Denver Nuggets looking to match Oklahoma City Thunder’s defensive intensity in NBA clash
The Straits Times
The Nuggets come into the game with an NBA-best 120.7 offensive rating, with the Thunder posting a 106.4 defensive rating. Read more at straitstimes.com.
OKLAHOMA CITY – The top offensive team in the National Basketball Association (NBA) meet the league’s top defensive team when the Denver Nuggets visit the Oklahoma City Thunder on Feb 27 (Feb 28 morning, Singapore time).
The Nuggets come into the game with an NBA-best 120.7 offensive rating, which measures the number of points scored per 100 possessions. On the other hand, the Thunder lead the league with a 106.4 defensive rating – points allowed per 100 possessions.
Denver coach David Adelman has been trying to get more from his team defensively for much of this season and progress was on display in the 103-84 win over the Boston Celtics on Feb 25, when they had their best defensive performance of the season so far.
“For us to do anything uniquely special this season, the defence has to come along,” he said.
“The challenges will keep coming with OKC next. So it’s just got to be a more consistent thing.”
It will be Denver’s first trip to Oklahoma City since the Thunder eliminated the Nuggets with a 125-93 win in Game 7 of their second-round series in May 2025.
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