Warriors 105 - 108 Nuggets summary stats, scores, and highlights | NBA

The Nuggets defense held strong until the end, but Steph Curry did have a chance to even up the game after Jokic went to the line and missed two late FTs. Curry saw a seam down the middle of the land and had space for a game tying floater but it hit off the back iron and Denver survived a Mile High scare to keep their home record unblemished at 6-0. 

Reggie Jackson was the best Nuggets player not named Nikola Jokic. He went for 20 points and 6 assists in the win over the Warriors and if he continues to play like that, then the Nuggets can afford letting Murray some time to get back to 100%. 

The Warriors took the lead late in the third quarter to set up what would be a back and forth final quarter. Porter Jr. quieted down in the final three quarters after exploding for 10 in the opening 12 minutes but had a big three, his third of the night, early in the fourth quarter. He ended the night with 17 and 8 rebounds. 

Talk as much as you want about Murray and Jokic, but with out Aaron Gordon this team wouldn't have a Larry O'Brien trophy in the cabinet at Ball Arena. He is a mismatch nightmare that can run the pick and roll, get rounds, and hit the occasional three when he is asked to. He had 14 points and 11 rebounds and had a huge hustle play late in the win over the Warriors. 

Jamal Murray will be out "more than one or two games" according to Mike Malone after suffering a hamstring injury over the weekend. That means it's time for Reggie Jackson to step up and fill his void, and he did so on Wednesday night. He had 8 points in the first quarter. 

The Warriors were without Draymond Green in Denver, and their disadvantage underneath showed as Looney and Saric had a tough time with Jokic, Gordon and Porter Jr. who came screaming in on this tip slam. 

Michael Porter Jr. got the Nuggets going out of the gate, scoring 10 first quarter points as the Nuggets took a double digit first quarter lead. 

Golden State scored the first basket of the game, but the Nuggets went on a 9-0 run to take control early on and they held that lead until the final minutes of the third quarter. 

Paul rebounded the missed FT and looked up to Thompson who tried to get the shot off but it slipped out of his fingers!

The Nuggets hold on to beat the Nuggets and stretch their home win streak to 6 games!

KCP at the line after a quick foul and he hits one of two with 3.5 to go. 

Curry had a great look at a floater down the lane but it bounces off the rim and falls out of bounds last touched by Looney. 

Jokic at the line after a quick foul by GS and he missed both! Warriors ball with 14.1 to go!

Curry picked off Jokic's pass and launched a quick three after a sprint down court, and there is still a chance for GS. 15 seconds to go. 

There was a tussle for the ball as Gordon saved it from going out of bounds and KCP gets fouled by Wiggins. He goes to the line and hits both FTs. 51.5 to go in the fourth. 

Jokic finds Jackson wide open on the give and go for an easy lay up down the lane. 

Looney with the lay up off the pick and roll with Paul. Under 1:30 to go. 

Thompson fouled by Jackson and he goes to the line, hitting both FTs. 

Jackson streaking down main street and he lays it off the window. 

Jokic running the break after Gordon got the rebound and he got fouled by Wiggins. He hits both FTs and the Nuggets lead by 3 with 2:57 to go. 

Curry with the rebound and he wanted to get out and run but KCP held him up and he gets called for the take foul. Curry hits the FT and GS will get the ball back after the timeout with 3:55 to go in the 4th quarter. 

Jokic with the one dribble spin move in the land and he hits the fader. 

Looney over the top again, and this time it's Wiggins with the lay up. 

Jokic backing down the defender and gets the turn around to go. 

Pass over the top from Looney to Kuminga on the alley oop!

Holiday drills a three ball from the corner and the Nuggets take the lead back!

Wiggins driving from left to right and finishes with a finger roll at the rim. 

Kuminga at the line after the foul on Holiday and he hits both FTs. 

Paul sticks the fade away jumper with a hand in his face. 

KCP was fouled, threw it up and got the foul and a late whistle comes in for a goaltend so that will be an AND 1! FT is good to complete the three point play. 

Gordon with a eurostep to the baseline and he hit the runner from a tough angle!

Gordon at the line and he hits one of two FTs after the foul on Kuminga. 

Curry answers back with a three ball form almost the midcourt logo!

Jackson drills a three ball to give the Nuggets the lead back! He's got 15 and three threes tonight. 

Paul with the rebound and he found Kuminga behind everyone for the open lay up. 

Porter Jr. form downtown to give the Nuggets the lead back with his third three ball of the night!

Jackson-Davis is fouled by Braun and he hits one of two FTs. 

Porter Jr. with the block and Jackson takes it for the lay up on the break. 

Timeout Warriors with 10:41 to go in the fourth quarter. 

Porter Jr. with a deep two ball off the assist from Jackson as the clock was running out. 

Paul stretches the Warriors lead to the largest it's been all night with a three ball. 

We are headed to the 3rd quarter and the Golden State Warriors take the lead with Curry on the bench for the final part of that 3rd quarter. 

Golden State lead for the first time since it was 2-0 with Jackson-Davis' two FTs. 

Timeout with under 30 seconds to go in the third quarter. 

Golden State at the line to take the lead after the break. 

Paul pulls up and he hits the midrange jumper. 

Jokic goes into the body of Jackson-Davis and he makes it look too easy again. 

Kuminga pulls up from the baseline and he hits the midrange shot. 

Jokic in the paint and he hits the one handed push shot around the rim. 

Jackson-Davis on the runner and he finishes it off the glass. 

Watson gets the FT line jumper to fall after the dish from Braun. 

Paul finds Moody in the corner and he ties the game with a triple!

Jokic at the line after he foul on Jackson-Davis and he hits one of two at the line. 

Curry at the line after the foul on Jokic and he hits both FTs. 

Saric running the floor and CP3 found him slashing down the middle of the lane. 

Jokic pops the FT line jumper and hits it with the clock winding down. 

Thompson goes to the line after getting fouled by KCP and he misses both FTs!

Wiggins walks to the iron and puts up a wide open lay up and he's starting to make more noise in this second half. 

Timeout Denver with 6:21 left in the third quarter. 

Gillespie dumped it off for Jokic down low for the easy lay up. 

Thompson fouled in transition by Gillespie and he hits one of two at the FT line. 

Jokic to the line after the foul on Looney and he hits one of two. 

Kerr got T'd up for chirping at the referee and KCP hit the FT. 

Thompson at the line after the foul on Jackson and he hits both FTs. 

Curry drills the three ball and he's got four triples tonight!

KCP with back to back buckets, this one a lay up off a dish from Jokic. 

Wiggins with the jam and is that going to be what gets him going tonight?

Spot up jumper from the elbow from KCP. 

Wiggins to the line after the foul on Jackson and he hits one of two FTs. 

Thompson hits the step back three and the lead is back to double digits. He's got 12 tonight. 

Joker in the paint backing down Looney and hits the baby hook. 

Looney with the tip in off the Curry missed three ball. 

Jokic bobbled it and it fell right to him under the basket for the wide open look. 

Gordon starts the third quarter with a slam. 

WE ARE BACK IN DENVER FROM THE SECOND HALF OF ACTION!!!

Reggie Jackson is filling in for Jamal Murray at point guard and he's been putting in work on both ends of the court. He's got 8 points and 4 assists at the half and the Nuggets lead by 5. 

Curry started this night cold from downtown, so he had to find other ways to be helpful. He's got three assists to go along with his nine points. 

The Warriors got into more of a groove in the second quarter, and they would do so getting good looks around the bucket like this one from Moody. 

The Nuggets came out playing great defense, allowing the Nuggets to just 5 points in the first six minutes of the first quarter. That helped them stretch to a double digit lead thanks to 10 first quarter points from Porter Jr. 

With no Draymond Green down low, the Nuggets made sure to get the ball to Jokic early and often. He got going early and has 13 and 6 after two quarters. 

WE ARE HEADED TO HALFTIME WITH THE NUGGETS LEADING BY 6 AFTER 24 MINUTES. 

Jackson down the lane and he hits the floater! He's got 10 first half points!

Curry strings another three ball and that's his third of the quarter. 

Gordon missed the short range shot and Jokic was there to tap it back in. 

Under two minutes to go in the first half and we have a timeout here from Ball Arena. 

Gordon threads it from the corner three and the Nuggets lead is back to 5. 

Paul hits the mid range jumper from the elbow. 

Jokic finally hits a three after missing his first five. 

Looney fouled by Gordon and he goes to the line where he hits one of two FTs. 

Entry pass from Jokic and he found Gordon for the slam down low. 

Curry bangs home a three ball and he's starting to heat up. 

Podziemski on the lay up off Curry's assist. 

Gillespe drills a three ball fro m the top of the key!

Jokic backing down Saric and he las it off the glass making it look too easy. 

Curry finally sees a three ball go down for his first points of the night!

Curry lobs it up for Jackson-Davis and he gets the lay up to go AND 1! FT is good after the foul on Jackson. 

Porter Jr. with a wide open slam down the lane and Coach Kerr needs a TO with under 8:00 to go in the half. 

Jackson slashes down the lane and finishes with the finger roll after a pump fake on the perimeter. 

Thompson on the drive from the right side and he gets the runner off the bank to drop. 

Thomspon hits a three ball on one end, and then Braun responds quickly on the other end. 

Moody on the alley oop slam off the service from Jackson-Davis.

Jackson with a pull up three ball and he's got a couple of those tonight. 

Kuminga with the short jumper in the lane to get the 2nd quarter started. 

The first comes to a close and the Nuggets lead by 5 after stretching the lead to double digits at one time in the first 12 minutes. The Warriors started 0/7 from downtown and Porter Jr. scored 10 in the opening quarter to get the Nuggets off to a quick start. 

Cut from Moody down the lane and Kuminga found him for the floater in the paint. 

TO with under a minute to go in the first quarter. 

Moody using the bank from downtown and the Warriors finally see one drop after missing their first 7. 

Braun was fouled on his lay up attempt and he hits one of two FTs after the foul on Podziemski. 

Podziemski gets into the lane, puts it up, sees it drop and gets the foul! FT is good for the three point play. 

Jokic goes to the line after the foul on Jackson-Davis and he hits both FTs. 

Gordon missed the baby hook but Porter Jr. comes flying in for the tip slam and Steve Kerr needs a TO with 2:52 to go in the first quarter. 

Jokic taking it right into the body of Saric and laying it up and in. 

Curry missed the three in the corner but Saric grabs the rebound and gets the put back to drop. 

Jackson with the steal and he finds Porter Jr. running the break for the easy lay up. 

Wiggins at the line after the break and he hits both FTs after the foul on Jackson. 

Porter Jr. open for three in the corner, this time after some great ball movement from the Nuggets. 

Timeout from Denver with 4:45 to go in the first quarter. 

Tough shot from Thompson off the dribble and he strokes the mid range jumper in traffic. 

Looney on the lay up after a strong drive down the lane. 

Porter. Jr. pulls up in transition and drills the three from the top of the key. 

Looney gets the bucket and the foul underneath. He makes the AND 1 FT after the foul on Gordon. 

Gordon drops the step back jumper from the mid range. 

Gordon heading to the line after the foul on Curry and he hits both FTs. 9-0 early run from the Nuggets. 

Jokic's patented fade away drops all net from the elbow. 

Kick out from Gordon and he finds Jackson wide open for the first three ball of the night. 

Jokic is on the board for the first time, and already you can see the advantage they have down low with Green out. 

Thompson gets us going with a mid range jumper from the top of the key. 

WE ARE UNDERWAY FROM THE MILE HIGH CITY!!!

Warriors starting five

Draymond Green was listed as questionable and with the induction of Dario Saric in the starting five, we get the indication that the four time champ will not be available tonight against the defending champs. That will leave a big gap down low for the Warriors, and it's going to be up to Saric and Looney to contain Nikola Jokic

Nuggets starting five

With no Jamal Murray it's going to be up to Reggie Jackson handling the point guard duties. Obviously with Murray out, the Nuggets are going to need to see production raise from guys like Michael Porter Jr. and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope. 

Nuggets nursing Murray back to health

Who knows what the Nuggets would have been capable of in the season previous to their title run had they been healthy. For the first time in a long time they had Jamal Murray and Michael Porter Jr. fit for the entirety of the season, and look at the result. That will be the priority of this season for Mike Malone and the Nuggets, keeping their stars healthy. Jamal Murray suffered a hamstring injury on Saturday night when they Nuggets played the Bulls, and initial reports said that the injury would keep the Denver PG out for just a few games, but it appears that the Nuggets want to air on the side of caution. This is, according to Mike Malone, “not a one or two game injury” and the Nuggets understandably don’t want to rush their star back to the court before necessary. 

Western Conference Standings

Taking a look at the NBA stadings after two weeks we see the Nuggets with the best record in the league at 7-1. They top the Western Conference, and have played two more games than the Celtics and the 76ers coming into Wednesday night. The Warriors have won six of their first eight games, and what makes that so impressive is that six of those games have been played away from the Chase Center. Their only losses came on opening night when they fell to the Phoenix Suns, and the Cavs last week. We are sure to see both of these teams at the top of the Western Conference and battling for the top spot in the playoffs all season long. In a conference as deep as the West, these games between teams at the top are going to make all the difference, which gives you a sense that every game matters even in the long, grueling 82 game NBA schedule. 

Mr. Triple Double in the house

The Nuggets are a team built to go on a run that will put them among the top dynasties in the league. They have a young but mature team that have battled injuries, growing pains and early round eliminations. Now that they have tasted a title, Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray will be licking their lips for a shot at not just another title, but another two or three titles. Jokic is having another fantastic start to the season after a summer of very little, if any, basketball. He is averaging 28.4 points, 12.9 rebound and 8.4 assists. We are used to seeing him flirt with a triple double on each and every night, but his assist numbers have dipped, if only in the slightest. He is and will be the MVP favorite all season, and if he wins it this year, it would be his third in four years. 

Curry has been cookin'

Steph Curry maybe 35 years old, but he has shown no signs of slowing down in his 15th season in the league. He is averaging over 30 points over the first 8 games and is shooting over 50% from the field including 47.5% from downtown. As always he is the focal point of the offense, but the difference between this year and last year is that the the Warriors are healthy coming into the start of the season, and with a base that has been with the team for the last three or four years it doesn’t take long to develop an understanding. 

Warriors last game 

This is the final game of the Warriors four game road trip, and they just are coming off of a bounce back win over the Detroit Pistons after losing to the Cavaliers in Cleveland the night before. Steph Curry led the way with 34 point in the win in Detroit, but it was the Warriors big guys who dictated the tone of the game, grabbing 17 offensive rebounds. Despite that, the Piston still led by a point going into the the final quarter, but Chirs Paul and the gang turned things around in the last 12 minutes, and taking the 10 point victory. Paul has been struggling to shoot the ball since joining the Warriors, but he went 6/9 and dished 6 assists in the win. 

We are live from Ball Arena 

Hello everyone and welcome to Denver where the Nuggets are back home for a third straight game, and carrying the top record in the West into tonight’s game. They have scored 123 points or more in each of their last three games, and tonight’ they welcome a team that knows a thing or to about lighting up the scoreboard. The Golden State Warriors have jumped out to a much more promising start than they have in their last couple seasons, and that only bodes well for Steve Kerr’s guys who will be eyeing the top spot in the West. I know it’s early, but if they are going to think about home court in the playoffs, they are going to have to win these early season battles against teams like the Nuggets. 

Warriors vs. Nuggets  

It’s an early season test for two of the top teams in the Western Conference and a matchup of the last two NBA championships from Ball Areana. Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets host Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors and AS English will be with you all night providing live coverage, stats, scores and highlights of tonight’s Mile High matchup.