Thunder at Nuggets 12/14/19 - NBA Picks & Predictions

The Oklahoma City Thunder looks to bounce back from a loss when visiting the Denver Nuggets on Saturday. The Thunder lost on Wednesday to the Sacramento Kings 94-93 and fell to 11-13. Oklahoma City squandered an 11-point lead in the fourth quarter in the loss. Nonetheless, the Thunder had an opportunity to win but Chris Paul’s shot at the buzzer just missed. Dennis Schroder led the Thunder with 17 points.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads the Thunder in scoring with an average of 18.6 points per game. Steven Adams is the leader in rebounds with an average of 9.3 per game, while Chris Paul is leading in assists with an average of 6.1 per game. Five players are averaging double figures in scoring for the Thunder.

Denver snapped its three-game losing skid with a 114-99 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers. The Nuggets improved to 15-8 with the win and remain two games ahead of the Utah Jazz in the Northwest division. Jerami Grant and Nikola Jokic each scored 20 points to help lead the Nuggets to the win on Thursday. Denver has lost 5 of its last 7.

Jamal Murray leads Denver in scoring with an average of 17.1 points per game. Nikola Jokic is second in scoring while leading in rebounding and assists with averages of 16.2 points, 10.0 rebounds and 6.3 assists per game. Five players for the Nuggets are averaging double figures in scoring.