Stephen Curry scored 53 points with 10 3-pointers, and the Golden State Warriors beat the Denver Nuggets 116-107.
Draymond Green’s 8-foot floater put the Warriors ahead for good with 9:17 left in the third quarter.
Curry and Draymond Green set each other up for 7 baskets and 17 points, 3 of them 3-pointers.
For the Nuggets, Nikola Jokić had 27 points (16 in the paint), 12 rebounds and 8 assists. Michael Porter Jr. had 24 points (20 in the paint) and 9 rebounds but went 1 for 7 from 3.
The Warriors shot 48.1% from the field and 40.9% from 3 to the Nuggets’ 47.0% and 30.8%. The Nuggets turned it over 20 times, about 6 more than usual for this many possessions. The Warriors did not make a field goal in the last 4:27. The Nuggets’ starters were outscored 62-44 in 20 minutes together.