Nuggets extend streak
The Denver Nuggets pushed their win streak to six with a 116–93 victory over Golden State — Nikola Jokić finished with 25 points, 15 rebounds and 8 assists while Kristaps Porziņģis added 23 points and 8 boards on 14 shots. ( ) The loss marked Golden State’s 20th of the season and was notable for Draymond Green posting the team’s best plus‑minus (+14) despite starters otherwise logging negative impacts. (x.com)
The win moved Denver to 48–28 and left them two games ahead of Minnesota and Houston for the Western Conference’s fourth spot (espn.com)). Nikola Jokić finished two assists shy of what would have been his fifth straight triple‑double, extending a personal run of high‑end all‑around production for the club (espn.com)). Golden State remained short‑handed with Stephen Curry out for his 25th straight game and the Warriors fell to 36–39 on the season, having lost 16 of the 25 contests he has missed (espn.com)). Denver listed Aaron Gordon out with calf soreness, lost Spencer Jones to hamstring tightness in the first half, and saw Cameron Johnson exit early with left‑rib soreness before returning to the bench later in the third quarter (espn.com)). Denver’s third quarter was decisive — the Nuggets outscored Golden State 40–21 in the period while Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 10 of his points in that frame to help swing the game (espn.com)). Ball Arena attendance was reported at 19,588 and the officials for the game were Brian Forte, Sean Wright and Tyler Ricks (basketball.realgm.com)). Official box scores show a major plus/minus gap opposite the social post: Draymond Green is listed at a minus‑14 for the game and all five Warriors starters finished with negative plus/minus marks — De’Anthony Melton at −29 and Kristaps Porziņģis at −15 among them — per the NBA box score (nba.com)). The teams’ next stops on the schedule: Golden State was set to host San Antonio on Tuesday, while Denver’s next game was an away matchup at Utah on Wednesday (espn.com)).
