Jamal Murray in good shape, Josh Giddey too

Without Shai Gilgeous-Alexander or Lu Dort, the Thunder still went to win at the Ball Arena in Denver.

Back in action for the first time since rupturing a cruciate ligament in his knee in April 2021, Jamal Murray reassured everyone with 10 points at 4/7 shooting, plus 2 assists and 2 rebounds in 15 minutes of Game.

At his side, Nikola Jokic played his teammates while Tre Mann (17 points) did not ask questions to launch Oklahoma City. Mike Malone took a lot of time-outs while Jamal Murray allowed, at the buzzer, his team to switch to the lead (52-51) at halftime. What heat the public of the Rockies.

But on returning from the locker room, we especially saw Josh Giddey, the Australian alternating services for his shooters and 3-point shots, with a 2/2 which suggests his progress in the field. He finished the game on the verge of a triple-double, with 14 points, 12 rebounds and 9 assists in 25 minutes.

Oklahoma City had regained control of the game and the substitutes did not change the situation late in the game, Zeke Nnaji (15 points, 6 rebounds) displaying his boundless energy as usual. Insufficient in the end (112-101).