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Aaron Gordon · Aaron Gordon snuck up on the Miami Heat, and now he and the Denver Nuggets are one win away from the franchise’s first championship. With so much energy expended on figuring out how to slow down Nikola Jokić and Jamal Murray, the Heat couldn’t get a handle on Gordon as he produced his best and highest-scoring game of the postseason in Game 4 of the NBA Finals. The ninth-year forward — who shot a career-best 56.3 percent from the field in 2022-23 — was on fire all night as he caught a pass from Jokić in a crowded key and muscled his way to a powerful throwdown despite being flanked by multiple Miami defenders. Gordon exploded for a game-high 27 points on 11 of 15 shooting while mixing in seven rebounds and six assists in his squad’s 108-95 win on June 9, 2023, leading the Nuggets to a commanding 3-1 series lead. · State of Mint