On December 26, Beijing time, the NBA regular season Warriors went to challenge the Nuggets away, before the game, the Warriors ranked 10th in the West with 15 wins and 14 losses, while the Nuggets were 21 wins and 10 losses ranked 2nd in the West. Warriors starters: Curry + Podzemski + Klay + Kuminga + Looney, Wiggins continues to come off the bench, Nuggets starters: Murray + Pope + Porter + Gordon + Jokic.
In the first quarter of the game, Gordon and Murray scored successively at the beginning, Klay made a dribble error, Murray jumped, Nuggets 6-0, Klay hit a three-point shot, Gordon made a three-point three-point miss, Pojem made a foul, Porter dunked violently, Kuminga threw back from a pause, Porter scored 6 points in a row, and then Klay and Pope exchanged three points, rookie Davis picked up a basket, the Nuggets dunked on the side of Porter, Jokic tossed, Pope scored three points, the Warriors fell behind by 10 points, and the Nuggets suddenly suffered a scoring drought, Wiggins and Pojem scored three points in a row, the Warriors instantly exerted force, Saric assisted Davis to receive the air, Braun scored three points to stop the bleeding for the Nuggets, Saric made consecutive layups, and Paul missed a three-point shot, the Warriors played well off the bench, and the Warriors only trailed by 3 points at 26-29 in the first quarter.
In the first quarter, the Warriors gave the Nuggets too many open opportunities. In the second quarter, Saric hooked his hand, Porter scored two three-pointers, the difference was 7 points, Pojem hit three points, Paul continued to fire, Wiggins made a foul, Paul hit three points again, the Warriors overtook and the Nuggets called a timeout, after coming back, Saric and Wiggins scored successively, the Warriors gradually opened up the difference, on the other hand, Gordon did not score two free throws, Jokic made free throws for the Nuggets to break the game, Klay and Curry hit three points in a row, Gordon hit a three-point shot, Murray made a layup, the Nuggets chased to 44 draws, Davis and Wiggins teamed up to stop the bleeding, but Murray and Jokic broke out, the Nuggets overtook it, Curry three points and Looney ate cake in response, Jokic blocked the foul, Klay did not score three points, halftime Warriors 54-53 Nuggets.
Halftime data, Curry 4 points and 2 assists were blocked by the Nuggets, Klay 6 points and 4 rebounds were not touched, Podzemski 8 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 steals, Wiggins 10 points and 2 rebounds, Kuminga 6 points and 4 rebounds, Paul 6 points and 2 assists, Saric 8 points and 2 rebounds. On the Nuggets side, Jokic had 6 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists, Murray had 11 points, 3 rebounds and 2 steals, Porter had 15 points and 5 rebounds, Gordon had 7 points and 4 rebounds, and Pope had 6 points and 4 assists.
Yibian fought again, Curry was really out of shape, how to shoot three points at the beginning, Looney and Kuminga scored successively, Pope and Jokic responded, the two sides played very fiercely, Curry made a layup, Murray made a three-point foul, Curry picked up a basket and continued to cut points, and Murray responded with three points, Kuminga and Gordon dunked and scored, Curry finally hit a three-point shot, and the point difference on the court could not be pulled away, and then Kuminga missed two free throws, Klay made a three-point rescue, Porter made a layup, Reggie made a foul, the Warriors had a bad defense in this quarter, Davis received a violent dunk in the air, Pope chased a three-point shot, the Warriors fell behind by 6 points, Paul made a shot, Davis dunked again in the air, but the Nuggets also kept scoringPaul and Braun hit three more points to end the third quarter with the Warriors 89-92 Nuggets.
At the beginning of the crucial final quarter, Wiggins and Saric took turns to score, the Warriors overtook the lead, Gordon made a layup to help the Nuggets stop the bleeding, and then Klay hit two three-pointers, Pojam made a layup, and Strawther made a 2+1, Klay still missed three points, Murray split the dunk, Curry and Wiggins teamed up to respond, the Warriors maintained a slight lead, Jokic toss, Gordon made a basket, Curry kept scoring in response, but I didn't expect Murray to suddenly break out, a step-back jumper, and scored three points, the Warriors couldn't prevent him, the Nuggets began to open up the difference, Jokic didn't lose a single free throw, Curry made a three-point shot and hit the iron, Wiggins made a layup to continue his life, but Jokic dunked and scored, Paul made a layup to continue his life again, but Murray made two free throws to end the suspense, and finally the Nuggets reversed the Warriors 120-114.
Warriors data: Curry was 7 of 21, 3 of 13 three-pointers, 1 of 1 free throws and got 18 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 turnovers. Klay had 9 points, 6 rebounds and 3 turnovers, and 3 of 12 were too iron to watch, only 3 points in the entire second half, and Klay lost the dribble, which was helpless, the Splash Brothers are so iron, it's no wonder that the Warriors don't lose. Kuminga had 13 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists, and his performance was decent and there were no bright spots, and Podzemski's 13 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 steals were remarkable.
Looney had 4 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, Wiggins picked up, contributing 22 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, and continued his life for the Warriors many times in the final quarter, but unfortunately he was unable to return to the sky, Wiggins was embarrassed, and when he played well, the Warriors often lost. Saric 14 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists, Paul 13 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, Davis 8 points and 3 rebounds played well, but unfortunately he was troubled by fouls, played too little, Kerr is also more stubborn, always likes to use a small lineup, overall, Podemski and Davis, the two rookies, have performed very well this season, especially the latter, full of athleticism, first-class cake eating skills, and good defense, the Warriors have picked up treasures, Davis is worthy of Kerr's reuse, after all, what the Warriors lack most is the front.
Nuggets data: Jokic 26 points, 14 rebounds, 8 assists and 3 turnovers, won a total of 18 free throws, 18 free throws, set a new personal record for free throws in a single game this season, Murray 28 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 2 turnovers, finished Curry, Murray scored very critical every time, and the final quarter was even more godly, Porter 19 points, 10 rebounds and 4 blocks, and the Nuggets all three cores ushered in an explosion. Gordon 16 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 turnovers, Pope 16 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals, the Nuggets are really strong starters, they can be called the first in the league, but the bench played badly, no one scored double-doubles, on the contrary, the Warriors were the starters digging holes, and the bench performed well. After this game, the Nuggets continued to rank 2nd in the West, while the Warriors lost 10th place in the West and were overtaken by the Suns.