With about 25 seconds left of regulation, Westbrook drained a monster three-pointer to give the Nuggets a two-point lead at the time. James Harden answered his shot with a jumper to tie the game at 98. Westbrook ended up with the ball again in the last four seconds, but he failed to get a shot up, forcing the game into overtime.

Russell Westbrook had bad games. He's had great games. He's just never had a quiet one. Nobody has ever forgotten that he was on the floor, for better or worse. His impact in eith

The Nuggets emerged with a 112-110 Game 1 overtime win over the Clippers after Nikola Jokic iced it with a pair of free throws with 6.5 seconds left. Russell Westbrook had made the decisive defensive play,