OKLAHOMA CITY — The OKC crowd gasped for air after Chet Holmgren missed his second free-throw attempt. The final nine seconds felt like nine hours as Russell Westbrook quickly shuffled the ball toward Aaron Gordon as he scored his second game-winner of the NBA playoffs. This time, it was from the outside.
Wow. Just a shocker of a finish. After playing with fire for most of the second half, the Oklahoma City Thunder were finally burned with a 121-119 Game 1 loss to the Denver Nuggets. Just like that, the first seed is down 0-1 in their Round 2 series.