Gordon celebrates dramatic game-winner with his kids as Nuggets take Game 1

Aaron Gordon made a three to steal the win for the Denver Nuggets in Game 1 against the Oklahoma City Thunder

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00:00I worked on my jumper a lot, a lot throughout the years.

00:05You guys have seen the maturation of it,

00:07so it's nice to have it all culminating on a game winner.

00:13But it really comes down to my teammates like Russ

00:16making a great play and finding me in transitioning

00:20in rhythm, on time, on target.

00:23So it helps when you have a Hall of Fame passer passing to you.

00:27But, you know, we just didn't want to miss the moment.

00:31We didn't want to miss the opportunity.

00:33We knew if we waited, it may be too late.

00:35So I'm glad we showed our, you know, metal and our grit,

00:44but we're not satisfied.

00:47How loud did you guys cheer when he made that shot?

00:51He cheered like a lot.

00:52A lot.

00:53I bet, I bet.

00:54He was popping his jersey.

00:57But when I shot it, did I know it was in?

01:00I, I knew it wasn't a miss.

01:06That's good.

01:06Yeah.