Westbrook fouled Oklahoma City’s Chet Holmgren with the Thunder up one and with 9.5 seconds remaining, but Holmgren missed both free throws, setting up the final sequence. Westbrook put pressure on the defense in the middle of the floor, then found Gordon, who made the shot over the 7-foot-1 Holmgren.

Gordon stopped, popped and splashed a mammoth triple with 2.8 seconds to go as Denver finished the game on a 19-6 run to blindside top-seeded Oklahoma City.

Aaron Gordon hit a 3-pointer in the closing seconds to lift the Denver Nuggets to a road victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 1.