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Thursday, October 23, 2025Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, all went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed DEN by 9 at halftime and won 137–131.

Final · 2OT · Box score
Thunder141
Pacers135
Q1 OKC -3; Q2 OKC +7; Q3 OKC +3; Q4 Thunder 0; OT1 Thunder 0; OT2 OKC +6
Final · OT · Box score
Nuggets131
Warriors137
Q1 GSW -4; Q2 GSW -9; Q3 Warriors 0; Q4 Warriors 0; OT1 GSW +6
On this day · 2024–25Oct 23, 2024: 10 games. Top scorer: Cam Thomas (Nets-Hawks), 36 points.
Oct 23 in other seasons20222021201920182017
The lead · Nuggets-Warriors

Stephen Curry scores 42 as Golden State beats Denver

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander goes for 55 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-4-900+6GSW AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Nuggets3139242611131
Warriors2734332617137
Who led
Stephen CurryPoints, last 2 games: 23, 42GSW42 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 2 games: 31, 21GSW21 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Aaron GordonDEN50 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Jamal MurrayDEN25 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Lead changes
Thunder-Pacers18
The night in charts
Thunder-Pacers combined for 276, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Thunder-PacersThunder 141, Pacers 135 · OT
276
Nuggets-WarriorsNuggets 131, Warriors 137 · OT
268
OKC won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Thunder-PacersThunder 141, Pacers 135 · OT
+6 OKC
Nuggets-WarriorsNuggets 131, Warriors 137 · OT
+6 GSW
GSW rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-WarriorsGSW won · Nuggets 131, Warriors 137 · OT
9 pts
Thunder-PacersOKC won · Thunder 141, Pacers 135 · OT
3 pts
Aaron Gordon shot 17-of-21 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Aaron GordonDEN · 50 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
81% (17-21)
StephGSW · 42 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB, 3 STL
56% (14-25)
MurrayDEN · 25 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL
55% (11-20)
Jarace WalkerIND · 13 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
55% (6-11)
KumingaGSW · 14 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST
55% (6-11)
Final · Nuggets-Warriors
Nuggets 131Warriors 137
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Nuggets3139242611131
Warriors2734332617137
The story
Aaron Gordon had 50 points in a 137-131 in OT loss to Golden State

Jimmy Butler led Golden State with 21 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB 50 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST · 17-21 FG, 10-11 3PT

The swing

Down 9 after the second, the Warriors took the third 33-24.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −4−900+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Thunder-Pacers
Thunder 141Pacers 135
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Thunder223227321117141
Pacers252231351111135
The story
Ajay Mitchell's 26 points carried Oklahoma City past Indiana, 141-135 in OT

For Indiana, Bennedict Mathurin had 36 PTS, 11 REB 26 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB · 9-19 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The Thunder trailed by 3 going into the second, then won it 32-22.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −3+7+300+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+35.3points, today vs 2024–25 avg
Points per game
14.72024–25 avg50Today

50 points today in 39 minutes, against 14.7 a game in 2024–25 (51 games).

Stepped-up role
+21.4minutes, today vs 2024–25 avg
Minutes per game
16.62024–25 avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 16.6 a game in 2024–25 (37 games). Line: 26 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists.

Cooling off
−13.8points, today vs 2024–25 avg
Points per game
18.82024–25 avg5Today

5 points today in 32 minutes, against 18.8 a game in 2024–25 (57 games).

Second story · Thunder-Pacers

OKC goes to double overtime again, beats Indiana

Back-to-back games past regulation for the Thunder. 113–113 after 48 minutes, 141–135 final. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led OKC with 55 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Thunder-Pacers
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · OKCBennedict Mathurin · INDPTS5536REB811AST51Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads the day with 55

Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 2 games: 35, 55Thunder-Pacers · W
45.0 PPG season to date
Most like it, modern era: Allen Iverson PHI, Dec 18, 2004: 54 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Career high55 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Aaron GordonNuggets-Warriors · L
50.0 PPG season to date
Most like it, modern era: Shaquille O'Neal LAL, Apr 2, 1998: 50 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Career high50 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 2 games: 23, 42Warriors-Nuggets · W
32.5 PPG season to date
Most like it, modern era: Michael Jordan CHI, Nov 3, 1995: 42 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
42 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Bennedict MathurinPacers-Thunder · L
36.0 PPG season to date
36 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Pascal SiakamPacers-Thunder · L
32.0 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
Ajay MitchellPoints, last 2 games: 16, 26Thunder-Pacers · W
21.0 PPG season to date
Career high26 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST