Posted by Sabrina B. @gametimegirl

Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook did most of the damage for the Oklahoma City Thunder.  One of Kendrick Perkins’ only two baskets may get most of the attention.

Durant scored 41 points, Westbrook added 31 and Perkins provided the go-ahead basket on a controversial tip-in as the Thunder pulled out a 107-103 win against the Denver Nuggets on Sunday night in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series.

Westbrook’s jumper from the right side caromed off the rim and Perkins was credited for the tip-in with 1:06 remaining to put Oklahoma City up 102-101. Several Nuggets looked for it to be waved off as basket interference, and coach George Karl insisted after the game: “Obviously it was goaltending.”

It won’t go down that way, and the Thunder will take a 1-0 lead into Game 2 Wednesday night in Oklahoma City.

“There’s a lot of calls that would have probably got questioned tonight, so it ain’t just that one. So, we’re going to keep playing,” Perkins said. “It happens. The game, that’s how it is.

“At the end of the day, we’ve just got to move on.”

The Thunder leaned heavily on their two All-Stars, who both scored more than they did in any of the Thunder’s six games last postseason.

WRITTEN BY STATS LLC and The Associated Press & FULL STORY HERE