Jamal Murray scored 33 points (17 in the third quarter), and the Denver Nuggets went on a 16-0 run in the third quarter to beat the defending champion Golden State Warriors 134-117.
It was tied at 85 when Michael Porter Jr.’s 3-pointer put the Nuggets ahead for good with 4:59 left in the third quarter. Murray scored 8 points as they pulled away to a 101-85 lead with 1:44 left in the quarter, and they led by as many as 21 in the fourth quarter.
Nikola Jokić had 22 points (16 in the paint), 14 rebounds and 16 assists on 9 for 13 shooting, his 93rd career triple-double. Murray and Jokić set each other up for 7 baskets and 15 points, 2 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Warriors, Stephen Curry scored 28 points with 5 3-pointers, and Jordan Poole added 22 points.
The Nuggets shot 56.7% from the field to the Warriors’ 50.6%. The Nuggets outscored the Warriors 36-25 in 10 minutes with Caldwell-Pope, Jokić, Čančar, Brown and Porter on the floor together.