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Denver @ Golden State Game Overview
DEN vs GSRecords
Head-To-HeadLast 10
| Date | Home | Result | ATS | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 04, '25 | GS |
118 - 104
|
GS -3.0 | u237.0 |
| Mar 17, '25 | GS |
114 - 105
|
DEN 12.5 | u233.0 |
| Dec 03, '24 | DEN |
119 - 115
|
GS 5.0 | u237.5 |
| Feb 25, '24 | GS |
119 - 103
|
DEN 1.5 | u233.0 |
| Jan 04, '24 | GS |
130 - 127
|
GS 4.0 | o234.5 |
| Dec 25, '23 | DEN |
120 - 114
|
GS 7.5 | u236.0 |
| Nov 08, '23 | DEN |
108 - 105
|
GS 4.5 | u228.0 |
| Apr 02, '23 | DEN |
112 - 110
|
DEN 2.5 | u236.0 |
| Feb 02, '23 | DEN |
134 - 117
|
DEN -6.5 | o232.0 |
| Oct 21, '22 | GS |
128 - 123
|
DEN 5.0 | o229.5 |
DEN vs GS Preview
Last Meeting ( Apr 4, 2025 ) Denver 104, Golden State 118
The Denver Nuggets hope to accomplish what the Golden State Warriors did two days earlier when the recent NBA champions go head-to-head in another duel of superstars Thursday night in San Francisco.
The Warriors won their opener against the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday. The Thursday contest is the Nuggets' opener.
Getting 31 points from Jimmy Butler and a productive start from Jonathan Kuminga, the Warriors were able to overcome Luka Doncic's 43-point explosion for a 119-109 over the Lakers.
On a night when the Lakers were missing injured LeBron James, Kuminga was the surprise element, bombing in a career-best-tying four 3-pointers during a 17-point contribution.
Kuminga, a late-summer re-signing with Golden State after a long stalemate as a restricted free agent, was starting in place of Moses Moody, who is sitting out the start of the season with a strained left calf.
Kuminga, 23, accumulated nine rebounds and six assists vs. the Lakers.
"He had six assists? See, this is what I'm talking about," Butler said. "Wow. Wow. I think we're going to be really good if he can pull off 17, nine and six."
While the Warriors were on the NBA's two-game, opening-night card, the Nuggets joined the Indiana Pacers as the only two teams in the league not scheduled to play on either of the first two days of the season.
Denver finished two games ahead of Golden State in the Western Conference standings last season, taking two of three in the season series.
Nikola Jokic, who sat out a March win in San Francisco, averaged 35.5 points in his two meetings with the Warriors last year.
Jokic has recorded a triple-double in each of his past two openers, including a 16-point, 12-rebound and 13-assist effort against the Oklahoma City Thunder last year. He has had three career triple-doubles on opening night, one off Oscar Robertson's record.
This time around, the three-time Most Valuable Player will be joined in the starting lineup by Cameron Johnson, who was acquired from the Brooklyn Nets over the summer in exchange for Michael Porter Jr.
Johnson joins Bruce Brown, Tim Hardaway Jr. and Jonas Valanciunas in a deeper roster the Nuggets hope can close the 18-game gap that existed last season between themselves and the Thunder, who had the best record in the West before going on to claim the NBA crown.
Nuggets coach David Adelman believes Jokic should benefit from the beefed-up supporting cast.
"The goal is to move the ball and play the right way," Adelman told the media of a team that already led the NBA in assists last season. "That's what Nikola does better than anyone. He makes the right play."
The head-to-head between Jokic and Warriors standout Stephen Curry will be their 29th in regular-season play, with the perennial All-Stars currently locked in a 14-14 tie. Curry holds a 4-1 advantage in postseason meetings stemming from Golden State's triumph in the first round in 2022 en route to the NBA title.
Either Jokic or Curry (or both) scored at least 30 points in each of their past four duels.
--Field Level Media
DEN vs GSInjury report
Denver's Injuries
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Johnson | PF | Day To Day - Ankle( Mar 02, '26) | Mar 02, '26 | |
| Johnson did not play on Monday's (Mar. 2) game against the Jazz. | ||||
| S. Jones | SF | Day To Day - Shoulder( Mar 02, '26) | Mar 02, '26 | |
| Jones did not play on Monday's (Mar. 2) game against the Jazz. | ||||
| P. Watson | SF | Out - Hamstring( Feb 05, '26) | Feb 05, '26 | |
| Watson is expected to miss at least four weeks with his Grade 2 right hamstring strain, according to Michael Scotto of USA Today. | ||||
| A. Gordon | PF | Out - Hamstring( Jan 28, '26) | Jan 28, '26 | |
| The Nuggets said on Thursday (Jan. 29) that Gordon will be re-evaluated in 4-to-6 weeks, per Shams Charania of ESPN. | ||||
| T. Bates | SG | Out - Foot( Dec 21, '25) | Dec 21, '25 | |
| The Nuggets announced on Monday (Dec. 22) that Bates will be re-evaluated in 12 weeks. | ||||
Golden State's Injuries
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W. Richard | SG | Day To Day - Ankle( Mar 02, '26) | Mar 02, '26 | |
| Richard did not play on Monday's (Mar. 2) game against the Clippers. | ||||
| K. Porzingis | C | Day To Day - Illness( Mar 02, '26) | Mar 02, '26 | |
| Porzingis did not play on Monday's (Mar. 2) game against the Clippers. | ||||
| S. Curry | PG | Out - Knee( Feb 28, '26) | Feb 28, '26 | |
| The Warriors reported Stephen Curry to miss at least 10 more days | ||||
| S. Curry | SG | Out - Back( Feb 17, '26) | Feb 17, '26 | |
| The Warriors announced on Wednesday (Feb. 18) that Curry will miss at least 2 more weeks. | ||||
| J. Butler III | SF | Out For Season - Knee( Jan 19, '26) | Jan 19, '26 | |
| Butler's injury from Monday (Jan. 19) Night's game involves a torn right ACL and he will be out for the rest of the season, as per Shams Charania of ESPN. | ||||
DEN vs GSStats
Offense vs Defense
Key Stats League ranks in parenthesis
| OFFENSE |
Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -- | (1) | FG% | (17) | 54.5 |
| -- | (2) | FGM | (16) | 42.0 |
| -- | (26) | FGA | (14) | 77.0 |
| -- | (1) | 3P% | (9) | 25.0 |
| -- | (12) | 3PM | (8) | 8.0 |
| -- | (22) | 3PA | (8) | 32.0 |
| -- | (5) | FT% | (24) | 60.7 |
| -- | (7) | FTM | (4) | 17.0 |
| -- | (10) | FTA | (2) | 28.0 |
| League Avg. |
|---|
| 47.2 |
| 42.7 |
| 90.5 |
| 34.6 |
| 12.4 |
| 35.9 |
| 77.6 |
| 22.9 |
| 29.5 |
More Stats
| OFFENSE |
Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -- | (24) | REB | (16) | 39.0 |
| -- | (28) | OREB | (19) | 7.0 |
| -- | (8) | DREB | (21) | 32.0 |
| -- | (9) | AST | (14) | 23.0 |
| -- | (3) | TO | (8) | 20.0 |
| -- | (1) | AST/TO | (6) | 1.1 |
| -- | (5) | STL | (5) | 7.0 |
| -- | (12) | BLK | (22) | 2.0 |
| League Avg. |
|---|
| 44.7 |
| 10.7 |
| 34.1 |
| 24.9 |
| 15.5 |
| 1.6 |
| 7.8 |
| 5.3 |
Points
| OFFENSE |
Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -- | (2) | Points | (9) | 109.0 |
| -- | (24) | 1st Q | (17) | 22.0 |
| -- | (24) | 2nd Q | (17) | 32.0 |
| -- | (24) | 3rd Q | (17) | 25.0 |
| -- | (24) | 4th Q | (17) | 30.0 |
| League Avg. |
|---|
| 120.7 |
| 29.7 |
| 29.5 |
| 29.8 |
| 28.7 |