The Oklahoma City Thunder outlasted the Denver Nuggets in their latest heavyweight fight with a 127-121 overtime win. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's return was put on the back burner for this back-and-forth affair that featured several characters.

The Denver Nuggets have had their struggles against the NBA's top teams recently, and despite having a great chance to pick up their best win of the season on t

BOTTOM LINE: Oklahoma City visits the Dallas Mavericks after the Thunder took down the Denver Nuggets 127-121 in overtime. The Mavericks are 11-28 in conference matchups. Dallas gives up 118.0 points and has been outscored by 3.6 points per game.

The Oklahoma City Thunder announced on Friday that Nikola Topic has been assigned to the G League's OKC Blue. This will be his second trip there as he's suited up for five NBA games since he returned from testicular cancer.

The Oklahoma City Thunder came together to pull off an overtime victory over the Denver Nuggets Friday night.

The Denver Nuggets face the Oklahoma City Thunder in a Western Conference showdown on Friday, Feb. 27 at the Paycom Center in Oklahoma City.