I've watched a lot of Nuggets basketball over the last few years. I've seen this group led by three-time MVP Nikola Jokic at their lowest lows. The firing of their head coach and general manager right before the start of these NBA playoffs comes to mind most.

Aaron Gordon was sitting in the Denver Nuggets' locker room with ice wrapped around his knees, watching the Golden State Warriors play the Houston Rockets, when something flashed across the screen: It was his face,

However, the Nuggets had Aaron Gordon saving the game — and perhaps their season. That theme about depth — the Clippers have it, the Nuggets do not — is going to be a main one the rest of this series.