A day after having his role reduced in Sunday's loss to the Thunder, Nuggets forward Peyton Watson stepped up in a big spot and hit bigger shots throughout Denver's win in Oklahoma City

Telling reporters afterward that he's "playing the best basketball of my life," Denver star Nikola Jokic had 35 points, 18 rebounds and eight assists, as his Nuggets defeated the Western Conference-leading Oklahoma City Thunder 140-127 on Monday night.

Williams was ruled out for the second half with a hip strain. The Oklahoma City Thunder 's 140-127 loss to the Denver Nuggets went to the backburner. Fans have turned their attention from the MVP battle between Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Nikola Jokic to Williams' status.

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Jalen Williams suffered a right hip strain in the first half of Monday night's game against the Denver Nuggets, the team announced.

Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star forward Jalen Williams has been ruled out for Wednesday's game against the Boston Celtics due to a hip strain. Williams suffered the injury when Nuggets forward Peyton Watson landed on him midway through the second quarter of Monday's loss.