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

Aaron Gordon made a late 3-pointer to force overtime and it was all Denver Nuggets from there in a 113-104 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinals at Ball Arena in Denver.

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.