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Peyton Watson’s game-winning block of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was buzzer-beater redemption: “I never stop thinking about it”

Watson wouldn’t have been on the floor if not for injuries. But his game-saving block on Shai Gilgeous-Alexander at the buzzer was redemption after SGA’s game-winner over Watson one year earlier.

Peyton Watson (8) of the Denver Nuggets screams after making a game-sealing block as time expired on a shot by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2) of the Oklahoma City Thunder after Watson missed two free throws to put the contest away seconds earlier during the fourth quarter of the Nuggets’ 124-122 win at Ball Arena in Denver on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)
Peyton Watson (8) of the Denver Nuggets screams after making a game-sealing block as time expired on a shot by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2) of the Oklahoma City Thunder after Watson missed two free throws to put the contest away seconds earlier during the fourth quarter of the Nuggets’ 124-122 win at Ball Arena in Denver on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)
A head shot of Colorado Avalanche hockey beat reporter Bennett Durando on October 17, 2022 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
By | bdurando@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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Peyton Watson's block at the buzzer preserved a 124-122 Nuggets win — their most impressive of the season so far because it was also Oklahoma City's first loss.
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