Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray played another excellent game, leading the Denver Nuggets to a victory over the Golden State Warriors with a score of 120-114.
The home team started the game much better, propelled by Jamal Murray, but the Golden State Warriors, thanks to Jonathan Kuminga, managed to find their rhythm and catch up on the score (19-14). The three-point shooting of the Denver Nuggets slightly faltered in the continuation, which Steve Kerr’s team took advantage of to narrow the gap before the first break (29-26).
The turning point in the game came when Andrew Wiggins initiated a 15-3 run, giving his team the lead (43-37). The Nuggets regained control of the game thanks to Murray and Nikola Jokic, but in the end, Golden State went into halftime with a lead after an 8-0 run (54-53).
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During the third quarter, Denver was slightly the better team, with Nikola Jokic being the main contributor to the team’s good minutes from Colorado. The Serbian center led Mike Malone’s team to a three-point lead before the last 12 minutes, indicating a suspenseful finish – 92-89.
The fourth period featured several mini-runs on both ends of the court, but Denver was predominantly the team controlling the score. With brilliant sequences from Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray, and Aaron Gordon in the final moments of the game, Denver put the result out of reach for the opponents, settling the question of the winner in favor of the Colorado team.
Jamal Murray was the leading scorer for the current NBA champion with 21 points. Nikola Jokic finished the game with 16 points, 13 rebounds, and eight assists.
Andrew Wiggins stood out for the Golden State Warriors with 22 points on this night.