After opening the preseason with a victory over the Portland Trail Blazers, it looked like the Golden State Warriors were in trouble in game two against the Denver Nuggets.
In the opening quarter, the Warriors quickly fell behind by 13 points. Despite giving up a 17 point advantage to Denver, Golden State battled back behind Jordan Poole and Steph Curry.
In only 15 minutes, Curry gave Golden State’s offense a spark, scoring 14 points on 5-of-11 shooting from the field. The reigning NBA scoring champ buried four 3-pointers from deep before going to the bench for the rest of the game.
Curry’s burst helped the Warriors cut the Nuggets’ advantage down and take the lead heading into halftime.
Jordan Poole continued his red-hot run through the preseason with a team-high 17 points on 6-of-14 shooting from the floor with three assists, a steal and a rebound in 23 minutes.
Behind Curry, Poole and help off the bench from Otto Porter Jr., the Warriors were able to hold off Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets, 118-116.
Here are three other takeaways from Wednesday’s contest:
Otto Porter Jr.
Outside of Poole, one of Golden State’s preseason standouts has been the arrival of Otto Porter Jr. The veteran wing capitalized on his performance in Portland with another impressive run against the Nuggets.
Porter Jr. served as the Warriors’ leader off the bench, notching 15 points on 5-of-7 shooting from the field with nine rebounds and three assists. The Georgetown product showed off his shooting ability, knocking down four triples on six attempts from deep.
Jonathan Kuminga
After six minutes of action, Jonathan Kuminga’s performance came to an end against the Nuggets. The No. 7 pick from the 2020 NBA draft left the game knee injury. After the game, Steve Kerr said the rookie “tweaked” his knee. Kerr and the Warriors didn’t provide an update on the status of his injury.
Prior to leaving the game, Kuminga logged three points on 1-of-2 shooting from the field with two rebounds and an assist.
Moses Moody
After going scoreless in his first preseason contest, the No. 14 overall pick got on the board against the Nuggets on Wednesday. In 11 minutes off the bench, Moses Moody tallied six points on 2-of-4 shooting from the floor. Both of Moody’s buckets came from beyond the arc. The Arkansas product added three steals and two boards while he was on the court against the Nuggets.
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