Golden State Warriors @ Denver Nuggets
Tuesday, December 3, 2024 at 10:00 PM ET
Ball Arena, Denver, CO | Game ID: 22400058
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
DEN 33 24 33 29 119GSW 31 26 28 30 115
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Jokic scores 38 points and helps Nuggets mount a late comeback to beat Warriors 119-115
DENVER -- — Nikola Jokic had 38 points, 10 rebounds and five steals to rally the Denver Nuggets to a 119-115 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday night.
Jokic fell four assists shy of his NBA-leading ninth triple-double of the season. The reigning league MVP remained tied with Magic Johnson for the third-most triple-doubles in NBA history with 138.
Michael Porter Jr . added 22 points and Aaron Gordon had 15 points and nine rebounds for Denver.
The loss was the fifth in a row for Golden State following a 12-3 start and means the Warriors will travel to Houston next week for the NBA Cup quarterfinals.
Steph Curry had 24 points, 11 assists and seven rebounds for the Warriors, though was just 4 for 15 on 3-pointers. Jonathan Kuminga added 19 points.
Trailing 90-85 entering the fourth quarter, the Warriors rattled off a 19-4 run to take a 104-94 lead. But Denver came back and went ahead on a pair of free throws by Gordon with 48 seconds remaining.
Golden State was without defensive anchor Draymond Green , who was sidelined with left calf tightness.
Takeaways Nuggets: Denver extended its regular-season win streak against Golden State to eight games. The Nuggets have won 11 of the past 12 meetings.
Warriors: Golden State was without defensive anchor Draymond Green, who was sidelined with left calf tightness.
Key moment Jamal Murray 's steal with 20 seconds remaining prevented the Warriors from attempting a game-tying or go-ahead shot and led to Jokic's two free throws on the other end to ice the game.
Key stat Eight of the past 10 matchups between the teams have been decided by six or fewer points.
Up next The Nuggets will play at Cleveland on Thursday night and the Warriors will host Houston on Thursday night.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
GSWAW A. Wiggins
BH B. Hield
BP B. Podziemski
GP G. Payton II
JK J. Kuminga
KA K. Anderson
KL K. Looney
MM M. Moody
SC S. Curry
TJ T. Jackson-Davis
DENAG A. Gordon
CB C. Braun
JM J. Murray
JS J. Strawther
MP M. Porter Jr.
NJ N. Jokić
PW P. Watson
RW R. Westbrook
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
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