After strong start, Warriors unable to slow Nikola Jokic, Nuggets
FG FT Reb GOLDEN STATE Min M-A M-A O-T A PF PTS Green 29:33 5-11 1-1 0-4 8 2 13 Santos 32:31 3-9 2-2 2-10 3 4 9 Porzingis 28:39 8-14 2-2 0-3 2 1 23 Melton 25:20 0-5 0-0 0-1 3 0 0 Podziemski 31:45 8-14 2-2 0-5 2 1 23 Spencer 24:10 3-9 1-3 3-5 8 2 7 Payton II 20:59 7-8 1-1 1-5 1 5 16 Cryer 16:01 0-6 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 Williams 11:24 0-3 0-0 1-3 0 1 0 Se.Curry 7:10 0-1 0-0 0-1 0 1 0 Post 4:38 0-1 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 Leons 3:55 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 Yurtseven 3:55 0-1 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 Totals 240:00 35-83 9-11 9-41 29 18 93Percentages: FG .422, FT .818.3-Point Goals: 14-42, .333 (Porzingis 5-5, Podziemski 5-8, Green 2-7, Payton II 1-2, Santos 1-4, Se.Curry 0-1, Williams 0-2, Melton 0-3, Spencer 0-4, Cryer 0-6).Team Rebounds: 7. Team Turnovers: 2.Blocked Shots: 2 (Podziemski, Post).Turnovers: 13 (Santos 4, Green 2, Melton 2, Porzingis 2, Cryer, Williams, Yurtseven).Steals: 9 (Melton 2, Podziemski 2, Spencer 2, Green, Porzingis, Santos).Technical Fouls: Melton, 9:57 second; Payton II, 9:57 second.FG FT Reb DENVER Min M-A M-A O-T A PF PTS Johnson 19:08 2-5 0-0 0-1 3 0 6 Watson 22:16 3-11 2-2 2-6 5 5 10 Jokic 36:08 10-20 1-1 3-15 8 3 25 Braun 32:49 5-8 2-2 0-3 0 1 12 Murray 34:27 7-12 4-5 0-6 7 1 20 Hardaway Jr. 26:07 5-10 2-2 1-3 2 0 16 Brown 24:41 6-11 0-0 0-1 0 5 15 Strawther 17:38 3-7 0-0 0-2 2 1 7 Nnaji 7:56 0-0 0-0 0-2 0 1 0 S.Jones 5:59 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 Valanciunas 5:07 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 Holmes II 1:56 2-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 5 C.Jones 1:56 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 T.Jones 1:56 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Pickett 1:56 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Totals 240:00 43-86 11-12 6-40 31 18 116Percentages: FG .500, FT .917.3-Point Goals: 19-40, .475 (Hardaway Jr. 4-8, Jokic 4-8, Brown 3-4, Johnson 2-4, Murray 2-4, Watson 2-5, Holmes II 1-1, Strawther 1-3, Braun 0-3).Team Rebounds: 8. Team Turnovers: 1.Blocked Shots: 4 (Johnson, Murray, S.Jones, Watson).Turnovers: 11 (Murray 4, Jokic 2, Watson 2, Brown, S.Jones, Strawther).Steals: 11 (Brown 2, Hardaway Jr. 2, Murray 2, C.Jones, Johnson, Jokic, S.Jones, T.Jones).Technical Fouls: Nnaji, 9:57 second.Golden State 28 25 21 19 — 93 Denver 23 23 40 30 — 116A_19,588 (19,520).Sam Gordon comes to the San Francisco Chronicle by way of Las Vegas, where he spent seven years covering the city’s emergence as a pro sporting hub for the Las Vegas Review-Journal. As a sports reporter and columnist, he wrote about the Raiders, Aces, Golden Knights, UNLV and boxing. Along the way, he maintained an emphasis on basketball, football and boxing at every level. New to the Bay Area, he’s thrilled to focus full-time on the Golden State Warriors and NBA as part of the Chronicle’s incredible staff. A proud Minneapolis native and University of Minnesota graduate, Gordon also enjoys music (hip-hop), fitness, movies and board games. His favorite food is tacos. He coached high school basketball for three years as an assistant. He still appreciates "three yards and a cloud of dust." Big Ten (and Wu-Tang) forever.
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