Golden State Warriors @ Denver Nuggets
Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 10:00 PM ET
Ball Arena, Denver, CO | Game ID: 22501090
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
DEN 23 23 40 30 116GSW 28 25 21 19 93
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Jokic has 25 points, 15 rebounds, Nuggets beat Warriors 116-93 for their 6th straight win
DENVER -- — Nikola Jokic had 25 points and 15 rebounds, Jamal Murray had 20 points, and the surging Denver Nuggets beat the short-handed Golden State Warriors 116-93 on Sunday night.
Jokic finished two assists shy of his fifth straight triple-double but led Denver to its sixth consecutive win. The Nuggets (48-28) are two games ahead of Minnesota and Houston for fourth in the Western Conference.
Brandin Podziemski and Kristaps Porzingis scored 23 apiece for Golden State, which continued to be without Stephen Curry .
Curry missed his 25th game in a row with a balky right knee. The Warriors (36-39) have lost 16 of the 25 games with Curry sidelined.
Denver forward Aaron Gordon was out after experiencing calf soreness when he woke up Sunday morning. Gordon has missed 44 games this season with separate hamstring injuries.
The Nuggets then lost Spencer Jones to hamstring tightness in the first half and Cameron Johnson went to the locker room early in the third quarter holding his left ribs.
Johnson returned to the bench with his torso wrapped. Neither played again.
Things became chippy in the second quarter when Denver backup center Zeke Nnaji , pressed into action due to the injuries, got into an altercation with De’Anthony Melton and Gary Payton II after Murray and LJ Cryer exchanged shoves.
Late in the period Payton was hit with a Flagrant 1 for a hard foul on Peyton Watson .
Golden State went on a 19-2 run in the second quarter to lead by 13 and it was 53-46 at halftime, but the Nuggets rallied. Tim Hardaway Jr . had 10 points in third when Denver outscored the Warriors 40-21.
Up next Warriors: Host San Antonio on Tuesday night.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrJoJoMuWa 5 13 +3 5 10 50 3 6 50 0 0 0 0 6 6 5 0 0 0 0
DEN Braun, Johnson, Jokić, Murray, Watson
in Braun, Johnson, Jokić, Murray, Watson
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrJrJoMuWa :56 0 -5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
DEN Braun, Hardaway Jr., Jokić, Murray, Watson
in Hardaway Jr.
out Johnson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrJrJoMuJo 3 4 -2 0 3 0 0 2 0 2 2 100 0 3 3 0 0 0 1 1
DEN Braun, Hardaway Jr., Jokić, Murray, S. Jones
in S. Jones
out Watson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrJrJoMuJo 1 4 +2 3 4 75 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0
DEN Brown, Hardaway Jr., Jokić, Murray, S. Jones
in Brown
out Braun
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrJrJoJoJo 2 2 -3 1 2 50 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1
DEN Brown, Hardaway Jr., Johnson, Jokić, S. Jones
in Johnson
out Murray
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrJrJoMuNn 5 9 +3 3 7 43 2 4 50 1 1 100 0 2 2 1 1 1 2 2
DEN Brown, Hardaway Jr., Johnson, Murray, Nnaji
in Murray, Nnaji
out Jokić, S. Jones
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrBrJoMuSt 2 2 -8 1 3 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DEN Braun, Brown, Jokić, Murray, Strawther
in Braun, Jokić, Strawther
out Hardaway Jr., Johnson, Nnaji
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrBrJoStWa 2 2 -3 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 2 100 0 2 2 0 0 0 3 2
DEN Braun, Brown, Jokić, Strawther, Watson
in Watson
out Murray
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrJoJoMuWa 2 8 +6 3 5 60 1 1 100 1 1 100 1 2 3 3 2 0 2 1
DEN Braun, Johnson, Jokić, Murray, Watson
in Johnson, Murray
out Brown, Strawther
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrJrJoJoMu 1 2 0 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 1
DEN Braun, Hardaway Jr., Johnson, Jokić, Murray
in Hardaway Jr.
out Watson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrJoJoMuWa 4 12 +4 4 8 50 4 7 57 0 0 0 1 2 3 4 0 1 0 2
DEN Braun, Johnson, Jokić, Murray, Watson
in Watson
out Hardaway Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrJrJoMuWa 2 4 -1 1 4 25 1 2 50 1 1 100 0 2 2 1 1 0 1 0
DEN Braun, Hardaway Jr., Jokić, Murray, Watson
in Hardaway Jr.
out Johnson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrJrJoMuNn 3 12 +9 4 5 80 2 3 67 2 2 100 0 5 5 2 0 1 1 1
DEN Braun, Hardaway Jr., Jokić, Murray, Nnaji
in Nnaji
out Watson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrBrJrJoSt 3 12 +7 5 6 83 1 2 50 1 1 100 1 2 3 3 0 0 0 2
DEN Braun, Brown, Hardaway Jr., Jokić, Strawther
in Brown, Strawther
out Murray, Nnaji
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrJrMuStVa 5 13 +2 5 9 56 2 3 67 1 1 100 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 1
DEN Brown, Hardaway Jr., Murray, Strawther, Valančiūnas
in Murray, Valančiūnas
out Braun, Jokić
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrBrJoStWa 5 12 +7 5 12 42 2 5 40 0 0 0 3 5 8 3 0 0 0 1
DEN Braun, Brown, Jokić, Strawther, Watson
in Braun, Jokić, Watson
out Hardaway Jr., Murray, Valančiūnas
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
JoIiPiJoWa :51 3 0 1 2 50 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
DEN C. Jones, Holmes II, Pickett, T. Jones, Watson
in C. Jones, Holmes II, Pickett, T. Jones
out Braun, Brown, Jokić, Strawther
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
JoIiPiStJo 1 2 +2 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1
DEN C. Jones, Holmes II, Pickett, Strawther, T. Jones
in Strawther
out Watson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
GrMePoPoSa 3 10 +3 4 8 50 2 6 33 0 0 0 1 2 3 4 0 0 0 0
GSW Green, Melton, Podziemski, Porziņģis, Santos
in Green, Melton, Podziemski, Porziņģis, Santos
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CrGrMeIiPo 2 0 -6 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2
GSW Cryer, Green, Melton, Payton II, Porziņģis
in Cryer, Payton II
out Podziemski, Santos
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CrGrIiSaSp 2 8 +6 3 5 60 1 3 33 1 1 100 1 3 4 2 0 0 0 1
GSW Cryer, Green, Payton II, Santos, Spencer
in Santos, Spencer
out Melton, Porziņģis
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
GrPoSaSpWi 1 3 +1 1 3 33 1 3 33 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1
GSW Green, Podziemski, Santos, Spencer, Williams
in Podziemski, Williams
out Cryer, Payton II
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CuPoPoPoWi 2 2 -2 1 2 50 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 1
GSW Curry, Podziemski, Porziņģis, Post, Williams
in Curry, Porziņģis, Post
out Green, Santos, Spencer
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CuPoPoPoSa 2 5 +3 2 4 50 1 2 50 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
GSW Curry, Podziemski, Porziņģis, Post, Santos
in Santos
out Williams
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CrGrMeIiSa 3 0 -6 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 1
GSW Cryer, Green, Melton, Payton II, Santos
in Cryer, Green, Melton, Payton II
out Curry, Podziemski, Porziņģis, Post
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
GrIiPoPoSp 2 6 +3 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 1
GSW Green, Payton II, Podziemski, Porziņģis, Spencer
in Podziemski, Porziņģis, Spencer
out Cryer, Melton, Santos
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
IiPoPoSpWi 2 10 +8 5 6 83 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 3 3 5 1 1 0 1
GSW Payton II, Podziemski, Porziņģis, Spencer, Williams
in Williams
out Green
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
IiPoPoSaSp :49 3 +2 1 2 50 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
GSW Payton II, Podziemski, Porziņģis, Santos, Spencer
in Santos
out Williams
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
MePoPoSaSp 1 2 -5 1 3 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2
GSW Melton, Podziemski, Porziņģis, Santos, Spencer
in Melton
out Payton II
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
GrMePoPoSa 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 100 0 1 1 0 2 1 2 1
GSW Green, Melton, Podziemski, Post, Santos
in Green, Post
out Porziņģis, Spencer
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
GrPoPoSaSp 2 2 0 1 3 33 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
GSW Green, Podziemski, Porziņģis, Santos, Spencer
in Porziņģis, Spencer
out Melton, Post
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
GrMePoPoSa 4 8 -4 3 6 50 0 2 0 2 2 100 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 0
GSW Green, Melton, Podziemski, Porziņģis, Santos
in Melton
out Spencer
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CrGrMeIiSa 2 5 +1 1 3 33 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 0 0 1 1
GSW Cryer, Green, Melton, Payton II, Santos
in Cryer, Payton II
out Podziemski, Porziņģis
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CrGrIiSaSp :58 0 -2 1 3 33 0 2 0 1 1 100 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
GSW Cryer, Green, Payton II, Santos, Spencer
in Spencer
out Melton
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CuIiPoPoSp :51 3 -2 1 2 50 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1
GSW Curry, Payton II, Podziemski, Porziņģis, Spencer
in Curry, Podziemski, Porziņģis
out Cryer, Green, Santos
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CuPoPoSpWi 2 2 -5 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1
GSW Curry, Podziemski, Porziņģis, Spencer, Williams
in Williams
out Payton II
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CuGrMePoPo :46 3 -1 1 1 100 1 1 100 2 2 100 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
GSW Curry, Green, Melton, Podziemski, Porziņģis
in Green, Melton
out Spencer, Williams
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
GrMeIiPoSa :59 0 -6 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
GSW Green, Melton, Payton II, Podziemski, Santos
in Payton II, Santos
out Curry, Porziņģis
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CrIiPoSaSp 1 3 0 1 2 50 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1
GSW Cryer, Payton II, Porziņģis, Santos, Spencer
in Cryer, Porziņģis, Spencer
out Green, Melton, Podziemski
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
MeIiPoPoSa 2 5 0 2 2 100 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 0
GSW Melton, Payton II, Podziemski, Porziņģis, Santos
in Melton, Podziemski
out Cryer, Spencer
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
GrMePoSaSp 3 6 +2 2 5 40 2 3 67 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0
GSW Green, Melton, Podziemski, Santos, Spencer
in Green, Spencer
out Payton II, Porziņģis
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
GrMePoPoSa 1 0 -5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
GSW Green, Melton, Podziemski, Porziņģis, Santos
in Porziņģis
out Spencer
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CrLeSpWiYu 4 5 -5 2 6 33 0 3 0 1 3 33 3 1 4 1 0 0 2 0
GSW Cryer, Leons, Spencer, Williams, Yurtseven
in Cryer, Leons, Spencer, Williams, Yurtseven
out Green, Melton, Podziemski, Porziņģis, Santos
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
GSWBP B. Podziemski
DG D. Green
DM D. Melton
GP G. Payton II
GS G. Santos
KP K. Porziņģis
LC L. Cryer
ML M. Leons
NW N. Williams
OY O. Yurtseven
PS P. Spencer
PO Porzingis
QP Q. Post
SC S. Curry
DENBB B. Brown
CB C. Braun
CJ C. Johnson
CJ C. Jones
DH D. Holmes II
JM J. Murray
JS J. Strawther
JV J. Valančiūnas
JO Jokic
NJ N. Jokić
PW P. Watson
SJ S. Jones
TH T. Hardaway Jr.
TJ T. Jones
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
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