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Oklahoma City Thunder vs Denver Nuggets (05/11): Box score, player stats, game summary and more | NBA News – The Times of India
The Oklahoma City Thunder secured a stunning 92-87 win against the Denver Nuggets at the Ball Arena in Denver. With the win, the Thunder tied the series 2-2 after overcoming the Game 3 loss. In Game 4, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder with 25 points. Here is the box score, player stats, game summary, and everything you need to know about the Oklahoma City Thunder vs Denver Nuggets on May 11th.
Oklahoma City Thunder: Box score and player stats
Oklahoma City Thunder game summaryJalen Williams struggled from the field, hitting just 2 of 13 shots, including 0-for-5 from three-point range.Still, he found a way to contribute, going a perfect 6-for-6 from the free-throw line and adding 5 assists and 3 steals in 33 minutes with 10 points. Chet Holmgren added 8 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, but he missed all three of his attempts from beyond the arc and didn’t get to the line at all.Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the way in scoring with 25 points on 8-for-19 shooting. He couldn’t connect from deep either, missing all five three-point attempts, but he did hit 9 of his 12 free throws. He also chipped in 6 rebounds, 6 assists, and 2 steals in 38 minutes. Lu Dort scored 6 points on 2-of-10 shooting while going 2-for-10 from three. The starting unit as a whole struggled to find rhythm offensively.Off the bench, Cason Wallace and Aaron Wiggins brought a spark. Wallace was efficient, scoring 11 points on 4-of-7 shooting, hitting all 3 of his three-point attempts. Wiggins matched that output with 11 points of his own, shooting 50 percent from the floor and hitting 3 of 6 from deep. Alex Caruso also made an impact with 10 points, 4 rebounds, and 2 assists. His +12 plus-minus was one of the best on the team.
Denver Nuggets: Box score and player stats
Denver Nuggets game summary The Nuggets had a tough shooting night, finishing with just 31.3% from the field and 24.4% from three-point range. Nikola Jokic led the team with 27 points, going 7-for-22 from the floor and 2-for-8 from deep. He added 13 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 blocks, but also had 4 turnovers. His efficiency wasn’t great, but he still found ways to impact the game. Aaron Gordon was one of the few bright spots, shooting 50% and recording a double-double with 15 points and 16 rebounds. He also had 6 assists and 4 blocks in 38 minutes.Jamal Murray added 17 points, but struggled from the floor as well, shooting 5-of-15. He did knock down 2-of-5 from beyond the arc and hit 5 of his 6 free throws. Christian Braun matched his scoring total with 17 points of his own, hitting 4-of-11 from the field and 2-of-9 from three. He also got to the line, making 7-of-8 free throws, and finished with 4 rebounds and 5 assists. Michael Porter Jr. had a quiet game, scoring just 3 points on 1-of-7 shooting, missing all five of his three-point attempts.Also Read: “Took his mother’s genes” – Sonya Curry revealed how Stephen Curry’s passion for basketball almost defied a doctor’s prediction about his NBA future at birthRussell Westbrook struggled as well, finishing with 6 points on 2-of-12 shooting and 6 turnovers. Though he hit two three-pointers, he wasn’t able to get to the free-throw line and ended with a team-worst -20 plus-minus. Off the bench, Peyton Watson had 2 points in limited minutes, while Julian Strawther didn’t attempt a shot in his brief time on the court. The bench overall had a minimal impact, combining for only 8 points.
Earlier this year, Sooners On SI broke down Oklahoma’s opponents in 2026. With spring football in the rearview window, how do the Sooners’ foes look heading into the summer following their March/April practices? We continue with the Ole MIss Rebels.
As Oklahoma journeys deeper into November, the talent level keeps rising.
While Oklahoma worked to secure a pivotal player’s return for one final season, Ole Miss had already pulled off one of the offseason’s most impactful moves — locking in an extra year of eligibility for quarterback Trinidad Chambliss.
Exit Lane Kiffin, enter Pete Golding. Well, that already happened before the College Football Playoff, but now the country waits to see if Golding will be able to continue his impressive run as a head coach into an offseason.
How did spring treat the Rebels? Even if Ole Miss appears strong on paper. OU does get the benefit of hosting the Rebels for a second straight season once November arrives.
The Injury Front
Good news and bad news for Ole Miss during spring ball: The good is that no players will be dealing with injuries deep into the summer.
The bad news was that an “injury bug” plagued the offensive line, causing the defensive-minded coach to scale back on full-contact drills and practice during the spring to avoid further injury.
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While injuries weren’t a large concern for Ole Miss this spring, they have to deal with replacing top-end talent — mostly on defense. Talents like edge rusher Princewill Umanmielen, who transferred to LSU to follow Kiffin.
Ole Miss Strength
Chambliss ranks among the best quarterbacks in the country, and the way he rises to the occasion in Ole Miss’ biggest games makes the Rebels dangerous every time he takes the field.
Even without Kiffin, Ole Miss was busy during the transfer portal in trying to replenish a great deal of skill talent that either exited the program or graduated.
Post-Spring Oklahoma Opponent Breakdowns
With Kewan Lacy in the backfield and tight ends Dae’Quan Wright and Luke Hasz, the Rebels’ offense will no doubt be one of the tougher units Oklahoma will face.
If Golding is able to maintain his impressive control of the program he showcased during last season’s College Football Playoff, the offense should still be one of the best in the country.
The Final Verdict
Ole Miss has had Oklahoma’s number in the Sooners’ first two years in the SEC. Could a fortitous schedule factor — a second game in Norman in back-to-back years — finally get Oklahoma over the Rebels?
No matter the feelings prior to the game, Ole Miss may be one of the tougher games on the schedule for OU — including the first six-week crucible. Chambliss has proven to be that good, and despite the defensive departures, Ole Miss has proven to reload talent quickly.
Depending on Oklahoma’s record at the time of the game, their match with the Rebels could prove to pivotal for either team’s playoff chances. Last season for OU, this was the road game against Alabama.
OU will have the talent to combat Ole Miss, but the Rebels will have a sure-fire Heisman contender under center.
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And after more than three hours, the Wildcats finally broke through.
Arizona rallied from down 3-1 to beat Oklahoma 4-3 in the NCAA Men’s Tennis Sweet 16 at LaNelle Robson Tennis Center, advancing to the Elite Eight for the first time in school history. The 8th-seeded Wildcats (24-4) will face top-seeded Wake Forest, the defending NCAA champions, in the quarterfinals Thursday in Athens, Ga.
Arizona had lost in its previous four Sweet 16 appearances, including three in a row, but this was the first time it got to host.
But with temperatures nearing triple digits, the UA found itself in a position where it needed to win every remaining singles match. No. 9 Oklahoma (20-7) had taken the doubles point and won in straight sets at No. 2 and No. 4 singles, with Arizona’s lone win to that point by sophomore Glib Sekachov (6-2, 6-2) at No. 5 singles.
“We got down 3-1 and I think the guys just said, you know what? This is destiny,” UA coach Clancy Shields said. “It’s supposed to happen this year. We’ve been to the Sweet 16, but we haven’t gotten any further. You saw how the guys buckled down to make it.”
Arizona began to turn a corner when it won first-set tiebreakers in two of three matches, including senior Jay Friend 8-6 at No. 1 singles after being down a break to Oklahoma’s Luis Alvarez. Junior Sasha Rozin started the comeback at No. 3 singles, winning 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-4).
Friend lost his second set 7-5, and freshman Alejandro Arcilo did the same 6-4 at No. 6 singles after winning the first 6-4. Arcilo then fell down a break before going on a tear, winning the last three games to take the third set 6-4 and even the match at 3.
After a brief celebration, the entire UA team—and the crowd of 500-plus—migrated around Court 1 for the deciding set between Friends and Alvarez.
“He’s been in that situation so many times, and he looked cool as a cucumber, and I think everybody knew when it came down to his court … we might as well start booking tickets,” Shields said. “He’s not gonna lose that match.”
Friend made quick work of his opponent, winning 6-0 and finishing with an ace.
“I just entered a flow state that I’ve never been in before,” said Friend, the winningest singles player in school history. “The guys kept telling me it’s never going to come down to you because I play too fast, but it did. And I’ve been in this position before, and the last time I lost 7-6 in the third so obviously I was fighting those demons a little bit, but the guys did their job, and that took so much pressure off me, and then 6-0 in the third set to clinch. That’s crazy.”
The remainder of the NCAA Tournament will be held at the Dan Magill Tennis Center in Athens, with quarterfinals Thursday, semifinals on May 16 and the championship May 17. At No. 8, Arizona has the second-lowest seed remaining behind No. 10 Baylor.
“Now we’re really dangerous,” Shields said. “This is a team that has accomplished their main goal, and now they’re hunting for something else, and they’re playing free, and we’re gonna play free down there in Athens. I think our team’s gonna have the most fun, and they’re playing with the least amount of pressure. And that’s a dangerous squad. And I think our team also knows how good we are.”
Oklahoma’s early exit at the SEC Tournament opened the door for UCLA to take the lead in the home run race.
Kendall Wells, who was named the SEC Freshman of the Year on Friday for her outstanding 2026 season, went 0-for-3 with a walk in Thursday’s defeat to Georgia, meaning she enters the NCAA Tournament sitting on 36 home runs.
She’s no longer chasing former Arizona star Laura Espinoza, however.
UCLA slugger Megan Grant hit home runs on Friday and Saturday to equal and surpass the record set by Espinoza in 1995.
Grant broke the record in the top of the third inning in Saturday’s Big Ten Championship Game. She hammered the 0-2 delivery from former OU pitcher Jordy Frahm for home run No. 38.
The solo shot put the Bruins up 2-0, but Frahm and the Cornhuskers roared back to win the game 7-2.
Wells still has the entire NCAA Tournament to chase down and pass Grant. Her next home run will tie Espinoza’s mark of 37 long balls.
It wouldn’t be the first time things have shifted in this massive 2026 home run race, either.
OU was the first team to catch and surpass the 161 home runs hit by the 2021 Sooners.
UCLA’s run at the Big Ten Tournament flipped the race.
The Bruins homered four times against Penn State on Thursday and four times on Friday against Wisconsin before Grant’s record-breaking blast on Saturday.
As a result, UCLA will enter the NCAA Tournament having hit 182 home runs to Oklahoma’s 174 home runs, and the Sooners have played one additional game.
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Both teams a virtually guaranteed to be hosting regionals when the full NCAA Tournament field is revealed on Sunday evening.
Despite the loss to Georgia, Oklahoma is in strong position to earn a top four seed in the tournament. Patty Gasso’s team enters the tournament 48-8 overall, including a 20-4 mark in SEC play during the regular season, which clinched the program’s second-straight regular season crown.
Should the Sooners advance out of the first weekend of the tournament, they are also projected to host a Super Regional at Love’s Field.
UCLA finished the weekend 47-8 overall following their run at the Big Ten Tournament, and the Bruins went 20-4 in league play during the regular season.
The NCAA Tournament Selection Show will air on ESPN2 on Sunday at 6 p.m.
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