Nightly Notable: Aaron Gordon lifts Nuggets with 27 points Here are five takeaways from the Nuggets’ 108-95 win, including what worked right for Denver, the Heat’s dire straits, and what might be in store when this series shifts to Denver:
“We’re focused, dialed in, and ready to do this thing,” said Murray. The Nuggets used five players in double-figure scoring, including a playoff career-high 27 points by Gordon, to outlast the Heat and now hold a Finals lead that only one team in history managed to blow, and that’s the 2016 Warriors against LeBron James and the Cavaliers. What an unexpected but welcome team effort: Aaron Gordon delivering his most important game in a Nuggets’ uniform Kentavious Caldwell-Pope coming up with a pair of sterling defensive stops in the fourth Jamal Murray showing poise and playmaking all game Bruce Brown looming large in a decisive fourth quarter when it could’ve all crumbled.īut Denver gave Jokic, who carried a twisted ankle for three quarters, some valuable support - especially when he developed foul trouble. The analytical stats and the eye test told no lies: The Nuggets were average - and that’s being kind - whenever Jokic wasn’t on the floor.īut Game 4 of the Finals will be the moment when the Nuggets repaid their two-time regular-season MVP (and soon-to-be NBA Finals MVP) if this 3-1 Nuggets lead holds up. You could even go back the last five or so years, that’s how broad Jokic’s shoulders were. MIAMI - The NBA postseason, the NBA Finals and the entire Denver Nuggets’ season, actually, experienced a twist on Friday: Nikola Jokic was carried by his teammates for a change.įor most of the season and the playoffs and through four games of the Finals, it was quite the opposite. Aaron Gordon led a solid performance from the supporting cast, pacing Denver with 27 points.
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