On Thursday night, the Denver Nuggets will be in Minnesota to play the Timberwolves for Game 6 of their first-round playoff series.
The Nuggets are coming off a 125-113 win (at home).
Nikola Jokić led the way with 27 points, 12 rebounds, 16 assists and two blocks while shooting 9/15 from the field and 1/4 from three-point range in 38 minutes of playing time.
Aaron Gordon did not play in Game 5.
Nuggets Make Big Aaron Gordon Announcement
GettyAaron Gordon #32 of the Denver Nuggets reacts in the second quarter of Game Four of the First Round of the 2026 NBA Western Conference Playoffs against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Target Center on April 25, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
For Game 6, the Nuggets have announced that they will remain without Gordon.
Underdog NBA wrote: “Aaron Gordon (calf) ruled out Thursday.”
Gordon is coming off another productive regular season.
The former Arizona star had averages of 16.2 points, 5.8 rebounds and 2.7 assists per contest while shooting 49.7% from the field and 38.9% from three-point range in 36 games.
ESPN’s Anthony Slater wrote: “Aaron Gordon will remain out for Game 6 tonight. Better for the Nuggets to try to get Gordon’s calf right for later in the playoffs/possible Spurs series, if they advance, than have him laboring/risk reinjury.”
GettyAaron Gordon #50 of the Denver Nuggets speaks with media after a 94-89 victory against the Miami Heat in Game Five of the 2023 NBA Finals to win the NBA Championship at Ball Arena on June 12, 2023 in Denver, Colorado.
Gordon’s NBA Career
GettyAaron Gordon #32 of the Denver Nuggets dunks on Rudy Gobert #27 of the Minnesota Timberwolves in the first quarter during Game Two of the First Round of the NBA Western Conference Playoffs at Ball Arena on April 20, 2026 in Denver, Colorado.
Gordon was the fourth pick in the 2014 NBA Draft.
He spent the first six and a half seasons of his career playing for the Orlando Magic.
The 30-year-old did a good job of transitioning into a true role player (rather than a main option).
His career averages are 13.7 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2.7 assists per contest while shooting 48.5% from the field and 33.5% from three-point range in 655 games.
In 2023, Gordon helped lead the Nuggets to the NBA Championship over the Miami Heat.
Nuggets Right Now
GettyAaron Gordon of the Denver Nuggets fields questions during Media Day at Ball Arena on September 29, 2025 in Denver, Colorado.
The Nuggets finished the regular season as the third seed in the Western Conference with a 54-28 record.
If they win on Thursday, Game 7 will be back in Denver on Saturday.
Whoever wins the series will advance to the second round and face off against the San Antonio Spurs.
Denver Nuggets Make Big Aaron Gordon Announcement Before Timberwolves Game