The Nuggets were riding high after Game 6, but the victory didn’t come without a fair bit of concern.
With just under two minutes left in the fourth quarter, Aaron Gordon scrambled for a loose ball and appeared to pull up with a hamstring injury immediately afterward.
Following the game, Nuggets head coach David Adelman said the concern level was “high,” but he also noted that this was a good time to finally get an extra day of rest (Game 6 was Denver’s eighth playoff game in 15 days).
Gordon will surely go through plenty of treatment on Friday and Saturday. And though he may not be 100 percent for Game 7, expect him to gut it out and continue to fill gaps the way he has all postseason.
Gordon’s multipositional defense, passing, rebounding and occasional scoring have been crucial during this run. He has two game-winners. And given his competitiveness, it’s hard to imagine him finishing the series on the bench.
