The Nuggets are mad at Aaron Gordon
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” (It was) unbelievable. Whatever he did this summer clearly paid off. » The compliment may come from the greatest scorer in history, Stephen Curry, but it turns out to be a modest consolation prize for Aaron Gordon. He produced his best performance of his career, to the point of entering the history books, but it was not enough.
Stephen Curry, with his 42 points, and the Warriors ultimately had the final say in the victory after overtime against the Nuggets. « We had a lot of good performances tonight, but not enough to win “, summarizes David Adelman in a few words, referring to Nikola Jokic’s triple-double (21 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists) and Jamal Murray’s double-double (25 points and 10 assists).
But it stands to reason that Aaron Gordon’s wasted performance is what’s getting the most attention. ” I really feel sorry for Aaron. Aaron had an evening I will never forget. I know he won’t forget it either. It’s such a tough loss. We had so many chances to win the game, to control it. We must honor them. They never stopped coming back », the Nuggets coach continues.
His team had an advantage of up to 14 points in the first period. A lead for many linked to the mad skill displayed by his open interior: 7/7 on 3-pointers before the break! Never before had a Nuggets player scored so many game-winning points in the first half of a Game 1.
The “catch and shoot” festival, served mostly by Nikola Jokić, would continue in the second half. With 26 seconds left, he thought he was going to make the 3-point shot that could give his team the win. That was without counting on Stephen Curry’s long-range rocket to send everything into overtime. ” He made a super hard shot and sent the game into overtime. From Steph in the text », Gordon remarked.
Rebounds the match ball
The latter will continue to work in the additional period, this time close to the circle. Still not enough. His scoring stopped at 50 points – breaking his career high (41) – with an incredible level of skill: 17/21 on shots, including 10/11 from behind the arc!
« I felt good, I was in rhythm. I felt like we were in control of the match. It’s hard that we didn’t win. These are years and years of work. The first two shots went in… I don’t know what to tell you ” said an insider on his night of skill, allowing him to beat Alex English’s franchise record 47 points in a first game and tie Terry Rozier’s NBA record with 10 three-pointers in a first game.
The interior also joins Michael Jordan (twice), Kyrie Irving, Anthony Davis, Elgin Baylor and Wilt Chamberlain as the only players to score 50 or more points in a season opener. However, there is no question of him recovering the match point.
« Shit, they asked me if I wanted the ball back: no. I don’t want to bring home a losing ball… », Aaron Gordon finished, heated during the match, but seriously cooled by this failure.
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| Aaron Gordon | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saison | The team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | That | Pd | Ft | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2014-15 | ORL | 47 | 17 | 44.7 | 27.1 | 72.1 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 5.2 |
| 2015-16 | ORL | 78 | 24 | 47.3 | 29.6 | 66.8 | 2.0 | 4.5 | 6.5 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 9.2 |
| 2016-17 | ORL | 80 | 29 | 45.4 | 28.8 | 71.9 | 1.4 | 3.6 | 5.1 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 12.7 |
| 2017-18 | ORL | 58 | 33 | 43.4 | 33.6 | 69.8 | 1.5 | 6.4 | 7.9 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 17.6 |
| 2018-19 | ORL | 78 | 34 | 44.9 | 34.9 | 73.1 | 1.7 | 5.7 | 7.4 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 16.0 |
| 2019-20 | ORL | 62 | 33 | 43.7 | 30.8 | 67.4 | 1.7 | 5.9 | 7.7 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 14.4 |
| 2020-21 * | All teams | 50 | 28 | 46.3 | 33.5 | 65.1 | 1.5 | 4.1 | 5.7 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 12.4 |
| 2020-21 * | IT | 25 | 26 | 50.0 | 26.6 | 70.5 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 10.2 |
| 2020-21 * | ORL | 25 | 29 | 43.7 | 37.5 | 62.9 | 1.6 | 5.1 | 6.6 | 4.2 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 14.6 |
| 2021-22 | IT | 75 | 32 | 52.0 | 33.5 | 74.3 | 1.7 | 4.2 | 5.9 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 15.0 |
| 2022-23 | IT | 68 | 30 | 56.4 | 34.7 | 60.8 | 2.4 | 4.1 | 6.6 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 16.3 |
| 2023-24 | IT | 73 | 32 | 55.6 | 29.0 | 65.8 | 2.4 | 4.1 | 6.5 | 3.5 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 13.9 |
| 2024-25 | IT | 51 | 28 | 53.1 | 43.6 | 81.0 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 4.8 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 14.7 |
How to read statistics? MJ = matches played; Min = Minute; Shots = Shots Successful / Shots Attempted; 3 points = 3 points / 3 points in an attempt; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive jump; Tot = Total number of jumps; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal mistakes; Int = intercepts; Bp = lost balls; Ct: Against; Points = Points.
2025-10-24 07:06:00
