Gordon responded with injury tiebreak: He used up everything just to play. If he wins this game, he will be missing for two or three games.

On May 19, the NBA playoffs continued. The Nuggets lost to the Thunder 93-125 in the tiebreak battle, and were eliminated by their opponents 3-4 and missed the Western Conference Finals. In this game, Nuggets player Gordon played for 24 minutes with an injury, making 2 of 4 shots in the game, including 1 of 3 three-pointers, scoring 8 points and 11 rebounds. After the game, he was interviewed by the media.

Regarding his decision to play with an injury in this game, Gordon said: "It's basically recovery. From 36 to 48 hours of recovery time, I did everything possible - alternating cold and cold therapy, massage, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, and I did everything I could, just to be able to play for the team."

Talking about his feelings of fighting for the team on the court, Gordon said: "It feels good, I just hope I can play better."

Regarding how I view this playoff journey, Gordon said: "Of course I have mixed feelings, but I am proud of my teammates, our team and management. Everyone tried their best to give themselves a chance to beat the No. 1 seed . Yes, I am proud of us. "

When asked whether this game means that I plan to fight to the next round, or that it is just to survive this game, and I need a rest afterwards, Gordon said, "At least the first two or three games of the next round may require rest, so I want to fight this game first, then take a break, and return later in the series."

When asked what he was most proud of, Gordon replied, "This is the first time I have participated in the competition without my brother's company." Gordon still played in the game after suffering a second-degree hamstring strain before the game, and at the same time, he has been suffering from the grief of his brother's death before this season.

Regarding the playoffs, Gordon said: "If there are a few days between games in the playoffs, instead of playing every other day, I would be very grateful. This will make the game much higher quality, and you can see a higher level of basketball and may also reduce the situation of big wins (one-sided)."

Gordon also supports David Adelman as the next head coach of the Nuggets: "I love Adelman, I hope he is here next season, I hope he is our coach, I hope he can have a whole training camp and offseason to develop his coaching philosophy. Adelman is great, it is great for us, I hope he is still here next year.