When Aaron Gordon jackhammered a dunk six minutes into the first quarter of Game 1, he looked like the player the Nuggets desperately need in their first-round matchup against Golden State.
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It’s a similar message to the one Nuggets coach Michael Malone has conveyed to him. When Gordon settles, he’s doing the opponent a favor. “We showed clips today,” Malone said at Sunday’s practice. “When we show a clip where Aaron Gordon shoots a three off of a post double-team, the clip isn’t saying, ‘You can’t make that shot.’ That has nothing to do with it. … What it means is, ‘What we need you to do is to catch the ball and be aggressive and play to the rim.’”
In order for the Nuggets to steal Game 2 and flip momentum in the series, they need all of their role players to impose themselves. Will Barton needs to slinky his way inside the lane, Monte Morris needs to connect from outside and Bones Hyland needs to shake loose from the defensive trap he saw in his playoff debut. And to use Howard’s word, Gordon needs to “punish” the defense when he plays inside.
“Other guys have to find a way to put their imprints on this game, and for Aaron Gordon, we’ve seen it now for a year and a half, when he plays with an aggression and an attack mindset, he’s a different player,” Malone said. “He’s getting to the rim, he’s dunking, he’s getting to the foul line. We can set our defense then. I think there’s a trickle-down effect from how aggressive he plays.
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