After Chet Holmgren missed two free throws, Russell Westbrook found Aaron Gordon in the final seconds to score the game-winning 3-pointer. It was his second playoff game-winner already. After the Thunder led for most of the second half, playing with fire finally burned them.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder continue their title pursuit in the 2025 NBA playoffs as they kick off their second-round series against Nikola Jokić and the Denver Nuggets on Monday night.

While the two teams are meeting in the Western Conference Semifinals, the spotlight is strictly following Nikola Jokic and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Jokic and Gilgeous-Alexander started the 2025 NBA season as the top-two favorites to win the NBA MVP award,