Nikola Jokić scored 26 points (18 in the paint), and the Denver Nuggets routed the Golden State Warriors 129-104.
The Nuggets led by as many as 28, pulling away with a 21-3 run in the second quarter.
Jamal Murray had 23 points (16 in the second quarter) and 8 assists on 8 for 12 shooting.
For the Warriors, Draymond Green scored 17 points with 5 3-pointers.
The Nuggets shot 56.1% from the field and 48.5% from 3 to the Warriors’ 42.1% and 29.3%. The Nuggets outscored the Warriors 21-5 in 5 minutes with Valančiūnas, Murray, Johnson, Braun and Watson on the floor together.