Game ID: 22500037
Golden State Warriors @ Denver Nuggets
Friday, November 7, 2025 at 10:00 PM ET
Ball Arena, Denver, CO
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
DEN 32 34 33 30 129GSW 21 28 28 27 104
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 10/29 · 1 day's rest
full strength
DEN availability going into 10/31 · 1 day's rest
full strength
DEN availability going into 11/03 · 2 days' rest
full strength
DEN availability going into 11/05 · 1 day's restOUT Jones missed 2 since 10/31, out tonight
OUT Pickett missed 2 since 10/31, out tonight
OUT Nnaji missed 2 since 10/31, out tonight
DEN availability going into 11/07 · 1 day's restOUT Jones missed 3 since 10/31, returns tonight: 4 min (18% of 22)
OUT Pickett missed 3 since 10/31, returns tonight: 5 min (30% of 16)
OUT Nnaji missed 3 since 10/31, returns tonight: 4 min (34% of 12)
DEN availability going into 11/08 · back-to-backBACK Jones back 11/07 after 3, 4 min since (18% of 22)
BACK Pickett back 11/07 after 3, 5 min since (30% of 16)
BACK Nnaji back 11/07 after 3, 4 min since (34% of 12)
DEN availability going into 11/11 · 2 days' restBACK Jones back 11/07 after 3, 12 min since (54% of 22)
BACK Pickett back 11/07 after 3, 11 min since (71% of 16)
BACK Nnaji back 11/07 after 3, 4 min since (30% of 12)
DEN availability going into 11/12 · back-to-backBACK Jones back 11/07 after 3, 12 min since (54% of 22)
BACK Pickett back 11/07 after 3, 11 min since (71% of 16)
BACK Nnaji back 11/07 after 3, 4 min since (30% of 12)
DEN availability going into 11/15 · 2 days' restBACK Jones back 11/07 after 3, 13 min since (59% of 22)
BACK Pickett back 11/07 after 3, 9 min since (55% of 16)
BACK Nnaji back 11/07 after 3, 4 min since (30% of 12)
GSW availability going into 10/30 · 1 day's restBACK Horford back 10/28 after 2, 20 min since (95% of 22)
BACK Spencer back 10/24 after 2, 5 min since (27% of 19)
BACK Jackson-Davis back 10/24 after 2, 9 min since (77% of 11)
NEW Kuminga 24 to 30 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 11/01 · 1 day's restBACK Horford back 10/28 after 2, 20 min since (95% of 22)
BACK Spencer back 10/24 after 2, 5 min since (27% of 19)
BACK Jackson-Davis back 10/24 after 2, 9 min since (77% of 11)
NEW Kuminga 24 to 30 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 11/04 · 2 days' restOUT Spencer missed 2 since 10/30, returns tonight: 11 min (60% of 19)
OUT Jackson-Davis missed 2 since 10/30, returns tonight: 16 min (136% of 11)
BACK Horford back 10/28 after 2, 19 min since (87% of 22)
NEW Kuminga 24 to 29 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 11/05 · back-to-backOUT Richard missed 2 since 11/01, returns tonight: 34 min (172% of 20)
BACK Horford back 10/28 after 2, 19 min since (87% of 22)
BACK Spencer back 11/04 after 2, 11 min since (60% of 19)
BACK Jackson-Davis back 11/04 after 2, 16 min since (136% of 11)
NEW Kuminga 24 to 30 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 11/07 · 1 day's restBACK Horford back 10/28 after 2, 21 min since (96% of 22)
BACK Richard back 11/05 after 2, 34 min since (172% of 20)
BACK Spencer back 11/04 after 2, 14 min since (76% of 19)
BACK Jackson-Davis back 11/04 after 2, 12 min since (107% of 11)
NEW Kuminga 24 to 30 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 11/09 · 1 day's restOUT Ste. Curry missed 2 since 11/05, out tonight
BACK Richard back 11/05 after 2, 27 min since (134% of 20)
BACK Spencer back 11/04 after 2, 17 min since (92% of 19)
BACK Jackson-Davis back 11/04 after 2, 14 min since (126% of 11)
NEW Kuminga 24 to 31 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 11/11 · 1 day's restOUT Ste. Curry missed 3 since 11/05, returns tonight: 20 min (65% of 31)
BACK Richard back 11/05 after 2, 24 min since (122% of 20)
BACK Spencer back 11/04 after 2, 17 min since (91% of 19)
BACK Jackson-Davis back 11/04 after 2, 12 min since (105% of 11)
GSW availability going into 11/12 · back-to-backBACK Ste. Curry back 11/11 after 3, 20 min since (65% of 31)
BACK Richard back 11/05 after 2, 24 min since (119% of 20)
BACK Spencer back 11/04 after 2, 16 min since (86% of 19)
BACK Jackson-Davis back 11/04 after 2, 14 min since (123% of 11)
GSW availability going into 11/14 · 1 day's restBACK Ste. Curry back 11/11 after 3, 27 min since (87% of 31)
BACK Richard back 11/05 after 2, 23 min since (117% of 20)
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 122 a night and allowing 109, shooting 49 percent and 33 from three, 24 free throws a game; Jokić at 27 and Murray at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 10 a night. Without Jones (3 straight), Pickett (3 straight). One day's rest. Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 108, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; Ste. Curry at 24 and Kuminga at 17 a game. One day's rest.
So: Denver wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Denver has been plus-10 a night and Golden State minus-2 and the line, where Denver takes 24 free throws a game to Golden State's 19. Call it Denver 119, Golden State 111.
10/29 vs NOP 122-88 — DEN notes
DEN won 122-88. DEN shot 53% (48 of 90) to NOP's 38%, 14 of 42 from three, and got to the line 14 times to NOP's 29. The glass went 56-36 for them. Jokić led with 21 (10 of 15); Braun added 17, Murray 17. The hinge was Q3, 39-11: a lead of 6 became 34, and the lead reached 41. Murray was the night's best plus/minus at +29.
10/31 @ POR 107-109 — DEN notes
DEN lost 107-109. DEN shot 48% (38 of 79) to POR's 42%, 6 of 25 from three. Murray led with 22 (9 of 15, 1 of 4 from three); Jokić added 21, Gordon 14. Q1 was theirs, 26-18, but the other 3 periods went 91-81 against them. They led by as many as 12. Murray's -15 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/03 vs SAC 130-124 — DEN notes
DEN won 130-124. DEN shot 52% (50 of 97) to SAC's 52%, 12 of 38 from three. DEN turned it over 7 times to SAC's 15. Jokić led with 34 (14 of 22, 4 of 10 from three); Braun added 21, Gordon 20. The hinge was Q1, 39-30: from level to 9 ahead, and the lead reached 15. Braun was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
11/05 vs MIA 122-112 — DEN notes
DEN won 122-112. DEN shot 43% (43 of 101) to MIA's 44%, 11 of 40 from three. The glass went 61-38 for them. Jokić led with 33 (12 of 18, 2 of 5 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Gordon added 24, Hardaway Jr. 18. The hinge was Q3, 33-26: a lead of 8 became 15. Jokić was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
11/07 vs GSW 129-104 — DEN notes
DEN won 129-104. DEN shot 56% (46 of 82) to GSW's 42%, 16 of 33 from three, and went to the line 25 times to GSW's 15 — 21 points from the stripe to their 12. Jokić led with 26 (12 of 15, 2 of 3 from three); Murray added 23, Gordon 18. The hinge was Q1, 32-21: from level to 11 ahead, and the lead reached 28. Braun was the night's best plus/minus at +26.
11/08 vs IND — 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 122 a night and allowing 107, shooting 50 percent and 33 from three, 24 free throws a game; Jokić at 27 and Murray at 18 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Second night of a back-to-back. Indiana comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 115, shooting 40 percent and 29 from three, 28 free throws a game; Siakam at 25 and Nesmith at 16 a game. Without Mathurin (6 straight), Nembhard (7 straight), Toppin (5 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Denver wins, and the game turns on the defense, Denver allowing 107 a night to Indiana's 115. Call it Denver 121, Indiana 109, Denver by 12.
11/11 @ SAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 131, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 29 free throws a game; DeRozan at 23 and LaVine at 20 a game. Without Plowden (10 straight), Cardwell (4 straight), McDermott (10 straight). One day's rest. Denver comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 110, shooting 49 percent and 33 from three, 26 free throws a game; Jokić at 29 and Gordon at 19 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. 2 days' rest.
So: Denver wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Denver allowing 110 a night to Sacramento's 131 and the arc, Sacramento at 39 percent from three to Denver's 33. Call it Denver 124, Sacramento 115.
11/12 @ LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 0-5 over their last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 116, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 24 free throws a game; Harden at 26 and Zubac at 15 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Leonard (4 straight), Sanders (8 straight), Bogdanović (2 straight). One day's rest. Denver comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 110, shooting 50 percent and 35 from three, 25 free throws a game; Jokić at 32 and Gordon at 20 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Denver wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Denver has been plus-7 a night and the Clippers minus-2 and the turnovers, the Clippers giving it away 15 times a game to Denver's 12. Call it Denver 117, the Clippers 111.
11/15 @ MIN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 128 a night and allowing 115, shooting 51 percent and 40 from three, 27 free throws a game; Edwards at 29 and Randle at 25 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Second night of a back-to-back. Denver comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 108, shooting 50 percent and 37 from three, 28 free throws a game; Jokić at 36 and Gordon at 19 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 10 a night. 2 days' rest.
So: Denver wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Denver has been plus-10 a night and Minnesota minus-1 and the defense, Denver allowing 108 a night to Minnesota's 115. Call it Denver 119, Minnesota 118, Minnesota keeping it close.
10/30 @ MIL 110-120 — GSW notes
GSW lost 110-120. GSW shot 42% (36 of 85) to MIL's 48%, 13 of 38 from three, and went to the line 26 times to MIL's 13 — 25 points from the stripe to their 9. GSW turned it over 19 times to MIL's 12. The glass went 44-34 for them. Curry led with 27 (8 of 19, 4 of 10 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Kuminga added 24, Butler III 23. Q2 was theirs, 33-26, the deficit cut from 9 to 2, but the other 3 periods went 94-77 against them. Horford's -20 in 20 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/01 @ IND 109-114 — GSW notes
GSW lost 109-114. GSW shot 43% (39 of 90) to IND's 45%, 12 of 44 from three, and got to the line 22 times to IND's 28. Curry led with 24 (8 of 23, 4 of 16 from three); Butler III added 20, Kuminga 17. Q1 was theirs, 32-28, but the other 3 periods went 86-77 against them. They led by as many as 11. Curry's -21 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/04 vs PHX 118-107 — GSW notes
GSW won 118-107. GSW shot 49% (41 of 83) to PHX's 44%, 19 of 42 from three. Curry led with 28 (9 of 23, 5 of 12 from three); Moody added 24, Post 14. The hinge was Q1, 33-19: from level to 14 ahead, and the lead reached 25. Butler III was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
11/05 @ SAC 116-121 — GSW notes
GSW lost 116-121. GSW shot 45% (40 of 89) to SAC's 49%, 17 of 43 from three, and got to the line 23 times to SAC's 33. Richard led with 30 (10 of 15, 5 of 8 from three, 5 of 7 at the line); Moody added 28, Kuminga 24. Q1 was theirs, 32-25, but the other 3 periods went 96-84 against them. They led by as many as 13. Spencer's -19 in 17 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/07 @ DEN 104-129 — GSW notes
GSW lost 104-129. GSW took 13 more shots (95 to 82), fed by 17 offensive rebounds, but shot 42% to DEN's 56%, 12 of 41 from three, and got to the line 15 times to DEN's 25. Green led with 17 (6 of 12, 5 of 10 from three); Butler III added 16, Post 14. Q4 was theirs, 27-30, but the other 3 periods went 99-77 against them. Butler III's -20 in 31 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/09 vs IND — 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 111 a night and allowing 118, shooting 44 percent and 35 from three, 21 free throws a game; Ste. Curry at 26 and Richard at 16 a game. Without Ste. Curry (2 straight). One day's rest. Indiana comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 117, shooting 40 percent and 28 from three, 29 free throws a game; Siakam at 23 and Nesmith at 20 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Mathurin (7 straight), Furphy (2 straight), Que. Jackson (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the arc, Golden State at 35 percent from three to Indiana's 28 and the line, where Indiana takes 29 free throws a game to Golden State's 21. Call it Golden State 118, Indiana 111.
11/11 @ OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 107, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 26 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 32 and Wiggins at 18 a game. Without Dort (3 straight), Wiggins (2 straight). One day's rest. Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 111, shooting 44 percent and 34 from three, 23 free throws a game; Richard at 19 and Butler III at 15 a game. Without Ste. Curry (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the glass, where OKC has been plus-4 a night and Golden State minus-2 and the turnovers, Golden State giving it away 14 times a game to OKC's 10. Call it OKC 119, Golden State 110.
11/12 @ SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 119, shooting 49 percent and 34 from three, 27 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 21 and Castle at 18 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Harper (4 straight). One day's rest. Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 113, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 25 free throws a game; Richard at 16 and Moody at 15 a game. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the glass, where San Antonio has been plus-1 a night and Golden State minus-3. Call it San Antonio 119, Golden State 112.
11/14 @ SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 118, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 25 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 26 and Fox at 19 a game. Without Harper (5 straight). One day's rest. Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 116, shooting 43 percent and 34 from three, 28 free throws a game; Butler III at 19 and Moody at 14 a game. One day's rest.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the glass, where San Antonio has been plus-2 a night and Golden State minus-4. Call it San Antonio 119, Golden State 113.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
GSWBH B. Hield
BP B. Podziemski
DG D. Green
GP G. Payton II
GS G. Santos
JB J. Butler III
JK J. Kuminga
MM M. Moody
PS P. Spencer
QP Q. Post
TJ T. Jackson-Davis
WR W. Richard
DENAG A. Gordon
BB B. Brown
CB C. Braun
CJ C. Johnson
HT H. Tyson
JM J. Murray
JP J. Pickett
JS J. Strawther
JV J. Valančiūnas
JO Jokic
NJ N. Jokić
PW P. Watson
SJ S. Jones
TH T. Hardaway Jr.
VA Valanciunas
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
Nuggets dominate Warriors without Stephen Curry 129-104, Nikola Jokic just shy of triple-double
DENVER -- — Nikola Jokic scored 26 points, Jamal Murray added 23 and the Denver Nuggets improved to 5-0 at home Friday night with a 129-104 rout of the Golden State Warriors , who were without Stephen Curry again.
Jokic, who sat out the entire fourth quarter, finished one rebound and one assist shy of his sixth triple-double of the season.
The Nuggets have won six of seven since their opening-night loss to the Warriors, including three wins to start their four-game homestand that concludes Saturday night against the Indiana Pacers .
Curry, whose late flurry in the season opener led the Warriors to a 137-131 overtime win against Denver, missed his second straight game with an illness. Draymond Green (ribs) and Jimmy Butler (back) returned to the Warriors’ lineup after also missing the team's 121-116 loss to Sacramento on Tuesday night.
Green scored 17 at Denver and Butler had 16 as the Warriors lost their fifth straight road game.
“Steph’s good, feeling a little better today,” Golden State coach Steve Kerr said before tipoff. Kerr said he has only exchanged texts with Curry, whom he hopes can return Sunday night against the Pacers.
The Nuggets have been much better this season in their non-Jokic minutes but the Warriors used an 11-0 run in the second quarter when Jokic went to the bench to pull to within 32-31.
Murray sank back-to-back 3s coming out of the timeout and Jonas Valanciunas added another to spark Denver's 34-18 run to end the half with a 66-49 lead.
The Nuggets pushed their lead to 99-77 after three quarters and Jokic watched the rest of the game from the bench.
The win allowed the Nuggets to stay alive in West Group C after losing their first game in the round-robin portion of the NBA Cup at Portland on Oct. 31. This was the Warriors' first NBA Cup game.
Up next: Golden State hosts the Indiana Pacers on Sunday night.
Denver hosts the Indiana Pacers on Saturday night.