For the first time in the Nikola Jokic era, the Denver Nuggets will face the Oklahoma City Thunder in a playoff series.

Russell Westbrook turned up the temperature in Ball Arena to 250 degrees on a memorable Saturday night, eliminating his former team with the same all-out energy he always plays with.

A year around the sun brought Christian Braun back to another Game 7, and a chance to make up for what happened last spring against Minnesota.

The Nuggets are back.

Russell Westbrook spat in the face of his former team, Christian Braun played one of the best games of his career, and the Nuggets moved on to OKC.