The plan was for Gordon to start the game: Gordon appeared to be moving decent enough during Denver’s pregame shootaround. Gordon hurt his hamstring late in Denver’s Game 6 win over the Thunder.

The one-time champion will look to do his best in a pivotal Game 7, similar to what he has done all playoffs long. In 13 games, he is averaging 16.8 points per game, 7.3 rebounds, 2.9 assists, and ...