After falling down by as many as 20 points, the Golden State Warriors mounted a furious comeback in the second half against the Denver Nuggets on Friday night. However, it wasn’t enough.
Despite a wild ending that included the Warriors cutting the Nuggets’ lead all the way down to one point with under 15 seconds remaining, Steph Curry and company couldn’t complete the comeback.
After Jordan Poole picked off an errant pass from Bones Hyland, Poole quickly scored to shave Denver’s lead down to a point. Yet, the Nuggets responded when Jokic found an open Bruce Brown with a full-court pass. Klay Thompson couldn’t answer on the other side, missing the potential game-tying shot.
Following a pair of free throws from Jokic, the Nuggets handed the Warriors their first loss of the 2022-23 campaign, 128-123.
Curry led all scorers with 34 points on 10-of-22 shooting from the field, with five triples, five rebounds and four assists in 36 minutes. Jokic notched a triple-double with 26 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists against the Warriors.
Following Golden State’s first loss of the season, here are three thoughts from the notebook on Friday night.
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