The former MVP winner helped the hopeful MVP winner strengthen his case with the dagger outside shot. The Oklahoma City Thunder ran away with a 127-103 win over the Denver Nuggets. The front end of their highly anticipated back-to-back lived up to the billing as Gilgeous-Alexander and Nikola Jokic duked it out in front of a national audience.

NBA analysts have renewed their comparisons following a rematch between the two likely MVP finals: Denver Nuggets' Nikola Jokic and Oklahoma City Thunder's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.

Nikola Jokic had 35 points, 18 rebounds, and eight assists, and the Denver Nuggets beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 140-127 on Monday night.Jamal Murray scored 34 points for the Nuggets, who lost 127-103 in Oklahoma City on Sunday.