There are a few ways to view Kevin Durant’s shockingly ordinary performance against the Nuggets over their recently concluded playoffs series.
There are a few ways to view Kevin Durant’s shockingly ordinary performance against the Nuggets over their recently concluded playoff series.
The first, and most accessible, is to conclude that the Phoenix Suns superstar and one-time NBA MVP is no longer the unstoppable bucket-getter he once was. A second, and more satisfying verdict for the Grading the Week staff, is that Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon is really that good.How quickly opinions change when a player actually gets to focus on the things they are good at.
It wasn’t all that long ago that Gordon and teammate Will Barton were the primary scapegoats in a disappointing 4-1 series loss to the Golden State Warriors in the first round of last year’s NBA playoffs. Thrust into a No. 2 role alongside two-time MVP Nikola Jokic with Jamal Murray and Michael Porter Jr. sidelined,while attempting to carry a load that was never meant for him. But with Murray and Porter back, and Barton replaced by 3-and-D dawg Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Gordon has been a revelation this postseason as a bulldog in the paint on one end and defensive stopper on the other.One series after Gordon limited three-time All-Star Karl-Anthony Towns to 37.
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