Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon likes Denver's chances for their massive NBA Playoffs rematch with Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns.
“You try to slow him down, try to make it difficult for him,” said Gordon, who only played in one of those two Suns victories since Durant joined the squad.
Slowing the 6-foot-10, multi-faceted, score-from-anywhere Durant requires a team commitment. But the 6-8 Gordon, who did a nice job defensively against Minnesota 7-footer Karl-Anthony Towns in the first round, figures to do much of the heavy lifting early on. “And now as you transition from one series to other, things change and matchups change, style of play changes. And when you have a guy like Aaron who can go from guarding to Durant or Booker or Chris Paul or Deandre , we feel that’s a luxury that we have. And we’re going to use him to take advantage of that.”connected on just 10 for 27 attempts from the floor and was just 1 for 9 from beyond the arc when defended directly by Gordon.
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