And then, on Sunday, Aaron Gordon played through a hamstring injury as the Denver Nuggets were eliminated by the Minnesota Timberwolves. Gordon suffered that injury on Thursday night in Game 6. He played again roughly 60 hours later on Sunday afternoon.

At halftime, the Thunder led 60-46, propelled by Jalen Williams' 17 points and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's 12. Despite the deficit, the Nuggets showed first half fight, with Nikola Jokic contributing 17 points and Aaron Gordon adding eight points and eight rebounds before the break.