The Denver Nuggets are glad they get to stay in Denver for the start of their first NBA Finals appearance but that doesn't mean they're taking the Miami Heat lightly.
Aaron Gordon bristled at the notion the Denver Nuggets must operate the “rust versus rest” seesaw with 10 days between their Western Conference title celebration in Los Angeles and the start of the NBA Finals against the Miami Heat.“We've been working,” Gordon declared about 15 hours after the Nuggets finally learned who they'll have to beat to secure the franchise's first Larry O'Brien gold ball trophy. “It's not like we've had our hands back and feet kicked up.
So, yes, Gordon acknowledged, he was actually rooting for Jimmy Butler to come to Denver this week, and not because he wanted to avoid Jayson Tatum, either. The Heat haven't won in Denver since Nov. 30, 2016, but it's the Nuggets who are novices on this stage.Matchup set: Nuggets to play Miami Heat in NBA Finals “We’ve got the utmost respect for them. They fight and they scrap, they have no quit in them,” Gordon said
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