Nuggets hand Warriors their 3rd loss of the season

Curry scored 20 points in the fourth quarter, draining a three-pointer, three free throws and two layups as the Warriors cut the deficit to 102-95 with 2:40 to play.

Golden State’s first loss came in Milwaukee on December 12 when forward Harrison Barnes was out and guard Klay Thompson’s ankle was giving him trouble. Curry has since made a more-or-less healthy return to the lineup while playing through some pain and scored 31 points in a win over Miami on Monday. “And he did a great job”. No matter who was on the court, we just had to compete to get through that screen, run down the floor back in transition or to not turn the ball over. When we take into account the team’s win parity, the chemistry issues they overcame to win their fourth championship, and the hard knock defence that occupied the league in the “80s and ’90s, the 1995-1996 Bulls are clearly the better team”.

Curry’s fourth three-pointer of the game pulled the Warriors within 104-100 with 1:44 remaining but Will Barton, who scored 21 points for Denver, responded with a three-pointer of his own.

Rusty Simmons of the San Francisco Chronicle reports Green will rest Wednesday night at the Denver Nuggets, a game the Warriors should win without him.

The Nuggets led by 11 after forward Darrell Arthur’s dunk with 6:56 left, but then Curry heated up.

With Green out, interim head coach Luke Walton chose to start Jason Thompson alongside Andrew Bogut. The Nuggets made the most of the opportunity by handing Golden State a rare defeat despite MVP Stephen Curry’s heroics.

A surprising contribution from the bench enabled the Denver Nuggets to get an upset victory over the Golden State Warriors.

Denver was without Kenneth Faried (personal) for a second straight game and Jameer Nelson sat out with a hip injury, though both are expected to play Wednesday. With a chance to tie or take the lead, Curry turned the ball over.

Cody Zeller added 19 points and 10 rebounds.

Nets 110, Knicks 104: Brook Lopez scored 20 points, Thaddeus Young had 19 points and 11 rebounds, and Brooklyn ended its 10-game home losing streak with a victory over NY.

“It does not feel good”.

Westbrook finished 0 for 3 from the field and 0 for 4 from the foul line, just the second time in his career he failed to score in a game.

Gallinari had 15 points in the first half, including a reverse layup that preceded Barnes’ final shot in the second quarter to keep the Nuggets on top at the break. Golden State is now 36-3 on the season and 18-3 on the road. Leandro Barbosa returned from a shoulder injury, seeing his first game action since Christmas….

In Sacramento, Eric Gordon made six 3-pointers and scored 24 points, Anthony Davis also had 24 and New Orleans snapped a four-game skid.

Nuggets: F J.J. Hickson was sidelined after undergoing a root canal earlier in the day…. If he continues to average at least seven assists per game through the rest of the season, he will become only the seventh non-guard to accomplish that feat in National Basketball Association history; a list filled out by guys like Bird, Chamberlain, Grant Hill, John Havlicek, and LeBron James.