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01/31 01:04 CST Denver and Oklahoma City match up in battle of top offenses Denver and Oklahoma City match up in battle of top offenses By The Associated Press Oklahoma City Thunder (38-11, first in the Western Conference) vs. Denver Nuggets (33-16, third in the Western Conference) Denver; Sunday, 9:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Denver Nuggets and the Oklahoma City Thunder face off in a matchup between the NBA's top two offenses. The Nuggets are 4-1 in division games. Denver is eighth in the Western Conference in team defense, allowing just 115.6 points while holding opponents to 46.8% shooting. The Thunder are 7-3 against the rest of their division. Oklahoma City scores 120.3 points while outscoring opponents by 12.3 points per game. The Nuggets make 49.6% of their shots from the field this season, which is 6.4 percentage points higher than the Thunder have allowed to their opponents (43.2%). The Thunder average 13.2 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.2 more makes per game than the Nuggets allow. TOP PERFORMERS: Nikola Jokic is averaging 29.7 points, 12.2 rebounds and 10.8 assists for the Nuggets. Jamal Murray is averaging 24.9 points and 6.3 assists over the past 10 games. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is averaging 32 points and 6.2 assists for the Thunder. Chet Holmgren is averaging 16.5 points over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Nuggets: 7-3, averaging 110.0 points, 39.5 rebounds, 24.9 assists, 6.6 steals and 4.6 blocks per game while shooting 47.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 108.3 points per game. Thunder: 6-4, averaging 116.2 points, 42.6 rebounds, 24.4 assists, 7.8 steals and 7.0 blocks per game while shooting 49.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 106.7 points. INJURIES: Nuggets: Cameron Johnson: out (knee), Tamar Bates: out (foot), Aaron Gordon: out (hamstring), Christian Braun: out (ankle). Thunder: Ajay Mitchell: day to day (hip), Nikola Topic: out (groin), Jalen Williams: out (thigh), Alex Caruso: day to day (adductor), Thomas Sorber: out for season (knee). ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.