Make it make sense. Because, as it stands, it doesn't. This is a pressing discussion that Gordon himself pleaded with the league to change after he played a Game 7 against the Thunder with a Grade 2 hamstring strain on limited rest and after he watched injuries happen to other players like Tatum and Curry.

Aaron Gordon came up limping late in Denver's Game 6 victory at home to force a Game 7 in Oklahoma City on Sunday. With the Nuggets already thin on depth, there

Gordon "looked normal," Adelman said. "His motions were good. So, hoping he plays." In the event that he doesn't play, though, the Nuggets will be prepared. "We walked through a lot of stuff today with different people having [his] responsibilities," Adelman said. "But, like I said, the hope is the responsibilities will be Aaron's."