Anthony Edwards leaves his press conference and take a look at the stats sheet. “Aaron Gordon” he whispers…
The fact is that the strong winger of the Nuggets really hurt the Wolves with his 27 points on 11/12 shooting, 7 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 blocks. For Nikola Jokic, it was ” the best player “ of Denver during this Game 4.
In any case, he was the key to the victory of his team, which equalized at 2-2 in this conference semi-final.
A weak shooter in the Rockies' major five, he was used by the Wolves, Rudy Gobert defending on him to help on the pick-and-roll between Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokic, and thus disrupt the entire offensive game of the Nuggets. By putting his shots and being used more as a creator, the former Magic torpedoes this strategy.
Rudy Gobert: “A lot of his shots were contested, but if Aaron Gordon turns into Kobe Bryant, we have to live with it”
Not to mention his heavy defensive work on Karl-Anthony Towns (5/18 shooting) or Rudy Gobert and the physical impact he brings in the Nuggets racket, to help Nikola Jokic face the size of this Minnesota team.
“It’s important, it has an impact and we can’t win without it” confirms Mike Malone. “Nikola is going to do what he knows how to do, 35 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists, but what Aaron does… On offense, putting his shots, the creation, the physical impact, the defense on two All-Stars , because someone has to do it. What I've loved about Aaron Gordon since he put on that jersey is that he's always put the Nuggets first. He's so unselfish and I'm really proud of the way he plays, and it has a direct impact on us, to tie the series. »
For Rudy Gobert, the Wolves are applying the right recipe to bring down the reigning champions: “A lot of his shots were contested, but if Aaron Gordon turns into Kobe Bryant, we have to deal with it. »
