Game ID: 22400058
Golden State Warriors @ Denver Nuggets
Tuesday, December 3, 2024 at 10:00 PM ET
Ball Arena, Denver, CO
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
DEN 33 24 33 29 119GSW 31 26 28 30 115
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 11/23 · back-to-backOUT Gordon missed 7 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Pickett missed 8 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Jokić back 11/22 after 3, 40 min since (106% of 37)
BACK Šarić back 11/15 after 5, 22 min since (168% of 13)
BACK Jordan back 11/17 after 4, 9 min since (78% of 12)
NEW Watson 23 to 32 min over the last 5
DEN availability going into 11/25 · 1 day's restOUT Gordon missed 8 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Pickett missed 9 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Jokić back 11/22 after 3, 38 min since (102% of 37)
BACK Šarić back 11/15 after 5, 18 min since (141% of 13)
BACK Jordan back 11/17 after 4, 8 min since (68% of 12)
NEW Watson 23 to 31 min over the last 5
DEN availability going into 11/27 · 1 day's restOUT Gordon missed 9 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Pickett missed 10 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Jokić back 11/22 after 3, 36 min since (96% of 37)
BACK Jordan back 11/17 after 4, 9 min since (79% of 12)
NEW Watson 23 to 30 min over the last 5
DEN availability going into 12/01 · 3 days' restOUT Gordon missed 10 since 11/06, returns tonight: 24 min (79% of 30)
OUT Šarić missed 2 since 11/25, out tonight
OUT Pickett missed 11 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Jokić back 11/22 after 3, 35 min since (95% of 37)
NEW Watson 23 to 30 min over the last 5
DEN availability going into 12/03 · 1 day's restOUT Šarić missed 3 since 11/25, out tonight
OUT Pickett missed 12 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Jokić back 11/22 after 3, 36 min since (97% of 37)
BACK Gordon back 12/01 after 10, 24 min since (79% of 30)
NEW Watson 23 to 31 min over the last 5
DEN availability going into 12/05 · 1 day's restOUT Šarić missed 4 since 11/25, out tonight
OUT Pickett missed 13 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Jordan missed 2 since 12/01, out tonight
BACK Gordon back 12/01 after 10, 28 min since (94% of 30)
DEN availability going into 12/07 · 1 day's restOUT Šarić missed 5 since 11/25, out tonight
OUT Pickett missed 14 since 11/04, returns tonight: 16 min (124% of 13)
OUT Jordan missed 3 since 12/01, returns tonight: 9 min (81% of 12)
BACK Gordon back 12/01 after 10, 30 min since (100% of 30)
DEN availability going into 12/08 · back-to-backOUT Šarić missed 6 since 11/25, out tonight
BACK Gordon back 12/01 after 10, 30 min since (100% of 30)
BACK Pickett back 12/07 after 14, 16 min since (124% of 13)
BACK Jordan back 12/07 after 3, 9 min since (81% of 12)
DEN availability going into 12/13 · 4 days' restOUT Murray missed 2 since 12/07, returns tonight: 32 min (85% of 37)
OUT Šarić missed 7 since 11/25, out tonight
BACK Gordon back 12/01 after 10, 28 min since (94% of 30)
BACK Pickett back 12/07 after 14, 17 min since (130% of 13)
BACK Jordan back 12/07 after 3, 10 min since (84% of 12)
GSW availability going into 11/23 · back-to-backOUT Post missed 3 since 11/18, out tonight
BACK Waters III back 11/15 after 2, 19 min since (113% of 17)
BACK Santos back 11/20 after 4, 2 min since (20% of 13)
GSW availability going into 11/25 · 1 day's restOUT Post missed 4 since 11/18, out tonight
OUT Santos missed 2 since 11/22, out tonight
BACK Waters III back 11/15 after 2, 21 min since (119% of 17)
NEW Jackson-Davis 15 to 20 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 11/27 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 2 since 11/23, returns tonight: 28 min (116% of 24)
OUT Post missed 5 since 11/18, out tonight
OUT Santos missed 3 since 11/22, out tonight
NEW Waters III 17 to 24 min over the last 5
NEW Jackson-Davis 15 to 20 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 11/30 · 2 days' restOUT Post missed 6 since 11/18, out tonight
OUT Santos missed 4 since 11/22, out tonight
BACK Kuminga back 11/27 after 2, 28 min since (116% of 24)
NEW Waters III 17 to 23 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 12/03 · 2 days' restOUT Post missed 7 since 11/18, out tonight
OUT Santos missed 5 since 11/22, out tonight
BACK Kuminga back 11/27 after 2, 24 min since (97% of 24)
GSW availability going into 12/05 · 1 day's restOUT Post missed 8 since 11/18, out tonight
OUT Santos missed 6 since 11/22, out tonight
BACK Kuminga back 11/27 after 2, 25 min since (105% of 24)
NEW Waters III 17 to 23 min over the last 4
GSW availability going into 12/06 · back-to-backOUT Green missed 2 since 12/03, returns tonight: 26 min (89% of 30)
OUT Waters III missed 2 since 12/03, returns tonight: 20 min (115% of 17)
OUT Post missed 9 since 11/18, out tonight
OUT Santos missed 7 since 11/22, out tonight
BACK Kuminga back 11/27 after 2, 27 min since (112% of 24)
GSW availability going into 12/08 · 1 day's restOUT Post missed 10 since 11/18, out tonight
OUT Santos missed 8 since 11/22, out tonight
BACK Green back 12/06 after 2, 26 min since (89% of 30)
BACK Kuminga back 11/27 after 2, 27 min since (114% of 24)
BACK Waters III back 12/06 after 2, 20 min since (115% of 17)
NEW Looney 14 to 20 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 12/11 · 2 days' restOUT Post missed 11 since 11/18, out tonight
OUT Santos missed 9 since 11/22, out tonight
BACK Green back 12/06 after 2, 29 min since (96% of 30)
BACK Waters III back 12/06 after 2, 21 min since (122% of 17)
NEW Looney 14 to 22 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 2-3 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 120, shooting 53 percent and 42 from three, 23 free throws a game; Jokić at 29 and Porter Jr. at 19 a game. One day's rest. Golden State comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 112, shooting 42 percent and 35 from three, 20 free throws a game; Curry at 21 and Wiggins at 20 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Post (7 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Denver wins, and the game turns on the arc, Denver at 42 percent from three to Golden State's 35 and the defense, Golden State allowing 112 a night to Denver's 120. Call it Denver 117, Golden State 113, Golden State keeping it close.
11/23 @ LAL 127-102 — DEN notes
DEN won 127-102. DEN shot 61% (50 of 82) to LAL's 44%, 16 of 32 from three. The glass went 48-32 for them. Jokić led with 34 (12 of 20, 3 of 7 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Porter Jr. added 24, Braun 16. The hinge was Q3, 37-15: DEN came in trailing by 6 and left it ahead by 16, and the lead reached 29. DEN trailed 57-63 at the half and won the second half 70-39. Jokić was the night's best plus/minus at +39.
11/25 vs NYK 118-145 — DEN notes
DEN lost 118-145. DEN shot 45% (41 of 92) to NYK's 61%, 11 of 33 from three, and went to the line 27 times to NYK's 16 — 25 points from the stripe to their 14. The glass went 33-43 against them. Westbrook led with 27 (9 of 16, 4 of 7 from three); Jokić added 22, Murray 20. Q4 was theirs, 31-32, but the other 3 periods went 113-87 against them. Jokić's -20 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/27 @ UTA 122-103 — DEN notes
DEN won 122-103. DEN shot 55% (46 of 84) to UTA's 42%, 11 of 33 from three. DEN turned it over 10 times to UTA's 18. Jokić led with 30 (13 of 19, 2 of 3 from three); Murray added 22, Porter Jr. 19. The hinge was Q3, 37-23: a lead of 10 became 24. Jokić was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
12/01 @ LAC 122-126 — DEN notes
DEN lost 122-126. DEN shot 58% (51 of 88) to LAC's 48%, 10 of 24 from three, and got to the line 19 times to LAC's 27. Jokić led with 28 (12 of 24, 2 of 7 from three); Murray added 18, Porter Jr. 18. Q2 was theirs, 36-27, the deficit cut from 9 to 0, but the other 3 periods went 99-86 against them. They led by as many as 10.
12/03 vs GSW 119-115 — DEN notes
DEN won 119-115. DEN shot 51% (40 of 79) to GSW's 46%, 11 of 24 from three, and went to the line 35 times to GSW's 21 — 28 points from the stripe to their 15. The glass went 38-48 against them. Jokić led with 38 (14 of 24, 3 of 4 from three, 7 of 9 at the line); Porter Jr. added 22, Gordon 15. The hinge was Q3, 33-28: from level to 5 ahead. Jokić was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
12/05 @ 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 116 a night and allowing 112, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; Mitchell at 24 and Garland at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest. Denver comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 118, shooting 54 percent and 40 from three, 25 free throws a game; Jokić at 30 and Porter Jr. at 20 a game. One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the arc, Denver at 40 percent from three to Cleveland's 36 and the defense, Cleveland allowing 112 a night to Denver's 118. Call it Cleveland 119, Denver 115, Denver keeping it close.
12/07 @ WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Washington comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 101 a night and allowing 125, shooting 42 percent and 26 from three, 23 free throws a game; Brogdon at 17 and Poole at 16 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Kuzma (3 straight). One day's rest. Denver comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 123, shooting 51 percent and 36 from three, 25 free throws a game; Jokić at 29 and Porter Jr. at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest.
So: Denver wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Denver at 36 percent from three to Washington's 26. Call it Denver 120, Washington 113.
12/08 @ ATL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 111, shooting 49 percent and 34 from three, 22 free throws a game; Hunter at 22 and Young at 19 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 10 a night. Without Nance Jr. (10 straight), Mathews (3 straight), Wallace (10 straight). One day's rest. Denver comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 118, shooting 52 percent and 33 from three, 25 free throws a game; Jokić at 36 and Porter Jr. at 19 a game. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Atlanta has been plus-10 a night and Denver minus-3 and the defense, Atlanta allowing 111 a night to Denver's 118. Call it Atlanta 120, Denver 115.
12/13 vs LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 120, shooting 53 percent and 35 from three, 25 free throws a game; Jokić at 39 and Porter Jr. at 20 a game. Without Murray (2 straight). 4 days' rest. The Clippers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 109, shooting 45 percent and 38 from three, 17 free throws a game; Powell at 25 and Harden at 22 a game. They have lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Mann (2 straight). 4 days' rest.
So: Denver wins, and the game turns on the defense, the Clippers allowing 109 a night to Denver's 120 and the line, where Denver takes 25 free throws a game to the Clippers' 17. Call it Denver 115, the Clippers 112, the Clippers keeping it close.
11/23 @ SAS 94-104 — GSW notes
GSW lost 94-104. GSW took 10 more shots (95 to 85), fed by 17 offensive rebounds, but shot 38% to SAS's 45%, 14 of 44 from three, and got to the line 13 times to SAS's 19. Wiggins led with 20 (6 of 16, 4 of 10 from three); Curry added 14, Jackson-Davis 12. Q1 was theirs, 29-17, but the other 3 periods went 87-65 against them. They led by as many as 17. Podziemski's -14 in 16 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/25 vs BKN 120-128 — GSW notes
GSW lost 120-128. GSW took 10 more shots (93 to 83), fed by 11 offensive rebounds, but shot 48% to BKN's 49%, 19 of 46 from three, and got to the line 17 times to BKN's 30. Curry led with 28 (8 of 17, 8 of 16 from three); Wiggins added 18, Moody 15. Q2 was theirs, 37-24, turning a 4-point deficit into a 9-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 104-83 against them. They led by as many as 18. Anderson's -13 in 14 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/27 vs OKC 101-105 — GSW notes
GSW lost 101-105. GSW took 13 more shots (98 to 85), fed by 18 offensive rebounds, but shot 36% to OKC's 46%, 16 of 50 from three. Kuminga led with 19 (8 of 21, 3 of 10 from three); Hield added 17, Wiggins 16. Q3 was theirs, 33-22, the deficit cut from 12 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 83-68 against them. Waters III's -9 in 24 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/30 @ PHX 105-113 — GSW notes
GSW lost 105-113. GSW took 13 more shots (92 to 79), but shot 41% to PHX's 48%, 14 of 40 from three. Curry led with 23 (8 of 21, 3 of 10 from three); Wiggins added 18, Green 13. Q3 was theirs, 29-19, the deficit cut from 17 to 7, but the other 3 periods went 94-76 against them. Hield's -15 in 16 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/03 @ DEN 115-119 — GSW notes
GSW lost 115-119. GSW took 16 more shots (95 to 79), fed by 11 offensive rebounds, but shot 46% to DEN's 51%, 12 of 38 from three, and got to the line 21 times to DEN's 35. The glass went 48-38 for them. Curry led with 24 (8 of 23, 4 of 15 from three); Kuminga added 19, Wiggins 13. Q2 was theirs, 26-24, the deficit cut from 2 to 0, but the other 3 periods went 95-89 against them. They led by as many as 12. Wiggins's -20 in 31 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/05 vs HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 114, shooting 42 percent and 34 from three, 18 free throws a game; Curry at 22 and Wiggins at 17 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Post (8 straight). One day's rest. Houston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 113, shooting 42 percent and 34 from three, 29 free throws a game; Sengun at 22 and VanVleet at 20 a game. Without Whitmore (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the line, where Houston takes 29 free throws a game to Golden State's 18. Call it Golden State 113, Houston 112, Houston keeping it close.
12/06 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 108 a night and allowing 112, shooting 43 percent and 35 from three, 21 free throws a game; Curry at 25 and Kuminga at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Green (2 straight), Waters III (2 straight), Post (9 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Minnesota comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 97, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 20 free throws a game; Edwards at 21 and Randle at 18 a game. That is 3 straight wins. One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Minnesota allowing 97 a night to Golden State's 112 and the turnovers, Minnesota giving it away 16 times a game to Golden State's 12. Call it Minnesota 109, Golden State 107, Golden State keeping it close.
12/08 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 102 a night and allowing 107, shooting 41 percent and 32 from three, 21 free throws a game; Curry at 23 and Kuminga at 19 a game. Without Post (10 straight). One day's rest. Minnesota comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 91, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; Edwards at 21 and Randle at 17 a game. That is 4 straight wins. One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Minnesota allowing 91 a night to Golden State's 107 and the arc, Minnesota at 37 percent from three to Golden State's 32. Call it Minnesota 106, Golden State 105, Golden State keeping it close.
12/11 @ HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 111, shooting 43 percent and 33 from three, 28 free throws a game; Green at 25 and VanVleet at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Eason (2 straight), Whitmore (8 straight). 2 days' rest. Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 108, shooting 43 percent and 33 from three, 21 free throws a game; Curry at 25 and Kuminga at 19 a game. Without Post (11 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the line, where Houston takes 28 free throws a game to Golden State's 21 and the glass, where Houston has been plus-8 a night and Golden State plus-3. Call it Houston 112, Golden State 108, Golden State keeping it close.
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
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
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.