Gordon is 20 pounds heavier which helps bang around inside a bit more and not get bullied by bigger PFs
I didn't watch a ton last year but always thought we got pushed around a lot inside especially with our bench guys, we really didn't have a back up PF. When you have Derrick Jones or Javonte Green as your back up PF there are issues.
Nuggets also have Porter who is 6'10 and Jokic so they had plenty of size, we did not.