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OKC Thunder: Russell Westbrook making his mark as a rookie

 
By John Rohde | Published: January 3, 2009    Comment on this article Leave a comment

It took Carmelo Anthony a split second to beat the Thunder on Friday night.

photo - The Thunder's Russell Westbrook (0) drives past Phoenix's Dee Brown (11) during the second half of the NBA basketball game between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Phoenix Suns at the Ford Center on, Monday, Dec. 29, 2008, in Oklahoma City, Okla. Photo by CHRIS LANDSBERGER, THE OKLAHOMAN
The Thunder's Russell Westbrook (0) drives past Phoenix's Dee Brown (11) during the second half of the NBA basketball game between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Phoenix Suns at the Ford Center on, Monday, Dec. 29, 2008, in Oklahoma City, Okla. Photo by CHRIS LANDSBERGER, THE OKLAHOMAN

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He kept reporters waiting 25 minutes to tell how he did it.

Anthony is a notoriously slow post-game dresser, but his quick trigger finger gave Denver a stunning 122-120 victory.

The Ford Center crowd of 18,613 was nothing short of delirious after Thunder forward Kevin Durant buried a 25-foot, 3-pointer with 2.7 seconds left to give the Thunder a 120-119 lead.

"Durant hit a tough shot,” Anthony said. "He hit two long ones on us last year. Same shot — probably a little deeper than the one tonight.”

The Nuggets’ final sequence was intended to go either to Anthony or perennial All-Star guard Chauncey Billups.

After the timeout, Anthony walked up to Kenyon Martin, who was inbounding the ball at halfcourt

Anthony: "I’m gonna get open.”

Martin: "You know they’re going to deny you the ball.”

Anthony: "I’m going to make sure I’m going to get open.

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