Aaron Gordon, Nikola Jokic’s failsafe, is now a Nuggets playoff hero With the first walk-off dunk in NBA playoff history, Aaron Gordon fittingly has an immortal moment with the Nuggets.

Nikola Jokic showed why he's a finalist for another MVP award with his historic stat line. But with Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals at stake, the ball again found Aaron Gordon's hands.

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A 20-second 8-0 run for the Nuggets shifted the trajectory of their second-round series potentially, but Aaron Gordon and Nikola Jokic were the larger key in Minnesota.

While Jokic was busy scoring at will (35 points on 15-of-26 shooting) on Sunday night, Gordon seamlessly transitioned to a "point forward" role.

Following Game 1’s heroics, Nikola Jokic commended Gordon for the shot as well as the type of effect he has on the team. “He made a really big shot for us; he deserves it; he is the soul of ...

The Denver Nuggets saw one of their former champions leave during free agency and head overseas to the EuroLeague.

“(Jokic) was a totally different player (then),” said Gordon, who had just finished at Archbishop Mitty High School in San Jose, Calif., and was headed to the University of Arizona at the time.

Aaron Gordon embraced dirty work and a cerebral reexamination of basketball, enlightened by Nikola Jokic. His gratitude for that transformation was so immense that he once bought Jokic a massive ...

“I told him not to play,” revealed Nikola Jokic, talking about 29-year-old Aaron Gordon, “You can injure yourself even worse. You can see that he was struggling, hard to move, this and that.

Gordon hit a 3-pointer with 2.8 seconds remaining, supporting Jokic's 42-point, 22-rebound effort and giving the Denver Nuggets a stunning 121-119 comeback win over the top-seeded Oklahoma City ...

Nikola Jokic had 42 points and 22 rebounds, and Aaron Gordon hit a 3-pointer with 2.8 seconds to give the Denver Nuggets a stunning 121-119 comeback win over the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder ...