Denver Nuggets veteran guard Russell Westbrook's fiery personality is usually reserved for his opponents, but his volatility reportedly spilled over to his own team earlier this postseason.

The Nuggets’ Aaron Gordon was a man alone on the wing Friday with angels at his back. And daggers in his eyes.

Aaron Gordon has played a crucial role in the success of the Denver Nuggets throughout the early rounds of the NBA postseason.

The Denver Nuggets are doing the seemingly impossible: they are making the Oklahoma City Thunder look like underdogs. Following his team’s massive 113-104 overtime win against the Thunder on Friday, Aaron Gordon spoke about Denver’s “growth.

The Nuggets’ Aaron Gordon changed his number this season from 50 to 32, which he and his late brother, Drew, wore at Mitty. Gordon’s winning basket in Game 1 against the Thunder came

Austin Remo, RotoWire.com Russell Westbrook and Aaron Gordon celebrate after Gordon’s game-winning shot in Game 1. The pair of Nuggets connected on the game-winning 3 to steal Game 1 and home court from OKC.

Without Aaron Gordon, the Denver Nuggets would've been staring down the barrel of a 2-1 deficit. That would have been a death sentence against a team as good as the Oklahoma City Thunder. Despite the magnitude of his clutch three-pointer that sent Game 3 into overtime, the high-flying forward is not about to let that one play get to his head.

In 2021, the Orlando Magic traded Aaron Gordon to the Denver Nuggets to begin a rebuild. Gordon is now a key contributor to the Nuggets' playoff run.