towns put up 35 to lead the Knicks, backed by 28 points and 8 assists from recent assist leader Jalen Brunson.

LA forced 19 New York turnovers while coughing the ball up just eight times in the win, helped in part by the point guard play of Darius Garland (23 pts, 7 ast, 2 stl).

MARCH 10, 2026 // 12:15 ET

Diawara detonates

A 63.5 on the Dunk Score scale.

Knicks trying to rally on NBC Sports Network and Peacock.

MARCH 9, 2026 // 11:45 ET

Jazz defeat Warriors

Kyle Filipowski (19 pts, 15 reb, 5 ast, 2 stl, 1 blk) showed out, starring as the Jazz posted double-figure scorers to beat the Warriors 119-116.

Golden State had a chance to tie it at the buzzer, but John Konchar closed down Gui Santos (15 pts, 8 reb, 5 ast) and forced a double-clutch attempt.

De’Anthony Melton (22 pts) led the offense for the Warriors, countered by Brice Sensabaugh (21 pts) for Utah. Blake Hinson (12 pts) made a career-high four 3-pointers for the Jazz.

MARCH 9, 2026 // 11:23 ET

Warriors-Jazz going down to the wire

113-all with 1:20 to go in the fourth quarter on League Pass.

MARCH 9, 2026 // 11:14 ET

Darius in his bag

Clippers up 64-55 at the half on NBC Sports Network and Peacock.

Kawhi Leonard (21 pts) and Karl-Anthony Towns (21 pts) are both going off, while the Clippers’ new point guard is styling on folks.

MARCH 9, 2026 // 10:50 ET

Snapshot: Shai calls game

MARCH 9, 2026 // 10:12 ET

S-G-A

Say it with me now, folks. What a shot by the league’s most consistent scorer.

The Thunder take it 129-126 in another dynamite contest on NBC Sports Network and Peacock.

“I just tried to make a play I was comfortable making,” said Gilgeous-Alexander (35 pts, 9 reb, 15 ast). “They’re a really good opponent… playing against them brings out the best in you.”

Nikola Jokić (32 pts, 14 reb, 13 ast) was dominant for Denver, but SGA was too tough late.

MARCH 9, 2026 // 10:11 ET

Tied with 8.5 seconds remaining

Oklahoma City ball. Shai hit a clutch 3-pointer; Joker responded with one of his own, with Jamal Murray sinking a game-tying free throw after Jaylin Williams ran through a screen.

Catch the finish.

MARCH 9, 2026 // 9:50 ET

Nuggets-Thunder going down to the wire

107-all with 6:04 remaining in the fourth quarter in Oklahoma City, as two of the West’s best teams battle for supremacy.

Jaylin Williams (29 pts) just hit a career-high seventh 3-pointer. The crowd is rocking; the game is tight.

Check out the conclusion on NBC Sports Network and Peacock!

MARCH 9, 2026 // 9:30 ET

Shai’s a step from history

SGA stays consistent.

MARCH 9, 2026 // 9:13 ET

Nets up on the Grizzlies

Go inside the Barclays Center to check out the stylings of Day’Ron Sharpe, who’s had it going for Brooklyn tonight.

84-83 Nets with 2:34 to go in the third quarter on League Pass.

MARCH 9, 2026 // 8:47 ET

Thunder up at the half

66-60. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (17 pts on 8-of-9 shooting) and Ajay Mitchell (16 pts) are leading the way for Oklahoma City, which is shooting 51% from the field so far.

Aaron Gordon (21 pts) and Tim Hardaway Jr. (16 pts) are the main men for the Nuggets, while Nikola Jokić (9 pts, 7 reb, 5 ast) is, as always, on triple-double watch.

MARCH 9, 2026 // 8:25 ET

Two of the West’s best

40-37 Denver after one, as this clash of Western Conference powers continues on NBC Sports Network and Peacock.

MARCH 9, 2026 // 8:08 ET

Thunder grinding back

32-28 Denver with just over two minutes to go in the first quarter.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (11 pts) is taking control to continue his climb towards scoring history.

MARCH 9, 2026 // 7:50 ET

13 straight for Aaron Gordon

As the Nuggets open up a 17-8 lead on the defending champs.

Tune into NBC Sports Network and Peacock for this clash between upper echelon squads in the West.

MARCH 9, 2026 // 7:30 ET

A dime from El Uno

James Harden averaged 10.6 apg during his 79 regular season games with the Philadelphia 76ers — 838 in total.

So far, he’s putting up 8.1 apg with the Cavs — including this sweet one.

MARCH 9, 2026 // 6:30 ET

A Western rivalry renews tonight

It’s a rematch of last season’s seven-game struggle in the Western Conference Semifinals, where the Thunder found a way to advance and eventually win the NBA Championship.

Denver replaced Michael Porter Jr. with Cameron Johnson, adding championship veteran Bruce Brown and sparkplug scorer Tim Hardaway Jr., while the Thunder are basically intact.

If you’re so inclined, spend some time checking out the memories and get hyped for tonight’s clash at 7:30 ET on NBC Sports Network and Peacock.

Oh, and 10 days ago, they put up an instant classic, as the Thunder beat the Nuggets 127-121 in overtime.

MARCH 9, 2026 // 6:00 ET

Brunson setting the table

Over the last five games, no NBA player has more assists than Jalen Brunson, who’s dropped 54 for the Knicks — 10.8 apg.

New York plays five capable offensive players at basically all times, creating passing options that make it difficult to double Brunson, who’s always a one-on-one threat.

Check out his best dimes.

The Knicks' captain's best assists from the last five games.

18 NBA players have averaged 10.8+ assists per game for a full season — most recently Trae Young, who dropped 11.6 apg in 2024-25.

No Knick has done it. Mark Jackson is closest, putting up 10.6 apg in 1987-88.

MARCH 9, 2026 // 5:30 ET

Welcome to a five-game night!

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s Thunder host Nikola Jokić’s Nuggets as part of tonight’s nationally televised doubleheader on NBC Sports Network and Peacock.

Tonight’s schedule is highlighted by an NBC Sports Network / Peacock doubleheader featuring Nikola Jokić’s Nuggets taking on Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s Thunder (7:30 ET) and Jalen Brunson’s Knicks facing Kawhi Leonard’s Clippers (10 ET).

Here’s the complete slate:

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