Oklahoma City Thunder at Denver Nuggets 10/22/22 - NBA Picks & Predictions

The Oklahoma City Thunder look to bounce back from an opening night loss with a victory on Saturday when visiting the Denver Nuggets. Oklahoma City is 0-1 following its 115-108 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was the leading scorer with 32 points but the Thunder shot only 38.4%.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is leading the Oklahoma City Thunder in scoring with 32 points and assists with five. Josh Giddey is the second leading scorer and the leading rebounder with  14 points and 11 rebounds. Oklahoma City had five players score in double figures on opening night. The Thunder shot 38.4% overall and 31.1% from three-point territory. 

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The Denver Nuggets play the second half of a back-to-back on Saturday when hosting Oklahoma City after playing on the road Friday versus Golden State. Denver is 0-1 following its 123-102 loss to the Utah Jazz on opening night. Nikola Jokic was the leading scorer with 27 points, but the Nuggets as a team shot just 48.2% while Jokic hit 12-of-17 shots. 

Nikola Jokic is leading Denver in scoring with 27 points, while Aaron Gordon is the second leading scorer and the leading rebounder with 22 points and 10 rebounds. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope is the leader in assists with six. On opening night, Denver had five players that scored in double figures and the Nuggets shot 48.2% overall and a disappointing 22.7% from three-point territory.