Aaron Gordon was a high school basketball get-out-of-jail-free card. His athleticism was stress medicine for trapped teammates. His dexterity, a mulligan for inaccurate passes. At Archbishop Mitty in the Bay Area,

The Denver Nuggets' Nikola Jokic and the L.A. Clippers' Kawhi Leonard are both otherworldly basketball superstars who find success in almost entirely different ways. Jokic is the greatest point center of all time,

The Denver Nuggets forced a Game 5 after beating the Los Angeles Clippers, capped by Aaron Gordon’s last-minute dunk off a brilliant assist from Nikola Jokic. After the game, Jokic shared a candid confession about the play.