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Jordan Poole had 21 points, Klay Thompson and Jonathan Kuminga
scored 18 apiece and Kevon Looney had 10 for Golden State, which
salvaged the finale of the four-game season series against the
Nuggets.
The Warriors have won two in a row since losing 131-124 at
Denver on Monday, when they rested Curry, Thompson and Andrew
Wiggins.
Nikola Jokic finished with 23 points, 12 rebounds and nine
assists and Monte Morris scored 19 points for the Nuggets, who
had won 10 of their previous 11 games. Jeff Green had 11 points,
Aaron Gordon amassed 10 points and 11 rebounds and Bones Hyland
also scored 10.
The Warriors opened the fourth quarter on an 8-3 run to lead
96-87 before Denver rallied.
Morris and Jokic each made two baskets in an 8-0 surge that tied
the game at 98. Thompson missed a 13-footer on the other end,
and Morris hit a jumper to give the Nuggets a two-point lead.
Curry then made three inside shots around two free throws by
Gordon to put Golden State ahead 104-102 with 1:59 left.
Denver turned the ball over on two straight possessions and
Poole hit two 3-pointers to seal the outcome.
Poole's layup early in the second quarter gave Golden State a
35-32 lead, but the Nuggets responded with 15 consecutive points
to go ahead by 12.
Thompson scored five points in a 9-0 run that pulled the
Warriors to within a point, but Denver scored the last eight
points of the quarter to lead 60-51 at halftime.
The Nuggets went ahead 72-58 on a layup by Austin Rivers, but
then Golden State got going.
Moses Moody and Curry converted three-point plays and Kuminga
hit a 3-pointer to cut the deficit in half. Green's three-point
play got the lead back to 10, but Curry drained a 3-pointer and
made a layup, Kuminga hit a bank shot and two free throws and
Curry sank two foul shots to make it 80-78.
DeMarcus Cousins' free throw and dunk got the lead back to three
before Curry hit two 3-pointers -- the second of which gave him
20,000 career points -- to end the third on an 8-1 run to lead
88-84 heading into the fourth.
Curry is the 49th player in NBA history to score 20,000 points.
He ended the night with 20,006.
--Field Level Media
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