Although they had a ten-day long vacation, the Nuggets did not show any slack. They defeated the Heat, which had just won the tiebreaker, 104:93. Among them, one of the keys to extinguishing the flames was Aaron Gordon. defense.
Like Nikola Jokic, Jimmy Butler, who had a peak performance in the playoffs, had a very thin presence in this game under Gordon’s marking. He only made 6 of 14 shots and scored 13. After Karl-Anthony Towns, Kevin Durant, and Lebron James, he became another superstar who taught Gordon’s defensive skills.
Regarding his incarnation as an “ace killer” on the defensive end in the playoffs, Gordon joked in an interview, “I will definitely sit in a rocking chair and tell my children at the age of 75 or 90: ‘Yes, I Locked up these guys.’ It’s just part of the game, I did what the team needed me to do, and it’s a credit to the team, always.”
In addition, Gordon frequently used his height to wreak havoc in the Heat penalty area in the first quarter, scoring as many as 12 points, and shouted after scoring once: “Too small!” For this, he once again attributed to the team, “This is the gold nugget.” Basketball, we find mismatches, exploit mismatches, and do it all the time. I just take advantage of what the defense gives me and then when it feels like it’s a mismatch, just keep attacking.”
Gordon, who scored 16 points, 6 rebounds, and 1 assist in this game, locked up the Heat’s main player on the defensive end and easily scored points on the offensive end. If the Heat can’t think of a strategy to stop him, the distance from the championship will be further and further away.
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