Nuggets' Aaron Gordon (hamstring) to miss Game 5 vs. Timberwolves

The Denver Nuggets announced that forward Aaron Gordon will miss Game 5 of Denver’s first-round series against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday night with left calf tightness. The series returns to Denver with the sixth-seed Timberwolves up 3-1.Gordon already missed Game 3 with tightness in his hamstring and has averaged 11.3 points and 5.3 rebounds in the three games he has played. He played 23 minutes in the Nuggets’ 112-96 Game 4 loss, in which Denver couldn’t capitalize on the Timberwolves losing Anthony Edwards and Donte DiVincenzo in the game.Advertisement