It was the former Thunder legend who assisted Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon on the game-winning 3-pointer with four seconds left.

The Thunder faithful were on their feet as they watched Westbrook enter the game at the 5:17 mark of the first quarter. Before the game, the nine-time All-NBA point guard said that OKC is "like home" for him and that he "always got love for everybody there."

On Monday evening, the Denver Nuggets faced off against the Oklahoma City Thunder for Game 1 of their second-round playoff series. The Nuggets won by a score of 121-119 to take a 1-0 lead. Russell Westbrook finished with 18 points,