{"id":14310,"date":"2025-05-06T11:50:56","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T11:50:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/?p=14310"},"modified":"2025-05-06T11:50:56","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T11:50:56","slug":"aaron-gordons-clutch-three-lifts-denver-nuggets-over-oklahoma-city-thunder-as-nikola-jokic-dominates-in-game-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/aaron-gordons-clutch-three-lifts-denver-nuggets-over-oklahoma-city-thunder-as-nikola-jokic-dominates-in-game-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Gordon\u2019s Clutch Three Lifts Nuggets Over Thunder as Jokic Dominates in Game 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/aaron-gordon-hits-a-last-minute-three-pointer-against-oklahoma-city-thunder-in-game-1-of-western-conference-semifinal-series-of-2025-nba-playoffs.jpg\" alt=\"Aaron Gordon hits a last minute 3 Pointer against Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 1 of Western Conference Semi-Final Series of 2025 NBA Playoffs\" width=\"300\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-14312\" title=\"Aaron Gordon\u2019s Clutch Three Lifts Denver Nuggets Over Oklahoma City Thunder as Nikola Jokic Dominates in Game 1\" \/><strong>Summary:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Denver Nuggets\u2019 Aaron Gordon scored a game-winning three-pointer with 2.8 seconds left. <\/li>\n<li>The Nuggets sealed a 121-119 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder with help from Nikola Jokic, who posted a historic performance.<\/li>\n<li>Thunder faltered late after leading by 11 with under five minutes remaining.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>With <strong>just 2.8 seconds remaining, Aaron Gordon knocked down a corner three<\/strong> to lift the Denver Nuggets to a dramatic 121-119 win over the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 1 of their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/sports-betting\/basketball\/nba\">Western Conference semifinal series<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>While <strong>Nikola Jokic<\/strong> put on an MVP-caliber performance Monday night, when the game hung in the balance, it was Gordon who delivered the ultimate blow.<\/p>\n<h2>Coach Adelman on Gordon: \u201cHe Is the Soul of Our Team\u201d<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Jokic led the way with a monster 42 points, 22 rebounds, and five assists<\/strong>, turning into the fourth player in NBA playoff history to reach the 40-20-5 mark.<\/p>\n<p>Gordon said after the win<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>We just didn&#8217;t want to miss the moment, didn&#8217;t want to miss the opportunity. We knew that if we waited, it may be too late<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>However, the 6&#8217;8&#8243; player who has, so far, proved to be a pillar of consistency in the postseason, added that while he was \u201c<em>glad<\/em>\u201d they were able to show their \u201c<em>mettle<\/em>\u201d and \u201c<em>grit<\/em>\u201d, they were not entirely satisfied.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Double0AG\">Aaron Gordon<\/a>\u2019s heroics weren\u2019t limited to the final shot. He finished with 22 points and 14 rebounds, adding key ball-handling and defensive contributions throughout the night. <\/p>\n<p>It was also his second game-winner of the postseason, after slamming home a last-second dunk to beat the Clippers in Game 4 of the opening round.<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">ANOTHER AARON GORDON GAME WINNER \ud83e\udd2f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yZNsU0zmzd\">pic.twitter.com\/yZNsU0zmzd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Denver Nuggets (@nuggets) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nuggets\/status\/1919611606671229366?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 6, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Nuggets interim coach <strong>David Adelman<\/strong> said<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Aaron&#8217;s going to be a hero again. But I&#8217;m also looking at 14 rebounds. I&#8217;m looking at 22 points. Looking at ball-handling responsibilities, leadership. He is a Denver Nugget, man. Like, he is the soul of our team.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Coach Daigneault: \u201cIt Didn\u2019t Go Our Way Tonight\u201d <\/h2>\n<p>Jamal Murray added 21 points for Denver, while Russell Westbrook, returning to Oklahoma City as a playoff opponent for the first time, delivered the assist on Gordon\u2019s game-winning three.<\/p>\n<p>The Thunder had control late, up 113-102 with just over four minutes left. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had a stellar outing with 33 points, 10 rebounds, and eight assists, but key mistakes down the stretch cost OKC. <\/p>\n<p>Chet Holmgren missed two free throws with a one-point lead, and several late fouls allowed Denver to creep back in. Despite the collapse, Thunder coach <strong>Mark Daigneault<\/strong> stood by the team\u2019s approach.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>It didn\u2019t go our way tonight, but it\u2019s worked out well for us in the past. We\u2019ll continue to look at it and learn from it, but I don\u2019t think that\u2019s why we lost the game.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Denver never panicked, even after Jokic picked up his fifth foul on a flagrant elbow. Instead, they leaned on experience, poise, and Gordon\u2019s clutch gene to steal Game 1.<\/p>\n<p>For the latest 2025 NBA playoffs odds, checkout the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/us\/legal-us-online-betting-sites\">best US Sportsbooks<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summary: The Denver Nuggets\u2019 Aaron Gordon scored a game-winning three-pointer with 2.8 seconds left. The Nuggets sealed a 121-119 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder with help from Nikola Jokic, who posted a historic performance. Thunder faltered late after leading by 11 with under five minutes remaining. With just 2.8 seconds remaining, Aaron Gordon knocked [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14310","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports","category-usa"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Gordon\u2019s Clutch Three Lifts Nuggets Over Thunder as Jokic Dominates in Game 1<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Aaron Gordon\u2019s last-second three-pointer brought the Denver Nuggets a thrilling 121-119 comeback victory against the Oklahoma City Thunder, with assistance from Nikola Jokic.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" 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