Patrick Patterson dropped from the rim and faced the Thunder bench. His teammates were already on their feet, hands thrown in the air.
Patterson side-shuffled past them, holding up one finger. Russell Westbrook and Raymond Felton mirrored his gesture. Patterson had just thrown down his first dunk in a Thunder uniform.
Patterson finished the night with 17 points, shooting 2-of-5 from beyond the arc, in the Thunder's 117-110 win over the Suns on Sunday at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Thunder coach Billy Donovan had been adamant that Patterson's shooting slump in the first three games of the season wouldn't continue.