Aaron Gordon thought about suspending gravity with a high-quality dunk on Christmas Day.

Aaron Gordon gave Denver a belated Christmas present Sunday night.

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In a Western convention matchup, the December 25 NBA game between the Denver Nuggets

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Phoenix Suns was extended into overtime. Then, with 30 seconds left on the clock

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Denver led Phoenix 124-123, Suns shield Landry Shamet missed a shot that could have put Phoenix in the lead.

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That's when Gordon, the Denver forward, grabbed the rebound and sped through the courtroom.

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There he met Shamet, who tried to block the lane. Despite being an improbable distance from the edge,

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Gordon launched himself through the air. He kept browsing, contacted Shamet, and put basketball on the Internet.

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he crowd went wild as Gordon fell to the ground.

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