For one half and an overtime, Murray was exactly the player the Nuggets needed him to be to pull off a Game 1 win.

Westbrook, who has made the NBA Finals once (2012), is still searching for his first Larry O'Brien Trophy. The guard appeared in 75 games for the Nuggets in the regular season. He averaged 13.3 points, 4.9 rebounds and 6.1 assists.

Westbrook hit a go-ahead three-pointer inside the final minute of regulation. While the Nuggets' lead didn't hold, his late-game heroics were critical toward getting to overcome and eventually securing the victory.