Denver
Nuggets
117
–
128
FINAL
Golden State
Warriors
Date
Sunday, February 22, 2026
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 27 | 40 | 34 | 16 | 117 |
| GSW | 39 | 37 | 19 | 33 | 128 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Moses Moody
GSW
23
PTS
7
REB
5
AST
+5
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections2
Contested Shots3
Loose Balls1
Opp FG% When Defending56.3%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.30
Impact Composite43.0
Hustle: 10.0Defense: 32.2Impact: 0.8
56.3% FG4-9 from 3only 21 pts allowed on 70.9 possessions
Box Score MVP
Brandin Podziemski
GSW
18
PTS
15
REB
9
AST
+19
+/−
Game Performance
FG7-16 (43.8%)
3PT3-7
FT1-1
TS%54.7%
eFG%53.1%
STL1
TOV3
ORTG116
DRTG94
NET+22
Double-Double+19 plus/minusonly 16 pts allowed on 72.1 possessions
Box Score
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Johnson | 37:51 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-7 | 14% | 0-4 | 0% | 7-7 | 100% | -8 |
| Julian Strawther | 18:29 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-7 | 29% | 0-3 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -1 |
| Nikola Jokić | 35:54 | 35 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 11-21 | 52% | 3-4 | 75% | 10-11 | 91% | -6 |
| Christian Braun | 35:06 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7-11 | 64% | 1-4 | 25% | 3-4 | 75% | +1 |
| Jamal Murray | 33:27 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9-17 | 53% | 1-6 | 17% | 2-3 | 67% | -1 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Spencer Jones | 12:54 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -12 |
| Jonas Valančiūnas | 12:06 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-7 | 43% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -5 |
| Bruce Brown | 29:24 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5-10 | 50% | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | -17 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 24:49 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3-9 | 33% | 1-6 | 17% | 1-2 | 50% | -6 |
| TOTAL | — | 117 | 44 | 14 | 25 | 13 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 42-91 | 46% | 8-31 | 26% | 25-29 | 86% | — |
KJ Simpson —
Zeke Nnaji —
DaRon Holmes II —
| GSW | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gui Santos | 27:47 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6-7 | 86% | 2-3 | 67% | 3-4 | 75% | +5 |
| Moses Moody | 35:13 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9-16 | 56% | 4-9 | 44% | 1-1 | 100% | +5 |
| Pat Spencer | 18:34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -7 |
| Al Horford | 26:59 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8-11 | 73% | 6-7 | 86% | 0-0 | 0% | +14 |
| De'Anthony Melton | 24:59 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7-18 | 39% | 2-10 | 20% | 4-4 | 100% | +6 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Gary Payton II | 19:23 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6-11 | 55% | 3-8 | 38% | 0-0 | 0% | +4 |
| Brandin Podziemski | 36:34 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7-16 | 44% | 3-7 | 43% | 1-1 | 100% | +19 |
| Will Richard | 29:34 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4-9 | 44% | 1-4 | 25% | 2-2 | 100% | +10 |
| Quinten Post | 20:57 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0-3 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -1 |
| TOTAL | — | 128 | 44 | 9 | 42 | 14 | 2 | 15 | 24 | 48-94 | 51% | 21-52 | 40% | 11-12 | 92% | — |
Seth Curry —
Draymond Green —
Kristaps Porziņģis —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
DEN42/91 (46%)
Paint
30/48 (63%)
Mid
11/23 (48%)
3PT
8/31 (26%)
RA 63%Paint 50%ATB3 25%Corner 3 29%Mid 50%
GSW48/94 (51%)
Paint
23/36 (64%)
Mid
6/11 (55%)
3PT
21/53 (40%)
ATB3 43%RA 76%Paint 43%Corner 3 31%Mid 100%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Al Horford
defended Nikola Jokić
5.5 min • 14 pts • 63%
Best Defender
Gui Santos
held Cameron Johnson
2.5 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Moses Moody
vs Jamal Murray
2.4 min • 8 pts • 67%
| GSW Defense | Bruce Brown | Cameron Johnson | Christian Braun | Jamal Murray | Jonas Valančiūnas | Julian Strawther | Nikola Jokić | Spencer Jones | Tim Hardaway Jr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandin Podziemski | 1.9m 2pts 100% | 2.7m 5pts 100% | 4.9m 3pts 20% | 1.2m 4pts 50% | — | — | 1.4m 2pts 25% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | 1.6m 0pts 0% |
| Moses Moody | 1.9m 0pts 0% | 2.0m 0pts 0% | 1.2m 2pts 100% | 2.4m 8pts 67% | — | 2.8m 6pts 67% | — | — | 3.0m 5pts 67% |
| Will Richard | — | 4.5m 2pts 33% | — | 2.1m 4pts 100% | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | 1.8m 0pts 0% |
| Gui Santos | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 2.5m 0pts 0% | 1.7m 0pts 0% | 2.2m 3pts 100% | — | — | — | 1.2m 2pts 100% | 1.0m 0pts 0% |
| Al Horford | 1.0m 5pts 100% | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — | — | 5.5m 14pts 63% | — | — |
| De'Anthony Melton | 1.6m 7pts 67% | 1.4m 0pts 0% | 2.8m 4pts 20% | 1.2m 4pts 50% | — | — | 1.1m 5pts 67% | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% |
| Quinten Post | 2.0m 0pts 0% | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Pat Spencer | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | 1.9m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.5m 2pts 100% | — | — |
| Gary Payton II | — | — | — | — | 2.6m 5pts 100% | — | 1.8m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Other | 2.4m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | 1.1m 2pts 50% | 3.2m 10pts 80% | 1.5m 7pts 60% | 3.1m 6pts 67% | — |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = GSW leads, negative = DEN leads
GSW Largest Lead
14
Q2 1:14
DEN Largest Lead
8
Q3 10:46
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
GSW 9-0 run
Q1 0:50 – Q1 1:48
+3 → +9
GSW 8-0 run
Q3 11:55 – Q4 1:58
-6 → 0
GSW 8-0 run
Q4 4:52 – Q4 6:22
-2 → +3
GSW 10-0 run
Q4 4:52 – Q4 6:57
-2 → +5