Game ID: 22300169
Golden State Warriors @ Denver Nuggets
Wednesday, November 8, 2023 at 10:00 PM ET
Ball Arena, Denver, CO
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
DEN 26 27 23 32 108GSW 21 26 31 27 105
DEN vs GSW ScoutingDEN vs GSW Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
DEN availability going into 11/01 · 1 day's restOUT Jordan missed 4 since 10/24, out tonight
BACK Holiday back 10/29 after 2, 3 min since (22% of 15)
DEN availability going into 11/03 · 1 day's restOUT Jordan missed 5 since 10/24, out tonight
BACK Holiday back 10/29 after 2, 4 min since (31% of 15)
DEN availability going into 11/04 · back-to-backOUT Jordan missed 6 since 10/24, returns tonight: 12 min (113% of 11)
BACK Holiday back 10/29 after 2, 4 min since (31% of 15)
DEN availability going into 11/06 · 1 day's restOUT Holiday missed 2 since 11/03, out tonight
BACK Jordan back 11/04 after 6, 12 min since (113% of 11)
DEN availability going into 11/08 · 1 day's restOUT Holiday missed 3 since 11/03, returns tonight: 8 min (54% of 15)
BACK Jordan back 11/04 after 6, 12 min since (113% of 11)
DEN availability going into 11/12 · 3 days' restOUT Murray missed 2 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Jordan missed 2 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Holiday back 11/08 after 3, 8 min since (54% of 15)
DEN availability going into 11/14 · 1 day's restOUT Murray missed 3 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Jordan missed 3 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Holiday back 11/08 after 3, 8 min since (54% of 15)
NEW Jackson 21 to 26 min over the last 5
DEN availability going into 11/17 · 2 days' restOUT Murray missed 4 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Jordan missed 4 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Holiday back 11/08 after 3, 5 min since (33% of 15)
NEW Jackson 21 to 28 min over the last 5
DEN availability going into 11/19 · 1 day's restOUT Murray missed 5 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Jordan missed 5 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Holiday back 11/08 after 3, 5 min since (33% of 15)
NEW Gordon 32 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Jackson 21 to 30 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 11/01 · 1 day's restBACK Podziemski back 10/30 after 3, 23 min since (86% of 27)
BACK Joseph back 10/30 after 2, 5 min since (41% of 11)
NEW Looney 16 to 27 min over the last 4
GSW availability going into 11/03 · 1 day's restBACK Podziemski back 10/30 after 3, 23 min since (86% of 27)
BACK Joseph back 10/30 after 2, 5 min since (41% of 11)
NEW Looney 16 to 26 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 11/05 · 1 day's restOUT Podziemski missed 2 since 11/01, returns tonight: 8 min (31% of 27)
OUT Jackson-Davis missed 2 since 11/01, returns tonight: 12 min (69% of 17)
OUT Joseph missed 2 since 11/01, returns tonight: 2 min (22% of 11)
OUT Quinones missed 2 since 11/01, out tonight
NEW Looney 16 to 23 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 11/06 · back-to-backOUT Quinones missed 3 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Podziemski back 10/30 after 3, 16 min since (58% of 27)
BACK Jackson-Davis back 11/05 after 2, 12 min since (69% of 17)
BACK Joseph back 10/30 after 2, 4 min since (32% of 11)
GSW availability going into 11/08 · 1 day's restOUT Quinones missed 4 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Podziemski back 10/30 after 3, 11 min since (40% of 27)
BACK Jackson-Davis back 11/05 after 2, 6 min since (36% of 17)
BACK Joseph back 10/30 after 2, 4 min since (32% of 11)
GSW availability going into 11/11 · 2 days' restOUT Joseph missed 2 since 11/06, returns tonight: 2 min (19% of 11)
OUT Quinones missed 5 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Podziemski back 11/05 after 2, 7 min since (25% of 27)
BACK Jackson-Davis back 11/05 after 2, 10 min since (60% of 17)
GSW availability going into 11/12 · back-to-backOUT Quinones missed 6 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Podziemski back 11/05 after 2, 7 min since (27% of 27)
BACK Jackson-Davis back 11/05 after 2, 9 min since (53% of 17)
BACK Joseph back 11/05 after 2, 2 min since (21% of 11)
GSW availability going into 11/14 · 1 day's restOUT Quinones missed 7 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Podziemski back 11/05 after 2, 6 min since (22% of 27)
BACK Jackson-Davis back 11/05 after 2, 7 min since (44% of 17)
BACK Joseph back 11/05 after 2, 2 min since (21% of 11)
NEW Looney 16 to 23 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 11/16 · 1 day's restOUT Quinones missed 8 since 11/01, returns tonight: 4 min (40% of 11)
BACK Joseph back 11/11 after 2, 8 min since (68% of 11)
NEW Šarić 17 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW Looney 16 to 26 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 109, shooting 51 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; Jokić at 30 and Porter Jr. at 17 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest. Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 113, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Curry at 31 and Thompson at 16 a game. One day's rest.
So: Denver wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Denver 115, Golden State 112, Golden State keeping it close.
11/01 @ MIN 89-110 — DEN notes
DEN lost 89-110. DEN took 13 more shots (96 to 83), fed by 12 offensive rebounds, but shot 40% to MIN's 46%, 6 of 33 from three, and got to the line just 10 times against 22 fouls committed. Jokić led with 25 (11 of 23, 1 of 6 from three); Murray added 14. Q3 was theirs, 28-26, the deficit cut from 19 to 17, but the other 3 periods went 84-61 against them. Caldwell-Pope's -20 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/03 vs DAL 125-114 — DEN notes
DEN won 125-114. DEN shot 53% (49 of 93) to DAL's 48%, 13 of 30 from three. The glass went 51-34 for them. Jokić led with 33 (14 of 16); Porter Jr. added 24, Murray 18. The hinge was Q1, 40-24: from level to 16 ahead, and the lead reached 20. Gordon was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
11/04 vs CHI 123-101 — DEN notes
DEN won 123-101. DEN shot 52% (42 of 81) to CHI's 45%, 16 of 36 from three, and went to the line 30 times to CHI's 23 — 23 points from the stripe to their 16. The glass went 49-37 for them. Jokić led with 28 (9 of 16, 1 of 3 from three, 9 of 9 at the line); Porter Jr. added 27, Jackson 16. The hinge was Q3, 35-21: DEN came in trailing by 2 and left it ahead by 12, and the lead reached 23. DEN trailed 51-53 at the half and won the second half 72-48. Jokić was the night's best plus/minus at +33.
11/06 vs NOP 134-116 — DEN notes
DEN won 134-116. DEN shot 54% (51 of 95) to NOP's 50%, 15 of 39 from three, and went to the line 23 times to NOP's 15 — 17 points from the stripe to their 13. Jokić led with 35 (15 of 24, 2 of 6 from three); Porter Jr. added 22, Strawther 21. The hinge was Q3, 40-21: DEN came in trailing by 12 and left it ahead by 7, and the lead reached 18. DEN trailed 59-71 at the half and won the second half 75-45. Caldwell-Pope was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
11/08 vs GSW 108-105 — DEN notes
DEN won 108-105. DEN shot 45% (41 of 92) to GSW's 43%, 11 of 35 from three. Jokić led with 35 (14 of 25, 1 of 8 from three, 6 of 10 at the line); Jackson added 20, Porter Jr. 17. The hinge was Q1, 26-21: from level to 5 ahead. Porter Jr. was the night's best plus/minus at +13.
11/12 @ HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 100, shooting 50 percent and 42 from three, 23 free throws a game; Ja. Green at 22 and Sengun at 19 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Thompson (4 straight), Whitmore (2 straight). One day's rest. Denver comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 109, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 21 free throws a game; Jokić at 31 and Porter Jr. at 19 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Murray (2 straight). 3 days' rest.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the arc, Houston at 42 percent from three to Denver's 35 and the defense, Houston allowing 100 a night to Denver's 109. Call it Houston 112, Denver 109, Denver keeping it close.
11/14 vs LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 109, shooting 50 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; Jokić at 33 and Porter Jr. at 23 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Murray (3 straight). One day's rest. The Clippers come in 0-5 over their last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 118, shooting 46 percent and 33 from three, 23 free throws a game; Leonard at 23 and George at 21 a game. That is 5 straight losses. One day's rest.
So: Denver wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Denver has been plus-7 a night and the Clippers minus-3 and the turnovers, the Clippers giving it away 16 times a game to Denver's 11. Call it Denver 117, the Clippers 108.
11/17 @ NOP — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New Orleans comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 121, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 24 free throws a game; Ingram at 24 and Williamson at 20 a game. Without McCollum (5 straight). 2 days' rest. Denver comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 107, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 24 free throws a game; Jokić at 33 and Porter Jr. at 20 a game. Without Murray (4 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Denver wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Denver allowing 107 a night to New Orleans's 121 and the turnovers, New Orleans giving it away 16 times a game to Denver's 10. Call it Denver 116, New Orleans 111.
11/19 @ CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 113, shooting 50 percent and 37 from three, 28 free throws a game; Mitchell at 24 and LeVert at 20 a game. Without Okoro (6 straight). One day's rest. Denver comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 110, shooting 49 percent and 31 from three, 21 free throws a game; Jokić at 33 and Porter Jr. at 18 a game. Without Murray (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the arc, Cleveland at 37 percent from three to Denver's 31 and the line, where Cleveland takes 28 free throws a game to Denver's 21. Call it Cleveland 113, Denver 112, Denver keeping it close.
11/01 vs SAC 102-101 — GSW notes
GSW won 102-101. GSW shot 48% (39 of 81) to SAC's 41%, 11 of 31 from three, and got to the line 15 times to SAC's 23. GSW turned it over 17 times to SAC's 12, and SAC turned those into 8 steals. The glass went 36-48 against them. Curry led with 21 (7 of 15, 4 of 10 from three); Šarić added 15, Thompson 14. The hinge was Q4, 28-22: GSW came in trailing by 5 and left it ahead by 1. Thompson was the night's best plus/minus at +10.
11/03 @ OKC 141-139 — GSW notes
GSW won 141-139. GSW shot 53% (49 of 92) to OKC's 60%, 18 of 40 from three. Curry led with 30 (9 of 15, 5 of 10 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Šarić added 20, Kuminga 19. The hinge was Q1, 38-33: from level to 5 ahead. Payton II was the night's best plus/minus at +9.
11/05 @ CLE 104-115 — GSW notes
GSW lost 104-115. GSW took 11 more shots (94 to 83), fed by 17 offensive rebounds, but shot 36% to CLE's 49%, 16 of 41 from three. GSW turned it over 13 times to CLE's 18. The glass went 44-54 against them. Curry led with 28 (8 of 16, 7 of 11 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Green added 18, Thompson 15. Q3 was theirs, 32-29, the deficit cut from 12 to 9, but the other 3 periods went 86-72 against them. Thompson's -12 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/06 @ DET 120-109 — GSW notes
GSW won 120-109. GSW shot 47% (46 of 97) to DET's 48%, 12 of 41 from three. Curry led with 34 (12 of 26, 7 of 17 from three); Thompson added 17, Paul 17. The hinge was Q4, 37-27: a lead of 1 became 11. Curry was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
11/08 @ DEN 105-108 — GSW notes
GSW lost 105-108. GSW shot 43% (37 of 86) to DEN's 45%, 11 of 35 from three. Curry led with 23 (6 of 17, 6 of 13 from three); Thompson added 15, Wiggins 11. Q3 was theirs, 31-23, turning a 6-point deficit into a 2-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 85-74 against them. Thompson's -13 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/11 vs CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 114, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 24 free throws a game; Curry at 27 and Thompson at 16 a game. 2 days' rest. Cleveland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 110, shooting 47 percent and 30 from three, 24 free throws a game; Mitchell at 29 and Garland at 18 a game. Without Okoro (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the arc, Golden State at 36 percent from three to Cleveland's 30 and the turnovers, Cleveland giving it away 16 times a game to Golden State's 13. Call it Golden State 114, Cleveland 109.
11/12 vs MIN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 118, shooting 44 percent and 36 from three, 27 free throws a game; Curry at 29 and Thompson at 16 a game. Second night of a back-to-back. Minnesota comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 101, shooting 51 percent and 38 from three, 27 free throws a game; Edwards at 29 and Towns at 21 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Minnesota allowing 101 a night to Golden State's 118. Call it Minnesota 114, Golden State 109.
11/14 vs MIN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 113, shooting 41 percent and 32 from three, 27 free throws a game; Curry at 31 and Thompson at 15 a game. That is 3 straight losses. One day's rest. Minnesota comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 105, shooting 53 percent and 37 from three, 27 free throws a game; Edwards at 31 and Towns at 21 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Minnesota allowing 105 a night to Golden State's 113 and the arc, Minnesota at 37 percent from three to Golden State's 32. Call it Minnesota 113, Golden State 109, Golden State keeping it close.
11/16 vs OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 111, shooting 42 percent and 31 from three, 24 free throws a game; Curry at 31 and Thompson at 12 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has won the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest. OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 106, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 34 and Jal. Williams at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Golden State has been plus-5 a night and OKC minus-9 and the arc, OKC at 36 percent from three to Golden State's 31. Call it OKC 113, Golden State 111, Golden State keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
GSWAW A. Wiggins
BP B. Podziemski
CP C. Paul
DŠ D. Šarić
JK J. Kuminga
KL K. Looney
KT K. Thompson
MM M. Moody
SC S. Curry
SA Saric
TJ T. Jackson-Davis
DENAG A. Gordon
CB C. Braun
CG C. Gillespie
JH J. Holiday
JS J. Strawther
JO Jokic
KC K. Caldwell-Pope
MP M. Porter Jr.
NJ N. Jokić
PW P. Watson
RJ R. Jackson
ZN Z. Nnaji
GSW/DEN the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Exhausted Jokic scores 35 points, Nuggets hold off Curry, Warriors 108-105
DENVER -- — Nikola Jokic plans to spend an off day at the swimming pool with his daughter. He's not going to spend a moment thinking about basketball.
The Denver big man has certainly earned a break.
An exhausted Jokic had 35 points and 13 rebounds in more than 36 minutes of action to help the Nuggets hold off the Golden State Warriors 108-105 on Wednesday night.
Reggie Jackson , filling in for an injured Jamal Murray , added 20 points to help the defending champion Nuggets improve to an NBA-best 8-1 overall and 6-0 at home.
“We feel like it’s a good group of guys and we are playing the right way,” Jokic said. “I think that’s why we’re winning the games.”
Jokic played the entire third quarter in an effort to help out a struggling bench unit. He also exerted energy trying to fend off Warriors big man Kevon Looney . Jokic had a chance to wrap it up with 15 seconds left and the Nuggets up 107-105, but missed two free throws.
Stephen Curry 's floater in the lane to tie it up was off the mark and the ball went out of bounds off the Warriors. Jackson hit one of two free throws with 3.5 seconds remaining, and Klay Thompson couldn't get a shot off at the buzzer.
“I thought we competed at a high level,” said Thompson, who had 15 points. “We were right there, gave ourselves a chance to win in a very hard place to win.”
Michael Porter Jr . scored 17 points for Denver, and Aaron Gordon added 14 points and 11 rebounds.
Curry, fresh off winning the Western Conference player of the week award, was hounded all night, mostly by Kentavious Caldwell-Pope , and finished with 23 points.
Denver led by 12 in the first half, trailed by five early in the fourth quarter and then rallied behind Jackson and Jokic.
What kept the Warriors close was their bench. Golden State's reserves outscored Denver's backups 42-12.
“I thought that our bench struggled tonight," Nuggets coach Michael Malone said. “Our young guys, I didn’t think were really prepared to come into the game and play tonight. First time I’ve seen that this season and they’ll learn from it.”
Malone went with veteran Justin Holiday over one of the younger players in the fourth quarter.
“I’m not the Salvation Army. I’m not just going to give minutes,” Malone said. “You have to continue to earn your minutes.”
Both teams were short-handed, with the Nuggets missing Murray for a second straight game because of a strained right hamstring. The Warriors were without p Draymond Green for personal reasons and Gary Payton II due to an illness.
The show within the show was the matchup between former MVPs Curry and Jokic.
Jokic showed his court vision, finishing with five assists and none better than his pass to a cutting Jackson to make it 105-102 with 1:09 remaining. Jokic also came out with a mindset to take more shots against Golden State. He finished 14 of 25, going 1 of 8 from 3-point range.
“He approaches the game different game to game," Looney explained. "I felt like he was really aggressive today.”
Curry flashed his long-range magic, hitting 6 of 13 from behind the arc. He's drained four or more 3-pointers in nine straight games to start the season.
“It was a hell of a fight. Our guys really competed and gave themselves a chance to win,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. “Tough, tough way to finish but couldn’t be more proud of them and more excited about our team.”
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