Nikola Jokic had 23 points, 20 rebounds and 16 assists, Peyton Watson made a game-sealing block with one second left and the host Denver Nuggets handed the Oklahoma City Thunder their first loss of the season, 124-122 on Wednesday.

Russell Westbrook scored 29 points, Michael Porter Jr. and Christian Braun had 24 each and Watson finished with 10 points and three blocks for Denver, which ended a four-game head-to-head losing streak against Oklahoma City.

Jokic logged his fourth triple-double of the season.

The Nuggets played without Jamal Murray (concussion protocol) for the third straight game and without Aaron Gordon, who will miss multiple weeks due to a right calf strain.

The Thunder, who had won seven straight games to start the season, got 29 points, 10 rebounds, and 9 assists from Jalen Williams. Luguentz Dort and Isaiah Joe each scored 11 points, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 28, and Chet Holmgren had 15 points and 10 rebounds.

Early in the fourth quarter, Denver was behind by two points. However, the Nuggets took a 103-99 lead when Westbrook made a three-pointer, Porter made a 3-pointer, and Westbrook added another goal.

Denver missed nine consecutive shots and didn’t score for 4:08 while the Thunder reeled off the next seven points to go up 106-103.

Watson split a pair of free throws, Braun made a layup and Porter hit from deep to put the Nuggets back in front 109-108.

Braun and Watson sank 3-pointers and Julian Strawther had a putback dunk during an 11-5 run that gave Denver a 123-115, but Williams scored five straight to make it 123-120 entering the final minute.

Jokic split a pair of free throws with 27 seconds left, Gilgeous-Alexander made a layup and Watson missed two foul shots, leaving Oklahoma City within two.

However, Watson blocked Gilgeous-Alexander’s last-second floater to preserve the win.

The Thunder led 66-55 at halftime, but the Nuggets used a 40-point third quarter to storm back.

Porter hit a 19-footer to get Denver within 71-62, but the Thunder scored seven straight, one courtesy of a technical foul on Denver coach Michael Malone.

The technical sparked the Nuggets, who hit four shots from deep during a 24-6 run that gave Denver an 89-87 lead, and the teams were tied 95-95 entering the fourth quarter.