The Denver Nuggets upset the Oklahoma City Thunder, 121-119, on Monday night thanks to a game-winning three-pointer by Aaron Gordon, and now hold a 1-0 series lead in their Western Conference semifinal matchup.

Aaron Gordon embraced dirty work and a cerebral reexamination of basketball, enlightened by Nikola Jokic. His gratitude for that transformation was so immense that he once bought Jokic a massive

Aaron Gordon's three-pointer lifted the Nuggets in Game 1 against the Thunder, and Nikola Jokic had plenty of nice things to say about Gordon.

They weren't that thin for the Denver Nuggets. They were as thick as Nikola Jokić. The best player in the world had the 68-win Thunder on the ropes multiple times. Jokić outplayed presumptive MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in a second-round series that went seven games but ended in an OKC blowout.

Aaron Gordon hit a 3-pointer with 2.8 seconds remaining as the Denver Nuggets defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 121-119 Monday to steal Game 1 of their West semifinal series.  Denver finished the contest on a 19-6 run after being behind for most of the night,

The Denver Nuggets beat the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 1 thanks to a game-winning 3 from Aaron Gordon with 3.0 seconds left in regulation. The Nuggets won by a final score of 121-119. They now have home-court advantage in the series.

David Adelman reflected on Aaron Gordon's decision to play in the Nuggets' Game 7 loss to the Thunder while fighting through an injury.