The Oklahoma City Thunder suffered their first playoff loss of the year on Monday night, losing in the final seconds to the Denver Nuggets.

Though Denver and OKC split four regular-season matchups, the Thunder are double-digit favorites in Game 1 of the Western Conference Semifinals on Monday night.

The Thunder and Nuggets split the season series 2-2, with the Nuggets winning the latest meeting 140-127. The Nuggets are currently 24-17 on the road with a point differential of

Westbrook spent the first 11 years of his NBA career with the Thunder after being selected fourth overall by them in the 2008 draft. While he wasn't able to bring a NBA title to Oklahoma City, Thunder fans are forever indebted to Westbrook for making the team fun and exciting to watch.

As Shai Gilgeous-Alexander went to the free-throw line, the OKC crowd seamlessly went from "MVP" chants to a standard ovation. The old saying goes that you never forget your high school sweetheart. Oklahoma City Thunder fans can attest to that with Russell Westbrook.

Following the Denver Nuggets' thrilling 121-119 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals on Monday (starts at :40 mark), Westbrook joked about missing the Met Gala by saying he told himself "I'm gonna bring the Met to Oklahoma City.

A late Thunder collapse and a clutch Aaron Gordon shot equaled a Game 1 upset. After sweeping Memphis in Round 1, OKC now finds itself in a 1-0 hole.

The Thunder host the Nuggets in Game 2 on Wednesday! The Nuggets shocked the Thunder in Game 1 with Aaron Gordon hitting a game-winning shot for the Nuggets to take a 1-0 series lead. It's time to continue our NBA Playoffs odds series with a Nuggets-Thunder prediction and pick.