OKLAHOMA CITY — Aaron Gordon will always answer a teammate’s phone call.

T he Oklahoma City Thunder seemed to be well on their way to a rather stress-free Game 1 victory over the Denver Nuggets in Game 1 of a Western Conference semifinals series before

Nine out of 10 people would say that the Denver Nuggets are Nikola Jokic’s team. But if you ask Jokic, he would say someone else is more vital. Speaking to ESPN on Monday night following Aaron Gordon’s triumphant three-pointer that gave the Nuggets Game 1 against the Oklahoma City Thunder,