Overview
- Golden State played without Stephen Curry (runner’s knee), Kristaps Porziņģis (illness), Draymond Green (late back issue) and season-ending Jimmy Butler (ACL).
- Brandin Podziemski delivered 18 points, 15 rebounds and nine assists, erupting for 15 points in the fourth to close the game.
- Nikola Jokić posted a triple-double with 20 rebounds and 12 assists, but Denver was outscored 19-8 down the stretch.
- Al Horford hit six 3-pointers and scored 22, while Moses Moody had 23 and De’Anthony Melton added 20 for the Warriors.
- Curry remains out with a re-evaluation expected near the end of the month, Jamal Murray was cleared to play for Denver, and Aaron Gordon and Peyton Watson were unavailable.