Thunder vs Nuggets live stream: Watch online free 8:00 ET Monday night as Denver travels to Oklahoma City with its offense back close to where it was a season ago.

The 4-5 Nuggets vs 6-3 Thunder happens with Denver coming off a 122-111 loss vs the Houston Rockets on Saturday. Prior to that loss, the Nuggets won four games in a row. The Thunder defeated the Milwaukee Bucks after dropping the two games prior. Watch the free live stream online as these teams battle for the first of four meetings in 2013.

The emergence of Serge Ibaka as an offensive threat has helped this Thunder team adjust to a new season still without James Harden and now without Kevin Martin. Ibaka had his fourth double-double in six games with the victory over the Bucks with 15 points and a career-high 20 rebounds.

"His 15 and 20 was one of his best games," coach Scott Brooks said. "He's standing out as a guy that can get 10 rebounds a night and he's been pretty consistent. That's what makes you a very good pro, that consistency."

His scoring can give the two points in the paint from its big-men, which is what can help OKC get back to the NBA finals.

Even though the Nuggets have scored more than they were in the beginning of the season, they are allowing a ton of points. Denver gave up 56 points in the paint in a 117-113 home victory over Minnesota on Friday, then allowed 62 in a 122-111 defeat at Houston on Saturday to snap its three-game win streak. Star big men Kevin Love and Dwight Howard totaled 53 points, according to ESPN.

"We just have to get better defensively as a team," forward J.J. Hickson said. "The biggest thing we need to improve is the help side defense. ... It's up to us individually to take care of our matchups and to know our schemes."

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