Aaron Gordon will put up big numbers as the Nuggets win their first NBA championship tonight

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Key Trend: Gordon is averaging 24 points and rebounds per game in the seriesThe Pick: Aaron Gordon Over 19.5 Points & Rebounds (-129)

I fully expect the NBA season ends tonight with the Denver Nuggets as your champion. I just don’t know how many the Nuggets will win by or what the total points will be, so I have no traditional play to offer you for the evening.

However, I know that one of the reasons the Nuggets have been so good in this series is the play of Aaron Gordon. Gordon has been a major part of Denver’s success all season long, but for whatever reason (my lean is his defensive assignments), he wasn’t as strong in the Phoenix or Los Angeles series. He had a few big games but, for the most part, struggled.

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He’s found himself again in the NBA Finals. Not only has he been a serious headache for Jimmy Butler, but the basket looks as wide as the Casa Bonita cliff-diving pool outside Denver. He’s shooting 67% in the series and 71% from three. He’s also been a monster on the boards, using his size advantage against a Miami team that hasn’t been big enough to keep him out of the lane.

As a result, Gordon has averaged 24 points and rebounds per game in the series. The only time he finished below this total of 19.5 was in Game 2, when he finished with 19. Had he simply made one of his two free throw attempts that night, he’d have also cashed the over that night.

While I don’t anticipate Gordon finishing with the total of 34 as he did in Game 4, he’s been consistent enough in every phase of the game during the series that he should get us over the 19.5 one last time.

Here’s what SportsLine is saying about the game: As has been the case…

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Author : Tom Fornelli

Publish date : 2023-06-12 20:17:47

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