OKC Thunder faces red-hot Nuggets squad

BY JOHN ROHDE NewsOK.com
Friday, March 01, 2013
3/01/13 at 5:28 AM

DENVER - It was Jan. 20 when OKC last played Denver at Pepsi Center. The Thunder was the toast of the NBA with a 32-8 record and had beaten the Nuggets four days earlier by 20 points at Chesapeake Energy Arena.

Denver was 24-18 at that point, nine games behind OKC in the Northwest Division, still recovering from the league's most brutal early road schedule and fresh off a loss at home against the then 7-29 Washington Wizards.

Sure, the Nuggets are tough to beat in the mile-high altitude, but this seemed the perfect time to catch them - tired and teetering on depression.

Sparked by the Corey Brewer's 15 fourth-quarter points, Denver led 107-96 with three minutes left in regulation. That's when Russell Westbrook took several steps toward becoming an arch enemy of Nuggets fans.

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Thunder guard Russell Westbrook celebrates after tying the score to force overtime against the Nuggets on Jan. 20. DAVID ZALUBOWSKI/Associated Press

Nuggets guard Corey Brewer shoots a 3-pointer over the Thunder's Thabo Sefolosha in the fourth quarter of their Jan. 20 game in Denver. DAVID ZALUBOWSKI/Associated Press