The Oklahoma City Thunder flexed their NBA champion muscles with a huge win in Denver against the Nuggets.
OKC flexed its champion muscles against a top contender.
The Thunder went to Denver and silenced the Nuggets on Monday (PH time), scoring a convincing 121-111 win at the Ball Arena.
The defending NBA champions led by as many as 18 points in the wire-to-wire victory, pushing their league-best record to 39-11.
MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander powered the Thunder offense with 34 points and 13 assists.
Cason Wallace added 27 points, while Chet Holmgren and Aaron Wiggins were good for 14 points apiece.
For the Nuggets, Peyton Watson was the high man with 29 points as Denver dropped to 33-17 with the loss.