Warriors vs. Nuggets: Play-by-play, highlights and reactions

The Golden State Warriors (3-1) play against the Denver Nuggets (3-3) at Ball Arena

Game Time: 3:30 PM EDT on Sunday April 24, 2022

Golden State Warriors 121, Denver Nuggets 126 (Final)

What’s the buzz on Twitter?

Michael Singer @msinger
Nikola Jokic said he’s excited to go back to SF because he’s had some nice dinners with his former coach, Dejan Milojevic … a Warriors assistant coach. – 8:10 PM Jason Dumas @JDumasReports
Steph Curry on missing four free throws in a game for the first time in his career: pic.twitter.com/piScCOVTZ2 – 8:09 PM Katy Winge @katywinge
Nikola Jokić on switching onto Steph Curry and having to defend him way out there one on one:
“I have something funny to say but I can’t because it’s a lot of cursing.” – 8:08 PM Chris Biderman @TheWarriorsWire
With a triple in the third quarter of game three, Klay Thompson passed Ray Allen for the third most made 3-pointers in NBA playoff history. warriorswire.usatoday.com/2022/04/23/kla… – 8:00 PM Denver Nuggets @nuggets
🎥 Inside the locker room after our win 🎥
Love. This. Team. pic.twitter.com/YAwnKishEz – 7:50 PM Harrison Wind @HarrisonWind
We’re currently waiting for Nikola Jokic to come to the podium. He’s still in the Nuggets’ locker room getting his eye looked at by Denver’s team docs. pic.twitter.com/47fWSjiT4i – 7:49 PM Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
Watch Jokic score 37, Barton hit dagger 3, Nuggets stay alive with Game 4 win over Warriors nba.nbcsports.com/2022/04/24/wat… – 7:47 PM Denver Nuggets @nuggets
Talk about #RELENTLESS…🃏 pic.twitter.com/haTHLz6XH9 – 7:43 PM Chris Biderman @TheWarriorsWire
After the Warriors missed the chance to sweep the Nuggets in game four, NBA Twitter weighed in with different reactions. Here’s a look at what fans and analysts were saying on Sunday. warriorswire.usatoday.com/lists/nba-twit… – 7:43 PM Harrison Wind @HarrisonWind
There’s a new leading scorer in the playoffs: Nikola Jokic at 31.3 points per game. He’s also shooting 55.7% from the floor. – 7:42 PM Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater
Steph Curry on his career high four missed free throws: “I hate them. It’s the worst feeling in the world because it’s what I do really well.” pic.twitter.com/KK30IO9HHB – 7:39 PM Duvalier Johnson @DuvalierJohnson
We have @BizzyBones11 joining the show in a couple of minutes after that BANGER. Come on over!! @DNVR_Sports
Nikola Jokic and Monte Morris highlight season-saving win for Denver Nug… youtu.be/n9lxt0c6PYA via @YouTube – 7:34 PM Katy Winge @katywinge
Monte Morris on his hard foul on Draymond Green: “That’s something we’re going to talk about. That’s payback for busting up my lip.”
“I just had to let him know Flint is tougher than Saginaw.” – 7:34 PM Harrison Wind @HarrisonWind
Monte Morris on his mid-air collision with Draymond Green today: “I just had to let him know that Flint is a little tougher than Saginaw.” – 7:33 PM Katy Winge @katywinge
The entire Nuggets team knew they might be looking for a lob…they had gone over past film of the Warriors and late game situations. Apparently what the Warriors were going for here had been executed vs Indiana early this season. Great communication. pic.twitter.com/2SfNBOfiyE – 7:32 PM Golden State Warriors PR @WarriorsPR
FINAL: Warriors 121, Nuggets 126 pic.twitter.com/M8y6QNuYvi – 7:32 PM Ryan Blackburn @NBABlackburn
Alright folks, I think it’s time for another Stiffs mailbag.
Drop your Nuggets questions here! – 7:30 PM Mark Haynes @markhaynesnba
Stephen Curry: “I missed free throws, and I hate it.” – 7:29 PM Mark Haynes @markhaynesnba
Draymond Green talked about Jonathan Kuminga’s play and what he needs to do to get more minutes.
“He has to gain more trust, and that comes with time…He earned some trust today.” – 7:25 PM Michael Singer @msinger
Monte Morris: “We see they’re beatable.” – 7:24 PM Justin Kubatko @jkubatko
Nikola Jokic today:
37 PTS
8 REB
6 AST
14-21 FG
It’s the eighth time Jokic has recorded at least 35p/5r/5a in a playoff game.
All other @Denver Nuggets players have combined for seven such games since the franchise joined the NBA in 1976. pic.twitter.com/XRChw7BqVy – 7:23 PM Harrison Wind @HarrisonWind
Bones Hyland: “When we play Mile High City Basketball, we can beat anybody.” – 7:22 PM Michael Singer @msinger
Monte on the Draymond foul: “I just had to let him know Flint a little tougher than Saginaw.” – 7:19 PM Michael Singer @msinger
Austin Rivers said he’s not sure how much pressure the #Nuggets had coming into this series to start.
Said they’re playing with “house money.” – 7:17 PM CJ Holmes @CjHolmes22
Warriors’ comeback falls short in 126-121 Game 4 loss, Nuggets avoid sweep
https://t.co/aWILE1Wfgw pic.twitter.com/hEXDfRRZan – 7:16 PM Mark Haynes @markhaynesnba
Klay Thompson on winning Game 5:
“We’ve got to go into it like this is a must-win. We’d like to get some rest before the next series, and we don’t want to travel back to Denver. We’ve got to come with the mindset that we have something to prove, that it’s a must-win.” – 7:15 PM Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater
Klay Thompson on Game 5: “We gotta go in with the attitude that, alright, it’s a must win. We’d like to have some rest before the next series. We’d like to not travel back to Denver.” pic.twitter.com/OtS4eh0zSS – 7:14 PM Kerith Burke @KerithBurke
“We gotta go in with the attitude it’s must-win,” Klay Thompson says about game five. “We would like to have some rest before the next series” and not travel back to Denver. “We’re coming out guns blazing on Wednesday.” – 7:14 PM Kendra Andrews @kendra__andrews
Klay Thompson on Game 5: “We’ve got to go into it like this is a must win. We’d like to get some rest before next series and we don’t want to travel back to Denver. We’ve got to come with the mindset that we have something to prove, that it’s a must win.” – 7:13 PM Michael Singer @msinger
Austin Rivers: “A lot of teams would’ve laid down tonight.” – 7:12 PM Atlanta Hawks PR @HawksPR
Atlanta enters tonight having won 21 of its last 24 home games (reg season, play-in, playoffs). The Hawks join the Suns and Warriors as the only other team to have gone at least 21-3 over a 24-game home span this season, per @EliasSports.
Game Notes: nba.com/gamenotes/hawk… – 7:10 PM Duvalier Johnson @DuvalierJohnson
Now that talking heads do not have the Nikola Jokic is the first MVP to get swept in the 1st round argument, what will they go with? (wrong answers only) – 7:10 PM CJ Holmes @CjHolmes22
Klay Thompson: “Everyone would’ve loved the sweep, but the opportunity to close in front of our fans is still special.” – 7:08 PM Gordon Gross @GMoneyNuggs
Not liking Jokic is so weird to me. I get w Harden & CP3 that the flopping hurts their appreciation levels, even if you respect their talent. But what is it about a point center who can drop 30 point triple-doubles and throw behind the head no-looks for dunks that you don’t LIKE? – 7:07 PM Denver Nuggets @nuggets
The dime, the dagger, the win🙌 pic.twitter.com/F2ipvkkPfD – 7:06 PM Mike Vorkunov @MikeVorkunov
Nuggets coach Mike Malone invokes the ’90s Knicks for his gameplan today.
“I go back to my father with the New York Knicks and John Starks, man. ‘Make them feel you, make them feel you.’ and I felt we did that tonight.”
Brendan Malone, Mike’s dad, was a Knicks assistant coach. – 7:06 PM Katy Winge @katywinge
Nuggets award Austin Rivers the Defensive Player of the Game.
5 steals (personally I think he should’ve gotten credit for the last one against Wiggins too)
What an effort today from @Austin Rivers pic.twitter.com/u4jZ0y3Eba – 7:05 PM Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater
The Warriors had 27 team fouls. Kerr: “I thought that was the whole game. Our fouling.” pic.twitter.com/QALtScy903 – 7:02 PM Christos Tsaltas @Tsaltas46
Nikola Jokic knows best!
Tonight’s play of the game was sponsored by Joker. #milehighbasketball #NBA75
sdna.gr/mpasket/958901… – 7:02 PM Mike Vorkunov @MikeVorkunov
Nuggets coach Mike Malone: “I was at peace all game regardless of the result because of how we were playing. As a coach, that’s all you can ask for. So I felt we played free tonight.” – 7:01 PM Tommy Beer @TommyBeer
With the Nuggets victory – the Nets are now the only team in the playoffs yet to record at least one win – 7:01 PM Rob Perez @WorldWideWob
Nuggets only -1 today in the ~5 minutes they tried to steal resting Jokic beginning of the 4th.
Nuggets went -8 in the same situation Game 3.
Game 3: Lose by 5
Game 4: Win by 5
Most-pivotal, and volatile, part of each game this series. – 6:58 PM Ryan Blackburn @NBABlackburn
Here’s the thing about Jokić guarding Steph Curry 1-on-1…
3>2 and Denver gave up exactly two three-point attempts in the final 5:40, including the one at the end that didn’t matter. Denver gave up 15 points in that stretch, but they were almost entirely twos. – 6:57 PM Denver Nuggets @nuggets
You decide, Nuggets Nation! Who was tonight’s Extraordinary Player of the Game? Vote below in the thread👇 pic.twitter.com/e4p2L0ZZtZ – 6:56 PM Kendra Andrews @kendra__andrews
Steve Kerr on the ATO with 33 seconds left that resulted in a Warriors turnover: “I wish I could have that play call back.” – 6:54 PM Katy Winge @katywinge
Nuggets down 3-1 👀 pic.twitter.com/8sPDuQBtiV – 6:53 PM Ohm Youngmisuk @NotoriousOHM
Michael Malone says the Nuggets made the Warriors feel them the past two games with more physicality. Malone says he told the team to go back to Denver “unified” and together after Game 2. Malone says Nuggets return to SF unified and feeling like they let Game 3 slip away. – 6:52 PM Kendra Andrews @kendra__andrews
“I thought the whole game was our fouling.” — Steve Kerr, on the Warriors’ 27 team fouls, leading to 29 Denver points. – 6:50 PM Katy Winge @katywinge
Coach Malone talked with Monte Morris yesterday to get a feel for where his head was at.
“My favorite part about the foul on Draymond…I love it when Monte flexes. That’s like me flexing. He had a big smile on his face, he enjoyed it.”
Said physicality has changed. – 6:50 PM StatMuse @statmuse
The Nuggets shot 56/48% today.
Teams that shoot 55/45% are 35-1 in the last 10 playoffs.
The only loss was the Suns in Game 5 last Finals. pic.twitter.com/1MjkMBSf8r – 6:49 PM Adam Mares @Adam_Mares
Going to be a great Winner’s Lounge. Don’t you dare miss it.
King Jok
Bones comes up big
Barton gets his playoff moment
Nuggets finally punch back
youtube.com/watch?v=n9lxt0… – 6:49 PM Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet
Big night for Jokic as Denver makes it a 3-1 series
eurohoops.net/en/nba-news/13… – 6:48 PM Michael Singer @msinger
Malone: Austin Rivers won the DPOG … again. – 6:48 PM Connor Letourneau @Con_Chron
Stephen Curry played 37 minutes tonight. Fair to say he’s up to his usual workload. – 6:48 PM Denver Nuggets @nuggets
WILL W THE DAGGER TO FINISH pic.twitter.com/cuPC9anvuX – 6:45 PM TJ McBride @TJMcBrideNBA
Malone shouted out specifically Bones Hyland, Monte Morris and Will Barton III for stepping up tonight alongside Jokic as well as Aaron Gordon’s overall play. – 6:44 PM Chris Vernon @ChrisVernonShow
ive just gotten out of shock that in a bucket game with steph/ klay on your team- you throw a freakin lob to andrew wiggins. – 6:44 PM Harrison Wind @HarrisonWind
Michael Malone: “We’re not just going to Golden State to close the series out. We’re trying to bring it back to Denver.” – 6:44 PM TJ McBride @TJMcBrideNBA
Malone:
“We are not going to Golden State to end the series. We are going to send it back (to Denver).” – 6:43 PM Michael Singer @msinger
Michael Malone: “We’re trying to bring it back (to Denver).” – 6:43 PM Katy Winge @katywinge
Everybody was wondering if the Nuggets would show up today, the kind of fight they would bring, the heart they would show.
Unbelievable answer. – 6:41 PM Katy Winge @katywinge
Courtside view of the shot that sealed the deal.
Will Barton!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/p72N5E8mxV – 6:41 PM Golden State Warriors @warriors
Final 📊
Stephen – 33p/3r/8a/4s/1b
Klay – 32p/4r/2s
Andrew – 20p/6r/1a/2s/2b
Draymond – 13p/11r/6a/2s
Jordan – 11p/2r/9a/3s
JK – 9p
Kevon – 2p/5r/1a/1s
Otto – 1p/3r
Beli – 1r/1a
Andre – 1r
Gary – 1s pic.twitter.com/0ef0z8ifNu – 6:41 PM Chris Dempsey @chrisadempsey
So many wondered if the #Nuggets would come to play today. This was the answer. A spectacular effort. There is no quit in this team. Couldn’t be more proud of how they represented the organization and the city. – 6:40 PM The Ringer @ringernba
Warriors fans when they saw a Nugget wide open in the corner pic.twitter.com/9kuUugyGDp – 6:40 PM Denver Nuggets @nuggets
Down 3-1?
Been here before… pic.twitter.com/ui0f4rlbkB – 6:40 PM Monte Poole @MontePooleNBCS
Warriors take 126-121 loss in Game 4 as their comeback falls short.
-Generally outplayed
-Draymond fouls out
-Lose late lead
-Steph 33, Klay 32, Wiggs 20
-Dray: 13-11-6
-DEN: 56/48pct FG, 30 points off GSW turnovers
-Game 5: Wednesday. The Bay, 7pm – 6:40 PM Duvalier Johnson @DuvalierJohnson
The moment that sealed it. Game on the line. Nuggets pull off the 126-121 lead over the Golden State Warriors and @DNVR_Sports is ROCKING!! pic.twitter.com/Lqui6dDwLb – 6:39 PM CBS NBA @CBSSportsNBA
Nuggets vs. Warriors score: Denver staves off elimination behind Nikola Jokic, hot shooting in Game 4
cbssports.com/nba/news/nugge… – 6:38 PM Jorge Sierra @hoopshype
Nikola Jokic leads the playoffs in scoring while shooting 58.3 percent from the field.
So there’s that. – 6:38 PM StatMuse @statmuse
Klay in his first playoffs in 3 years:
24.5 PPG
52.8 FG%
50.0 3P% on 10.5 3PA pic.twitter.com/I3BEdZCKPW – 6:37 PM StatMuse @statmuse
Nikola Jokic today:
37 PTS
8 REB
6 AST
12-21 FG
3-5 3P
W
He’s averaging 31/12/5 on 56% shooting this series. pic.twitter.com/WK6etuKlvN – 6:36 PM Rob Perez @WorldWideWob
no Draymond, no peace. – 6:35 PM Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater
Steph Curry played 37 minutes tonight. Minutes restriction basically lifted. It feels like a near guarantee he will return to the starting lineup in Game 5 on Wednesday in SF. – 6:35 PM Carl Steward @stewardsfolly
Nuggets had to come up clutch to win and did. Warriors need not pick apart this defeat. Just reload for Game 5. – 6:35 PM Ryan Blackburn @NBABlackburn
Final rotations for the Nuggets as they beat the Warriors 126-121:
-Joker: 37-8-6 in an elimination game
-Monte: 5 threes in the 3rd, big floater in the 4th, great stuff
-Bones had the 3 threes in the 2nd
-Gordon showed up big time
-Will got his moment. Happy for him. pic.twitter.com/ylc6yEIyor – 6:35 PM Golden State Warriors @warriors
The series shifts back to The Bay. pic.twitter.com/mnhTjjM8rp – 6:35 PM Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater
Warriors: 27 fouls, 15 turnovers. Had a ton of breakdowns that led to a 15-of-31 night from 3 for the Nuggets. Quiet night for Jordan Poole. Went 3-of-10 shooting, only 11 points, his fewest since February. – 6:35 PM Denver Nuggets @nuggets
Game 4 Joker🃏 pic.twitter.com/g2s7GFAE9Z – 6:34 PM The Ringer @ringernba
WILL BARTON ICES IT
(📼 @NBA)
pic.twitter.com/klZqCGhKBr – 6:34 PM Mark Haynes @markhaynesnba
Denver avoided getting swept by the Warriors. – 6:34 PM TJ McBride @TJMcBrideNBA
Will Barton III has been booed at home in the playoffs while playing through injury, missed postseasons because of injuries and has constantly been a scapegoat for people looking for issues with the Nuggets.
That 3-pointer to secure the Game 4 win was earned. – 6:34 PM David Aldridge @davidaldridgedc
Our man from the “Hoops, Adjacent” pod @Will Barton with the game-clinching 3 for the Nuggets in a survival game against Golden State. Game 5 in SF Wednesday. – 6:34 PM Gordon Gross @GMoneyNuggs
Will. Barton. Jokic knows where he is, orchestrates for him to be open, makes the pass to the open guy in the short corner, and Barton BURIES IT despite a tough evening. It was the right shot, and he MADE the right shot. No sweep, Denver laces em up again in San Francisco. – 6:34 PM Connor Letourneau @Con_Chron
Warriors fall 126-121 to the Nuggets in Game 4, forcing a Game 5 at Chase Center on Wednesday. Golden State just couldn’t make stops when it mattered most. – 6:34 PM Harrison Wind @HarrisonWind
Just a gutsy, gutsy win for the Nuggets. Game 5 is Wednesday in the Bay. – 6:33 PM Vinny Benedetto @VBenedetto
Final: Nuggets 126, Warriors 121. Denver extends the series to a fifth game behind 37-8-6 from Jokic. Monte Morris goes for 24 (19 after halftime). Gordon adds 21-6-4. Curry goes for 33, Thompson adds 32. – 6:33 PM Ohm Youngmisuk @NotoriousOHM
Back to The Bay. Joker and the Nuggets live to play another game. Warriors squander an opportunity to have a week of rest. – 6:33 PM Ryan McDonough @McDNBA
High character win by the Nuggets
A lot of teams would have laid down and gotten their offseason started – Denver battled and extended the series – 6:32 PM Denver Nuggets @nuggets
NUGGETS WIN
NUGGETS WIN
NUGGETS WIN pic.twitter.com/dEi5QYG1aZ – 6:32 PM Michael Singer @msinger
And there will be a Game 5.
Nuggets get it done.
126, 121. Onto San Francisco. – 6:32 PM StatMuse @statmuse
Nuggets down 1-3.
Congratulations to them for advancing to the second round. pic.twitter.com/6gX8GrXfWz – 6:32 PM Kendra Andrews @kendra__andrews
Two awful sequences for the Warriors, at the worst time possible. Turn the ball over before getting off a shot attempt, and then a bad ATO play. Will Barton hits his shot, and sends this back to San Francisco for Game 5.
Warriors lose 126-121. – 6:32 PM Adam Mares @Adam_Mares
So glad Will Barton got his playoff moment. What a shot. – 6:32 PM Ryan Blackburn @NBABlackburn
Joker trusts Will. Get on his level. – 6:32 PM Marc J. Spears @MarcJSpears
Impressive fight by Nuggets. Flights to Cancun easy from Denver International Airport. But Joker and the Nuggets prefer more time in San Francisco. pic.twitter.com/9tpA64KRkG – 6:32 PM Ohm Youngmisuk @NotoriousOHM
Will Barton drills the Nuggets’ biggest 3 of the series and DeMarcus Cousins is loving it on the bench. Things much different than when they were in SF… and Nuggets are 7.9 seconds away from taking it back to The Bay – 6:32 PM Kyle Kuzma @kylekuzma
Helluva game @Denver Nuggets @Golden State Warriors – 6:31 PM Jay King @ByJayKing
Salute to the Nuggets. They could have easily laid down today. Could have easily let the rope go on their season a long time ago. Not how they’re wired though. – 6:31 PM Denver Nuggets @nuggets
HOW WE FEELIN’, NUGGETS NATION – 6:31 PM Sopan Deb @SopanDeb
jokic is so good – 6:31 PM Jason Dumas @JDumasReports
Those deep corner threes have killer the Warriors all season long. All season. – 6:31 PM Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Jokic dagger dime to Thrill.
Good for Denver to get one – 6:31 PM Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater
Odd ATO from the Warriors at the wrong time. Otto Porter attempted lob over the top to Andrew Wiggins, broken up by Austin Rivers. Nuggets get a Jokic to Barton corner 3 on next possession. Appears this series will be extended. – 6:31 PM Gordon Gross @GMoneyNuggs
Austin Rivers is great. Why Denver wasted 10 seconds to call a timeout to get Jokic back in is beyond me. – 6:31 PM Sam Vecenie @Sam_Vecenie
Did Jokic call out that lob play? I think he did? – 6:31 PM Marcus Thompson @ThompsonScribe
Nuggets’ 15th three-pointer of the night is the biggest one. Left corner. Will Barton – 6:31 PM CJ Holmes @CjHolmes22
Will Barton with the dagger. This series is headed back to San Francisco. – 6:30 PM Denver Nuggets @nuggets
THRILLLLLL. BIG THREE – 6:30 PM John Hollinger @johnhollinger
Subbing out Jokic for D works better when Plumlee isn’t on the roster – 6:30 PM Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
If GSW gets a stop, I think they should push in transition rather than calling timeout. – 6:30 PM Wes Goldberg @wcgoldberg
Nikola Jokic, not even in the game, called out that lob from the sideline. Crazy. – 6:30 PM Yaron Weitzman @YaronWeitzman
Did Jokic just make his best defensive stop of the game by calling out the lob from the bench? – 6:30 PM Marcus Thompson @ThompsonScribe
Warriors were trying to get Wiggins inside on Rivers. Not sure why they decided to force it from the inbounds – 6:30 PM Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
Warriors called timeout to get the 2 for 1, Denver was able to get defensive subs in. But they force it trying for the 2 for 1 to Wiggins, great play by Rivers to break it up. – 6:30 PM Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
So this is going to come down to Denver free throws and turnovers – 6:29 PM Scott Kushner @ScottDKushner
AUSTIN RIVERS – 6:29 PM Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Austin Rivers AGAIN – 6:29 PM Denver Nuggets @nuggets
AUSTIN RIVERS.
STEAL NUMBER FIVE IS A BIG ONE – 6:29 PM CJ Holmes @CjHolmes22
Warriors turn it over out of the timeout. – 6:28 PM Duvalier Johnson @DuvalierJohnson
Mr.Nuggets, Monte Morris with a huge floater that gives the Nuggets a 123-121 lead with 33 seconds left in the game.
He’s had an incredible game, his best of the series. – 6:28 PM Mark Haynes @markhaynesnba
Monte Morris hit a game-winner against the Warriors during the season. – 6:28 PM Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
Great job by Denver to get the 2 for 1. – 6:27 PM Kyle Kuzma @kylekuzma
Monte Morris Flinttown! – 6:27 PM Michael Singer @msinger
Big cojones from Monte Morris. That’s 19 points in the second half. – 6:27 PM Marcus Thompson @ThompsonScribe
Weird choice to have Poole on ball in that moment – 6:27 PM Denver Nuggets @nuggets
BIG GAME TAE
BIG GAME TAE
BIG GAME TAE
🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒 – 6:27 PM Henry Abbott @TrueHoop
Jokic is ready to foul hard. – 6:26 PM Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Feels like Warriors-Pelicans 2015 – 6:25 PM Mark Haynes @markhaynesnba
Curry with a huge shot. – 6:25 PM Golden State Warriors @warriors
WARDELL STEPHEN CURRY II – 6:25 PM Mike Vorkunov @MikeVorkunov
Nikola Jokic tried to defend Steph Curry with his hands on that switch. Seemed like he was unsure the whole time and didn’t stand a chance. Curry probably thought so too. – 6:25 PM Carl Steward @stewardsfolly
Jokic on Steph is hilarious. – 6:25 PM Golden State Warriors @warriors
🗣 AND ONEEEE – 6:24 PM Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
It looked like Draymond got Gordon in the face with his first swipe to get the foul. – 6:24 PM Ohm Youngmisuk @NotoriousOHM
Steph missing free throws. Draymond fouls out. Man, if Nuggets can’t win at least this one… – 6:23 PM Gordon Gross @GMoneyNuggs
Draymond is out. Jokic EVERY PLAY, no messing around. – 6:23 PM Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
Porter in with Warriors offensive possession upcoming. Guessing we’ll see the zone still on defense if they stick with him. – 6:23 PM Duvalier Johnson @DuvalierJohnson
Draymond Green picks up his 6th foul.
Alters the Warriors defense to close out this last 2:05 in the game.
Jokic has to be ultra-aggressive, especially in the bonus. – 6:23 PM Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
The boos just fuel Draymond’s battery. – 6:23 PM Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater
Draymond Green’s been playing with five fouls in crunch time the last two games. Finally burned with his sixth. Steve Kerr opting for Otto Porter as the fifth closer in Draymond’s place. – 6:23 PM Kendra Andrews @kendra__andrews
Draymond gets called for the foul on Aaron Gordon. His night is done with the Warriors down by one and 2:05 left in the game. – 6:22 PM Connor Letourneau @Con_Chron
Green fouls out. Warriors trail the Nuggets, 117-116, with 2:05 left. – 6:22 PM Marcus Thompson @ThompsonScribe
Draymond just fouled out with 2:05 left and a one-point game – 6:22 PM CJ Holmes @CjHolmes22
Draymond Green fouls out with 2:05 left. – 6:22 PM Kyle Kuzma @kylekuzma
Wiggins big time plays back to back – 6:22 PM Ohm Youngmisuk @NotoriousOHM
HUGE play for the Nuggets. Draymond fouls out. – 6:22 PM Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
Incredible pass by Jokic, incredible stop by the Warriors on Gordon. – 6:22 PM Denver Nuggets @nuggets
🌪 pic.twitter.com/zn6fGzqhXV – 6:21 PM Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
Beautiful ATO to get Jokic switched onto Curry. – 6:21 PM Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
Led by Jokic, Denver’s shooting has been incredible tonight. Jokic is 6/9 on floaters and 3/5 on 3s. – 6:20 PM Katy Winge @katywinge
That spin from Joker was so nasty my goodness – 6:19 PM Ohm Youngmisuk @NotoriousOHM
Nuggets up five with 3:16 left. This was about where the Warriors put a 9-2 closing run on them last game. Nuggets hanging on for dear life. – 6:19 PM Kerith Burke @KerithBurke
Dray has 5
Klay has 5
Andre has 5
3:16 mins left in a 5 point game – 6:19 PM Jeff Eisenband @JeffEisenband
Nikola Jokic trying to extend the Nuggets’ season pic.twitter.com/f0kJzyVOHS – 6:19 PM Michael Singer @msinger
DeMarcus Cousins and Bones Hyland just did a round-about hokey-pokey going into that Warriors TO, re-enacting the spin move Joker just put on Draymond. – 6:19 PM Jason Dumas @JDumasReports
Wow last time Klay had a 30 point playoff game was the day he tore his acl. – 6:18 PM Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
The Warriors are All-Madden level difficulty. – 6:18 PM Denver Nuggets @nuggets
JOKER. PUT HIM IN THE SPIN CYCLE🌪 – 6:18 PM Kyle Kuzma @kylekuzma
Omg joker that was NASTY – 6:18 PM Henry Abbott @TrueHoop
The Warriors offense is a total Cuisinart. – 6:18 PM Golden State Warriors PR @WarriorsPR
Klay Thompson has his 14th career 30-point playoff game with 32 points on 12-of-19 from the field (7-of-10 from three). – 6:17 PM Ryan Blackburn @NBABlackburn
Since I’m sure no one expects me to point it out, Will Barton is a team worst -14. – 6:17 PM Carl Steward @stewardsfolly
Win or lose, Warriors have been relentless when they could have chucked it in and waited until Game 5. Road closeouts are the rarest of hides. – 6:17 PM Adam Lauridsen @GSWFastBreak
5 fouls on Klay and Dray. Zero margin for error. Warriors will need to play smart to win this one. – 6:16 PM Duvalier Johnson @DuvalierJohnson
Everyone knew that it would not be easy. Nuggets hit the Warriors with about 7 power punches to close out this game.
Golden State has survived all of them and are still fighting.
Denver leads 115-112 with 3:31 remaining in the game.
Buckle up for a tight finish. – 6:16 PM Ryan McDonough @McDNBA
The Warriors are the most explosive team in the Playoffs
Their runs seem inevitable and get ignited faster than any other team – 6:16 PM Golden State Warriors @warriors
We see you, #DubNation
📍 Thrive City at @ChaseCenter pic.twitter.com/gLJuWmbOr0 – 6:16 PM Ohm Youngmisuk @NotoriousOHM
Monte Morris is the 3rd player in the last 25 seasons to make 5 3pt FG in a quarter of a playoff game without missing a single field goal attempt (Nikola Jokic – 2020, Mike Scott – 2014) — @ESPNStatsInfo – 6:16 PM StatMuse @statmuse
Here’s a stat: It’s awesome to watch Klay back in the playoffs. pic.twitter.com/rXqL8rvtiO – 6:16 PM Vincent Goodwill @VinceGoodwill
Looks like the Nuggets have given it all they have…and there’s four minutes left – 6:15 PM Gordon Gross @GMoneyNuggs
Jokic just keeps running clock on every made GSW bucket. – 6:15 PM Golden State Warriors @warriors
foot on the gas pic.twitter.com/FTbmBoIjdS – 6:15 PM Monte Poole @MontePooleNBCS
Klay – 6:15 PM Adam Lauridsen @GSWFastBreak
Klay, always. – 6:15 PM Harrison Wind @HarrisonWind
Nuggets look absolutely gassed. – 6:14 PM Marcus Thompson @ThompsonScribe
Draymond and Klay have 5 fouls now. More than 5 minutes left – 6:12 PM Denver Nuggets @nuggets
Big. Game. Tae.🔒 – 6:12 PM Jason Dumas @JDumasReports
Did not think the Nuggets would be able to hit contested BS all game but here we are – 6:12 PM Evan Dunlap @BQRMagic
am I wrong or do Andrew Wiggins’ shoes look like vintage Mickaël Piétruses? pic.twitter.com/YaOQL9h5ix – 6:12 PM Michael Singer @msinger
Given how much crap Draymond’s talked to AG this series, that jumper has to feel good. – 6:12 PM Ryan Blackburn @NBABlackburn
Denver’s got 18 turnovers. They’re winning this game because they’re shooting the hell out of it. – 6:11 PM Denver Nuggets @nuggets
SHIFTY pic.twitter.com/Fx2f9sUpiJ – 6:11 PM Katy Winge @katywinge
Some really great high/low executions for Denver in this game. From both units. – 6:09 PM Gordon Gross @GMoneyNuggs
Why. Is. Jokic. On. The. Bench.
It’s not really a question, Malone just wants me to have a stroke. Wanted GSW to get it closer first. – 6:09 PM Monte Poole @MontePooleNBCS
Warriors giving Curry-JP-Klay-Dray-Wiggs lineup 8 minutes to wipe out a 10-point deficit – 6:09 PM Adam Mares @Adam_Mares
Malone sticking with Jokic on the bench after that last timeout was a stone cold lock. As was the Warriors making a run that negates the previous 5 minutes of good bench play. – 6:07 PM Michael Singer @msinger
Nikola Jokic coming back in. #Nuggets have 7:15 to hold onto the lead and extend their season. – 6:07 PM Marcus Thompson @ThompsonScribe
Warriors now in the bonus with 7:15 left – 6:07 PM Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Bones Hyland was a fantastic pick in the 20s, period – 6:06 PM Harrison Wind @HarrisonWind
No Nikola Jokic still with 8:04 left. Nuggets lead by 10. – 6:05 PM Marcus Thompson @ThompsonScribe
Warriors can’t get stops. Nuggets with 37 points in 2Q, 35 in the 3Q and have 10 in the first four minutes of 4Q – 6:05 PM Vivek Jacob @vivekmjacob
it was a big risk, but keeping the lead at 10 with this five for four minutes to open the fourth q is huge. cousins and hyland big time. – 6:05 PM Michael Singer @msinger
That’s 15 points, 7 assists and 4 rebounds for Bones Hyland, a rookie, facing his first elimination game. – 6:04 PM Marcus Thompson @ThompsonScribe
Porter -19
Poole -11
Iguodala -10
Curry -9 – 6:04 PM Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
Nuggets do a great job of surviving with Jokic on the bench. 7 points in 3 possessions and a couple missed open 3s from Golden State and they’re plus 1 with Curry/Klay/Poole/Wiggins all out there. – 6:03 PM Harrison Wind @HarrisonWind
15 points, 7 assists, 4 rebounds in 19 minutes for Bones Hyland. What a performance. – 6:03 PM David Aldridge @davidaldridgedc
Sitting here going “Bones, pass it.”
He was right. – 6:03 PM Adam Lauridsen @GSWFastBreak
(Whispers) Iguodala has had a really rough game. – 6:03 PM Jason Dumas @JDumasReports
Tough to cover bones on an island like that. – 6:02 PM Golden State Warriors @warriors
Count ’em up! pic.twitter.com/EPfVJld2j7 – 6:02 PM Denver Nuggets @nuggets
Bones Hyland: First Team All Shifty – 6:02 PM Michael Singer @msinger
Bones’ burst is wild. – 6:02 PM Katy Winge @katywinge
Omg Bones – 6:02 PM Katy Winge @katywinge
Steady diet of DeMarcus Cousins to start this 4th quarter. Super aggressive – 6:02 PM Kyle Kuzma @kylekuzma
Good to see boogie hoopin!! My dawg!💯 – 6:02 PM Michael Singer @msinger
A seismic Boogie bucket. Momentum was turning toward the Warriors there. Still, they need to clean these turnovers up. – 5:59 PM Golden State Warriors @warriors
hot potato
📺 #NBAonABC pic.twitter.com/6iyFsM8jVZ – 5:58 PM TJ McBride @TJMcBrideNBA
Bones has been much better tonight which has helped make the non-Jokic minutes more functional. That is an underrated but very important part of Denver’s 9-point lead. – 5:57 PM Gordon Gross @GMoneyNuggs
If Jokic sits more than 3 minutes we riot. – 5:56 PM Denver Nuggets @nuggets
🚨JMyke Jam alert🚨 – 5:55 PM Golden State Warriors @warriors
12 minutes to get it done pic.twitter.com/DPV1Ntj1GN – 5:55 PM Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Warriors have been outscored by 20 points in 7:55 that Draymond Green has been on the bench.
Fascinated to see how this game ends up… – 5:55 PM Monte Poole @MontePooleNBCS
Warriors trail by 9 (98-89) entering 4th.
-Best players today (Dray/Klay) also have 4 fouls
-DEN: 53/48pct FG, 27 pts off GSW turnovers – 5:54 PM Marcus Thompson @ThompsonScribe
Curry is starting the fourth quarter. He’s at 25 minutes – 5:54 PM Connor Letourneau @Con_Chron
END OF Q3: Warriors trail the Nuggets, 98-89. Golden State really needs to tighten things up defensively, particularly on Jokic, if it hopes to pull this one out. – 5:53 PM Marcus Thompson @ThompsonScribe
Curry and Poole, the two best free throw shooters in the league this season, have missed a combined 12 free throws in this series — eight by Curry – 5:52 PM Denver Nuggets @nuggets
Here we go…🍿 pic.twitter.com/NBpTy4u0yh – 5:52 PM Adam Mares @Adam_Mares
Big minutes for the all-bench Nuggets lineup. Can’t cough up the lead. Can’t put the Warriors in the bonus too early. – 5:52 PM Gordon Gross @GMoneyNuggs
Two things I don’t like heading into the fourth: Denver getting outrebounded and Jokic having so many turnovers. If Denver can avoid turning the ball over and grab these boards they can pull this off. – 5:52 PM Harrison Wind @HarrisonWind
DeMarcus Cousins was at the scorer’s table for a moment late in the 3rd but went back to the bench. Nikola Jokic plays the entire quarter. No all-bench lineup in the second half (so far) for Denver. – 5:51 PM Ryan Blackburn @NBABlackburn
Four fouls on Draymond – 5:50 PM Golden State Warriors @warriors
swipes leading to scores
📺 #NBAonABC pic.twitter.com/BAVJJUBhDF – 5:50 PM Katy Winge @katywinge
Curry just looked at the Nuggets bench from the free throw line and held up 4 fingers and said “that’s four” – he’s 6-10 from the line so far tonight. – 5:49 PM Jorge Sierra @hoopshype
How many players better than Nikola Jokic so far in the playoffs? – 5:48 PM Ohm Youngmisuk @NotoriousOHM
Draymond has 11-10-5 as third winds down. – 5:48 PM Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater
Four missed free throws for Steph Curry today, eight missed free throws the last three games for him. – 5:48 PM Golden State Warriors @warriors
Mr. 94 feet
📺 #NBAonABC pic.twitter.com/wRcdsxKCw8 – 5:47 PM Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
12th steal for the Warriors. – 5:47 PM Gordon Gross @GMoneyNuggs
Bones has 13 points a& 6 assists in 12 minutes. The only issue with the Jokic offense is it functions best with a counterweight – someone who does stuff differently. Attacks the little guys downhill, makes open shots off big-man screens. Usually it’s Murray. Right now it’s Bones. – 5:45 PM Marcus Thompson @ThompsonScribe
Draymond just blasted Klay in the side of the head with a pass. That’s gonna be on Shaqtin – 5:42 PM Ohm Youngmisuk @NotoriousOHM
Nuggets outshooting Warriors from 3 with their season on the line. Denver has drilled 14-of-27 3’s so far. Warriors are just 8-for-23 from behind the arc. Denver also has made 20 free throws. Golden State has taken a total of 19 free throws. – 5:42 PM Marcus Thompson @ThompsonScribe
Nuggets offense is just on fire:
29-for-53 from the field
14-for-26 from 3
20-for-26 from FT line
21 assists on 29 baskets – 5:41 PM Denver Nuggets @nuggets
That dime was FILTHY @BizzyBones11 😮‍💨 – 5:41 PM Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
Bones Hyland had something to say to Steph after he forced a travel at midcourt – 5:40 PM TJ McBride @TJMcBrideNBA
Bones Hyland having 3 triples and Monte Morris having 5 3-pointers of his own have all been huge. Jokic is getting the offensive lift from teammates he has lacked most of the series. It’s not just him vs Golden State. – 5:40 PM TJ McBride @TJMcBrideNBA
What a fantastic third quarter from Monte Morris so far. He’s been incredible. – 5:39 PM Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
This has been such bad Warriors defense on Monte Morris. Payton helps off him strongside corner, then never even tries to get back on the guy who’s about to make his 5th 3 of the quarter. – 5:38 PM Ryan Blackburn @NBABlackburn
Okay, this is an incredible quarter from Monte Morris. – 5:37 PM Katy Winge @katywinge
5 threes in the third quarter for Monte Morris – 5:37 PM Denver Nuggets @nuggets
Mont3 with his FIFTH triple🤯 – 5:36 PM Michael Singer @msinger
Flint takes down Saginaw.
Remember, Monte and Draymond are boys.
But an example of the #Nuggets inviting physicality. – 5:35 PM Gordon Gross @GMoneyNuggs
No one can explain why Denver is challenging that Jeff Green foul call for their one replay use, right? Okay, as long as we’re clear. – 5:33 PM Duvalier Johnson @DuvalierJohnson
Monte Morris has hit four 3-pointers in the game and has 17 points.
Him knocking down 3-pointers has opened up the offense and has Jokic with the space to operate freely. If GSW sends the double, one extra weapon that the Nuggets have. – 5:32 PM Gordon Gross @GMoneyNuggs
Monte Morris is saving Denver’s offense in the 3rd quarter. On fire after halftime. – 5:32 PM Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
Warriors have given up three straight threes from defensive miscommunications. That one, Klay and Poole were looking to kickout switch behind the play and failed, leading to Morris being wide open again. – 5:31 PM Marcus Thompson @ThompsonScribe
It was Bones Hyland hot in the first half. Now it’s Monte Morris. He’s 4-for-4 from 3 this quarter – 5:30 PM Michael Singer @msinger
Monte Morris buries his fourth 3-pointer of the quarter. Third’s just turned into a 3-point contest between him and Klay. – 5:30 PM Denver Nuggets @nuggets
SHEEESH, Jok😮‍💨 pic.twitter.com/GmOyZiDIPu – 5:29 PM Golden State Warriors @warriors
Klay’s in one of those zones right now 🎯
📺 #NBAonABC pic.twitter.com/Hqp0A1Lpna – 5:29 PM Ryan Blackburn @NBABlackburn
Klay is 5/5 from 3, bring in your best perimeter defender. Why is this a thing. Steph and Poole are ALSO in the game! – 5:28 PM Marcus Thompson @ThompsonScribe
Nuggets now 11-for-24 from 3 – 5:28 PM Harrison Wind @HarrisonWind
Steph Curry checks in for his first stint of the second half. Still no Austin Rivers. – 5:27 PM Connor Letourneau @Con_Chron
Those four fouls don’t seem to be holding back Klay Thompson, who had 10 points in less than five minutes to start the third quarter. Up to 20 points on 8-for-11 shooting (4-for-4 from 3). – 5:26 PM Golden State Warriors @warriors
J P 3⃣ pic.twitter.com/H7tiHJITTz – 5:26 PM Adam Lauridsen @GSWFastBreak
Not profound or original, but just want to say I’m so happy we get to watch Klay play basketball again. – 5:25 PM Golden State Warriors @warriors
building momentum pic.twitter.com/9zWAkJsO7f – 5:25 PM Ryan Blackburn @NBABlackburn
Jeff Green needs out of this game. This is atrocious. – 5:24 PM Kerith Burke @KerithBurke
Klay’s 8-11, 4-4 at the moment – 5:24 PM Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
Bad timeout for Malone here with Curry at the table. – 5:24 PM Jeff Wade @SkinWade
Jeff Green still getting buckets in his 4th decade in the league. What a story – 5:22 PM Golden State Warriors @warriors
Klay’s got three buckets in the quarter
and he hasn’t hit the rim once pic.twitter.com/2Hw1ld8dWC – 5:22 PM Michael Singer @msinger
Jeff Green logs his first stat of the night with that second-chance rebound and putback. – 5:21 PM Golden State Warriors @warriors
KT buckets. pic.twitter.com/Y3w2QPSrbU – 5:21 PM Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
That Draymond tie-up is a play that nobody else in basketball makes. Knew the precise play Nuggets were running and jumped from all the way crosscourt. – 5:20 PM Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
Awful rim protection from Jokic, guarding Looney, on the Klay layup. – 5:19 PM Monte Poole @MontePooleNBCS
Denver scores 20 points off Warriors turnovers in the first half. If the same happens in second half, there will be a Game 5 – 5:18 PM Harrison Wind @HarrisonWind
Same starters to open the second half for Denver. Thought we could see Austin Rivers in place of Jeff Green. – 5:17 PM Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater
Klay Thompson will open the second half on the floor despite his four fouls. Steph Curry still coming off the bench. Same starters for Warriors. – 5:16 PM Golden State Warriors @warriors
putting in the work pic.twitter.com/Rjj94T4iRx – 5:15 PM Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Bones with 11 second quarter points, Denver up 11 at halftime. Those 30 footers are the difference in this game – 5:13 PM Denver Nuggets @nuggets
Looking to keep it rollin’ in half pic.twitter.com/Za4YQMsGmS – 5:12 PM Katy Winge @katywinge
Austin Rivers had 5 steals in the second quarter ALONE – 5:10 PM Adam Mares @Adam_Mares
No idea why Denver didn’t try Rivers over Jeff Green against the Warriors Big 3 backcourt in game 3. Or game 2. Or game 1. – 5:07 PM Duvalier Johnson @DuvalierJohnson
Ideal half for the Nuggets as they lead 63-52.
The bench was a net-positive, which was HUGE
Bones Hyland provides the spark as he finished with 12 points including three straight 3-pointers.
Jokic has dominated with 22 pts, 7 rebs
If you’re Malone, what’s your message? – 5:06 PM Marcus Thompson @ThompsonScribe
Poole had a rough half. A couple of nice drives, but he’s just 2-for-6 with 3 turnovers and a bit out of control at times. He’s been so lights out for so long, you forget this is his first closeout game. He’s got to turn it up – 5:06 PM CJ Holmes @CjHolmes22
Nuggets lead the Warriors 63-52 at halftime. Denver went 18-23 from the free throw line. Golden State went 8-14 from the line and turned it over 13 times, which the Nuggets turned into 20 points.
Wiggins: 14 pts
Thompson 10 pts (4 fouls)
Curry: 10 pts (3-10)
Kuminga: 9 pts – 5:05 PM Ryan Blackburn @NBABlackburn
Halftime rotations for the Nuggets as they lead 63-52 over the Warriors:
-GSW is shooting 4/15 from 3. This is a regression game, but they’re capable of shooting 60% from 3 in the 2H
-Joker 22 points on 8/11, including b2b threes.
-Rivers w/5 steals!
-Bones w/ 13 pic.twitter.com/8B1By2v6er – 5:05 PM Harrison Wind @HarrisonWind
Austin Rivers played 17 minutes that half. Closed the second quarter and already has five steals. He should be starting the 2nd half in place of Jeff Green. No points, rebounds, assists, steals or shot attempts for Green seven minutes so far. – 5:05 PM Connor Letourneau @Con_Chron
HALFTIME: Warriors trail the Nuggets, 63-52. Poole and Curry have struggled from the field, but Kuminga — in his first meaningful playoff minutes — has provided a nice spark. Nine points in 11 minutes. – 5:04 PM Denver Nuggets @nuggets
You having fun? We’re having fun. pic.twitter.com/NreXFxihFZ – 5:03 PM Gordon Gross @GMoneyNuggs
Jokic getting 4 points and 1 board in the 2nd quarter is either really good gameplanning by GSW or an oversight by Denver. Still, they worked out out – up by 11. Other guys making shots and getting free throws matters. – 5:03 PM Duvalier Johnson @DuvalierJohnson
The ball went out on Curry but refs didn’t call it.
GSW calls up a play for the final play and Klay picks up his 4th foul of the game before the half.
Plan backfires. Ideal start for Denver. – 5:03 PM Golden State Warriors @warriors
back at it after the break pic.twitter.com/9IgaSqEOrB – 5:03 PM Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater
A late half coaching decision burns Steve Kerr. They keep Klay Thompson on the bench for a huge chunk of the second quarter with three fouls, but substitute him in for a final offensive inbound with 0.6 on the clock. He commits an offensive foul trying to get open. Fourth. – 5:02 PM Marcus Thompson @ThompsonScribe
Klay checks in for the final possession and picks up an offensive foul. His fourth. Worst of all worlds right there – 5:02 PM Adam Mares @Adam_Mares
A near perfect final 0.6 seconds of the half for Denver. – 5:02 PM Kendra Andrews @kendra__andrews
Wow. Klay Thompson checks back in with less than two seconds left in the first half and picks up his fourth foul. Warriors trail 63-52 at the half. – 5:02 PM Michael Singer @msinger
Austin Rivers has 5 steals in 17 minutes with 0 points. He’s a +14 off the bench. Defense has been suffocating. – 5:02 PM CJ Holmes @CjHolmes22
Klay Thompson picks up his fourth foul with 0.6 left in the second quarter. Brutal. – 5:02 PM Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
Poole can’t officially be a Warrior until he has a half of inexplicable turnovers in the playoffs. – 5:01 PM Ryan Blackburn @NBABlackburn
Denver’s offense turned stupid, asinine, and insane to end this half. What is going on? – 5:01 PM Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
That’s just an incredible post entry from Curry. – 5:00 PM Marcus Thompson @ThompsonScribe
Incredible pass by Curry, throwing Kuminga open for a basket. And the Warriors got the 2-for-1 – 5:00 PM Denver Nuggets @nuggets
The steal, the triple, and the crowd goes crazy pic.twitter.com/XJ95ossaxB – 4:59 PM Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
Draymond +5. Warriors trail by 14. – 4:58 PM CJ Holmes @CjHolmes22
Curry just went to the line and missed bofum. – 4:58 PM Duvalier Johnson @DuvalierJohnson
Austin Rivers has put his stamp on this game.
He’s hounding Curry defensively which is a tough ask for anyone. He’s getting put into ISO situations and holding his own and has FOUR steals before the half. – 4:55 PM Golden State Warriors @warriors
Stephen Curry has climbed to 25th on the NBA Playoffs all-time scoring list 👏 pic.twitter.com/4ZG2pm0YbM – 4:55 PM Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
Austin Rivers has been a monster on defense. 4 steals. He and the Nuggets’ guards have been beating up the Warriors’. – 4:55 PM Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Austin Rivers really out here making things happen as a small forward on this team – 4:55 PM Katy Winge @katywinge
Austin Rivers with tremendous defense so far in this game. 4 steals before halftime. – 4:54 PM Gordon Gross @GMoneyNuggs
Austin Rivers can come back next year too. – 4:54 PM Marcus Thompson @ThompsonScribe
Nuggets are jumping on all the Warriors’ dribble handoffs – 4:53 PM Gordon Gross @GMoneyNuggs
I don’t really understand these times when Denver acts like they are all perfect strangers meeting at the YMCA for the first time at a pick-up game. – 4:52 PM Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
Just so good from Jokic against the 1-2-2 zone. Pretends to postup against the guard, but the purpose is just to push Curry up the lane to open the angle to roll to the FT line. – 4:52 PM CJ Holmes @CjHolmes22
Golden State trims Denver’s lead to 8 with 4:31 left before halftime. Kuminga starting to get involved with a pair of nice dunks in transition. Wiggins and Thompson are the only Warriors players in double figures at the moment. – 4:50 PM Ryan Blackburn @NBABlackburn
Austin Rivers threw that entry pass to the north pole – 4:50 PM Marcus Thompson @ThompsonScribe
Warriors have made it a point to speed up play. This is where Kuminga running the floor can really pay off – 4:50 PM Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
Kerr with the approach he often uses with foul trouble. Stuck with Klay for a few mins after his 3rd, then subbed out. – 4:49 PM Harrison Wind @HarrisonWind
No one runs a 3-on-2 fastbreak into a bricked wing 3 better than the Nuggets. – 4:49 PM Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater
Warriors have Jonathan Kuminga guarding Nikola Jokic and haven’t been burned. Double from Wiggins forced a turnover, Jokic hit a hook shot and then a few straight stops. Two Kuminga dunks during this stretch. Denver lead down to eight. – 4:49 PM Connor Letourneau @Con_Chron
And just like that, a 17-point Nuggets lead is down to eight. Warriors doing a much better job at getting out in transition and feasting on easy looks. – 4:49 PM Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
What is Denver doing mannnnnnn – 4:48 PM Golden State Warriors @warriors
Elevating pic.twitter.com/YdSCF5uCfW – 4:45 PM Jason Anderson @JandersonSacBee
DeMarcus Cousins went into this Nuggets-Warriors game for five minutes, collecting four points, three rebounds, two assists, three personal fouls and one technical foul. – 4:44 PM Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
Beautiful recognition by Steph/Klay. Nuggets’ guards are helping 1 pass away to protect Jokic in PnR, so Klay back cuts. Similar strategy to what Nuggets used vs Utah to shore up (along with return of Harris) in 2020. – 4:43 PM Michael Singer @msinger
The #Nuggets have a 46-34 lead with 6:24 left in the first half … and Jeff Green, Monte Morris and Will Barton have combined for 0 points. – 4:43 PM Mark Haynes @markhaynesnba
Kuminga is so explosive. – 4:43 PM Monte Poole @MontePooleNBCS
Good time out for Malone/Nuggets – 4:43 PM Gordon Gross @GMoneyNuggs
Bones pushes the pace so much after made GSW buckets. Does not allow them to set the defense, which leaves holes for things like that AG finish. – 4:41 PM Tony Jones @Tjonesonthenba
Boogie, you got precisely 0 basketball – 4:41 PM Ohm Youngmisuk @NotoriousOHM
No one makes better faces of disgust and utter confusion after being called for a foul than Boogie. Nobody. – 4:40 PM Christos Tsaltas @Tsaltas46
Bones Hyland’s vibe is what the team needs to stay alive in the series against the Warriors. His presence is big difference maker for the Nuggets. #MileHighBasketball – 4:40 PM Duvalier Johnson @DuvalierJohnson
Boogie Cousins picks up the technical foul after him and Draymond Green get into it.
Refs refuse to call a double tech as it means Green would be out. – 4:40 PM Ohm Youngmisuk @NotoriousOHM
Classic. Boogie just backed down Draymond and tried the bully ball and both got tangled up. Cousins lifted his arms up in the air quickly but Cousins was called for a tech to his bewilderment. Draymond and DeMarcus, by the way, are tight friends. – 4:39 PM Monte Poole @MontePooleNBCS
Draymond and Boogie are not throwing hands. Too many games as partners in dominoes. Too many neighborly visits in The Bay. – 4:39 PM Michael Singer @msinger
DeMarcus Cousins gets the T. Cousins and Malone are irate. He raised his arms to try and avoid anything more with Draymond … who already has one T of his own. – 4:38 PM Gordon Gross @GMoneyNuggs
It’s amazing what even one other player contributing does for the Nuggets. AG had a good game in the last outing and Denver was right there at the end. Bones is on fire now (w Denver playing actual defense) and the Nuggets are flying high. Gotta keep it up. – 4:38 PM Denver Nuggets @nuggets
I mean… c’mon man😭
Bizzy is a national treasure. pic.twitter.com/tbmPWaGXGH – 4:38 PM Adam Mares @Adam_Mares
All season I have been harping on the Nuggets bench’s propensity for getting opponents into the bonus way too early. Warriors will get 9 minutes in the bonus this quarter. – 4:37 PM Katy Winge @katywinge
Asked Bones Hyland this week what Jamal Murray has told him and taught him throughout these playoffs and he said Murray has been telling him to just be himself.
3 three’s in a row? Seems on brand. – 4:36 PM Denver Nuggets @nuggets
Break ’em down Bizzzzzy🥶 pic.twitter.com/j7xbUmCGKZ – 4:36 PM Duvalier Johnson @DuvalierJohnson
The Nuggets are up by 17 points after a Bones Hyland fury and that was in the NON Jokic minutes.
Great start for Denver. Now they must overcome the GSW push that is surely coming. – 4:36 PM Ryan Blackburn @NBABlackburn
There have been exactly two sources of joy for Nuggets fans this season. – 4:35 PM Ohm Youngmisuk @NotoriousOHM
Denver is up 40-23 with 9:03 left and Joker resting. Nuggets winning crucial minutes with the MVP on bench. – 4:35 PM Ryan McDonough @McDNBA
Steve Kerr in the Warriors huddle pic.twitter.com/Tzfb7o6Brr – 4:34 PM CJ Holmes @CjHolmes22
So the Nuggets are on fire and now lead Golden State by 17 with 9:03 left in the half. – 4:34 PM Jordan McRae @JordyMac52
Bones got that. Oh my god. He tough – 4:34 PM Monte Poole @MontePooleNBCS
In 3 non-Joker minutes of Q2, Warriors are -12
G Bones Hyland (who they liked in pre-draft workouts) is eating – 4:33 PM Adam Mares @Adam_Mares
Can Bones Hyland be Denver’s Jordan Poole? Entering the fold in a gap year and becoming a major x-factor next season? – 4:33 PM TJ McBride @TJMcBrideNBA
Bones, man. What a player. – 4:33 PM Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater
Warriors bench is a collective 2-of-14 shooting in this first half. The Kuminga test hasn’t been an answer. Floating around on offense and targeted a few times during this big Nuggets run. Denver up 17. – 4:33 PM Ohm Youngmisuk @NotoriousOHM
Nuggets been waiting for Bones to give them that massive jolt. He just buried 3’s from 30 and 33-feet out. – 4:33 PM Gordon Gross @GMoneyNuggs
Bones Hyland is feeling it. – 4:33 PM Jon Hamm @JonMHamm
Bones is unconscious! pic.twitter.com/uVbW1nB6Lk – 4:33 PM Kellan Olson @KellanOlson
The first of many Playoff Bones games – 4:33 PM Connor Letourneau @Con_Chron
It’s Bones Hyland’s World, and we’re all just living in it right now. Nuggets’ lead on Warriors up to 40-23 with 9:03 left in Q2. – 4:33 PM Marc J. Spears @MarcJSpears
Rocky Mountain Hyland – 4:33 PM Denver Nuggets @nuggets
BIZZY. THREE THREES IN A ROW.
MILE HIGH CITY BABYYYYYYYYY🗣 – 4:32 PM Kerith Burke @KerithBurke
Amazing sequence for Bones Hyland. Wow. – 4:32 PM Wayne Cole @waynec0le
BONES HYLAND. THAT IS THE TWEET. – 4:32 PM J. Kyle Mann @jkylemann
bones is hilarious to watch when he gets going – 4:32 PM Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
Kuminga came off the screen, had Cousins switched onto Poole who was frantically gesticulating to get the ball back, took the 3 instead. – 4:32 PM Mark Haynes @markhaynesnba
Bones! – 4:32 PM Ky Carlin @Ky_Carlin
Bones Hyland is out here hoopin hoopin – 4:32 PM Vivek Jacob @vivekmjacob
BONES – 4:32 PM Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
BONES – 4:32 PM Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
Warriors shooting 27% from 2. 23% TOs. Nuggets defense has been fantastic so far. – 4:32 PM Michael Singer @msinger
Bones is just one of those players who makes a crowd jump. Dude has this place poppin… – 4:31 PM Marcus Thompson @ThompsonScribe
Bones is on fire – 4:31 PM Denver Nuggets @nuggets
OH MY. BIZZY. YOU, SIR, ARE DIFFERENT. – 4:31 PM Marcus Thompson @ThompsonScribe
Nuggets’ lead up to 13 with an 8-0 run to start the second – 4:30 PM Ryan Blackburn @NBABlackburn
Gonna go out on a limb and say Boogie helped himself get that call by not complaining to that same ref about the previous one. – 4:30 PM Kerith Burke @KerithBurke
Whoops – not Kuminga’s first playoff mins! – 4:30 PM Denver Nuggets @nuggets
What’s up, QB1? pic.twitter.com/krJ8HNVKnX – 4:30 PM Marcus Thompson @ThompsonScribe
Surprisingly, two trips down the Warriors did not put Cousins in the PNR – 4:30 PM CJ Holmes @CjHolmes22
Here comes Jonathan Kuminga with 11:11 left in the second quarter. Warriors could use some life. – 4:29 PM Mark Haynes @markhaynesnba
Jonathan Kuminga is getting his first meaningful minutes of the series. – 4:28 PM Connor Letourneau @Con_Chron
Kuminga checks in early in the second quarter. Warriors in need of a spark, so Kerr goes with the 19-year-old. First meaningful minutes of the playoffs for him. – 4:28 PM Kendra Andrews @kendra__andrews
Jonathan Kuminga checks in for the first time this series. Steve Kerr has said Kuminga would be the first guy he’d go to if he felt the Warriors needed a spark. – 4:28 PM Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
Nuggets guards have been excellent on D so far, getting thru screens and also switching seamlessly to avoid backdoors. – 4:28 PM Adi Joseph @AdiJoseph
If the Nuggets lose this game, I don’t want to see Jokic play again this season. – 4:28 PM Gordon Gross @GMoneyNuggs
Jokic: 6-of-9, 18 points
Rest of Nuggets: 2-of-8, 8 points
Jokic’s efficiency is an eldritch terror to opposing teams, but the rest of Denver’s squad doesn’t raise a squeak. Gotta fix that the remaining 3 quarters. – 4:28 PM Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater
Here comes Jonathan Kuminga for his rotation debut in the playoffs. – 4:28 PM Marcus Thompson @ThompsonScribe
Kuminga sighting – 4:27 PM CJ Holmes @CjHolmes22
Warriors are getting quick whistles on defense… – 4:26 PM Monte Poole @MontePooleNBCS
Rough first quarter for Warriors, trail 26-21
-8/26 FG (31pct)
-Best player (so far): Klay 8p, 2 fouls in first 4 mins
-Curry 2/8 FG
-Jokic bullying for 18 pts/6 rebs
-All things considered, -5 not so bad – 4:26 PM Denver Nuggets @nuggets
Up after one💪 pic.twitter.com/PfePMnt642 – 4:26 PM Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater
Feels like this could be a time to try Kuminga. Offense could use a jolt and Jokic will be off the floor the next several minutes to open second quarter. – 4:25 PM Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Nuggets have led Warriors after 3 of 4 first quarters in this series – 4:24 PM Michael Singer @msinger
First quarter answered the question of whether the #Nuggets were going to roll over or not. Swarming defense forced five turnovers, limited Warriors to just 30.8% from the field. Joker’s statement: 18 points, 6 rebounds in 11 minutes. – 4:24 PM Connor Letourneau @Con_Chron
END OF Q1: Warriors trail the Nuggets, 26-21. Golden State is shooting just 30.8% from the field, including 4-for-12 from 3. Team is out of rhythm, sure, but it’s also just missing some open shots. – 4:24 PM Denver Nuggets @nuggets
Nothing fazes this man. 18 points and 6 boards in just the first quarter. pic.twitter.com/l3Qaymceuq – 4:24 PM CJ Holmes @CjHolmes22
Nuggets lead the Warriors 26-21 entering the second quarter. Golden State is shooting just 30 percent from the field (8-26). 8 team fouls to Denver’s 4. – 4:23 PM Marcus Thompson @ThompsonScribe
Warriors going to finish the quarter with 21 points on 8-for-26 shooting (30.8 percent), including 4 of 12 from 3. – 4:23 PM Golden State Warriors @warriors
#SPLASH💦
📺 #NBAonABC pic.twitter.com/bw4wngi5YV – 4:23 PM Ohm Youngmisuk @NotoriousOHM
Jokic gets his first break near the end of the first quarter. He has 18 points and 6 rebounds in his first 11 minutes. – 4:22 PM Harrison Wind @HarrisonWind
We’re four games into the playoffs and coming off an 82-game regular season, and the Nuggets are still messing up their plays. Two-straight possessions just now where Michael Malone was telling his bench where to set up. – 4:21 PM Denver Nuggets @nuggets
The MVP is FEEELIN’ IT pic.twitter.com/eXo4Z4uRP7 – 4:21 PM Duvalier Johnson @DuvalierJohnson
This is not a superstar hate thread but:
Nikola Jokic has already surpassed Kevin Durant’s point total in Game 3.
There’s still two minutes remaining in the 1st quarter. – 4:20 PM Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
Might be time for some way high screens for Curry. Nuggets’ topsiding taking way the off-ball stuff too easily. – 4:20 PM Gordon Gross @GMoneyNuggs
Draymond Green: casually attempts to blind Jokic
Nikola Jokic: you cannot kill me in a way that matters – 4:20 PM Adam Lauridsen @GSWFastBreak
The two Klay fouls have completely wrecked the Warriors’ rotations. – 4:20 PM Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
Would have been Curry’s 2nd foul on the challenge, also wipes out the 2 FTs. Warriors get the stop. Decent challenge given the way the game was slipping. – 4:19 PM TJ McBride @TJMcBrideNBA
Jokic has 18 points and assisted on a 3 which means he has scored or assisted on every made basket for the Nuggets so far.
He has half (6) of Denver’s rebounds as well. – 4:19 PM Monte Poole @MontePooleNBCS
Andre Iguodala is playing rusty. He doesn’t usually force passes, and he’s done it twice in the first quarter. – 4:18 PM Marcus Thompson @ThompsonScribe
Kerr wins the challenge and, more important in his mind, made his point to the refs. Warriors have been complaining all series about Jokic flailing at contact – 4:18 PM Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater
Call overturned. Useful challenge from the Warriors. Wipes away Steph Curry’s second first quarter foul and keeps Jokic from two free throws. Warriors get a stop on the ensuing defensive possession. – 4:18 PM Haralabos Voulgaris @haralabob
Congrats you won the challenge and Denver still has the ball. – 4:18 PM Duvalier Johnson @DuvalierJohnson
Nikola Jokic has dominated early on here. He has 18 points and an assist as well.
The score is 23-17. Attributed for every single basket. – 4:18 PM CJ Holmes @CjHolmes22
Nikola knocks down back-to-back 3-pointers. Nuggets lead 23-17 with 1:41 left in the first quarter. – 4:18 PM Michael Singer @msinger
Russell Wilson stands up and begs the crowd to get loud. It gets so loud, numerous Warriors players break their huddle and look at the commotion. – 4:17 PM Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater
Nikola Jokic up to 18 first quarter points. Will get two free throws unless they reverse this second Steph Curry foul. He has made four 3s the last five quarters after zero the first two games. – 4:17 PM Marcus Thompson @ThompsonScribe
Kerr was hot at the call on Curry and is burning his review in the first quarter. That was the Warriors’ 8th foul of the quarter and Curry’s second. And Jokic would be taking free throws 11 and 12 for the quarter – 4:17 PM Vivek Jacob @vivekmjacob
If this is the last we see of Jokic this season, he’s making sure it’s a helluva memory – 4:17 PM Connor Letourneau @Con_Chron
Back-to-back 3’s from Jokic puts Nuggets up 23-17 late in Q1 and sends fans into a frenzy. Bjelica having considerable trouble against the MVP front-runner. – 4:16 PM Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Jokic might actually go for 50 today just to add another layer to the conversation 🃏 – 4:16 PM Kendra Andrews @kendra__andrews
Nikola Jokic is absolutely in the zone. He’s scored 18 of the Nuggets’ 23 points. – 4:15 PM Ohm Youngmisuk @NotoriousOHM
Joker heating up. Buries consecutive top-of-the-key 3’s that he stepped right into. – 4:15 PM Marcus Thompson @ThompsonScribe
Jokic with back-to-back threes. He’s got 18 in the first – 4:15 PM Michael Singer @msinger
Joker heat check. He bangs back-to-back 3-pointers and is up to 18 points in the first quarter. – 4:15 PM Denver Nuggets @nuggets
JOK3R TRIPLE. – 4:14 PM Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater
The increased number of Warriors fans in Denver today include this ‘Poole Party’ section for Jordan Poole pic.twitter.com/T6IcahtlK9 – 4:13 PM Harrison Wind @HarrisonWind
Nikola Jokic with 12 of Denver’s 16 points late in the 1st. His teammates are shooting a combined 1-7. It feels fitting. – 4:13 PM Adam Lauridsen @GSWFastBreak
Warriors shooting 33% and have 0 FTs to Den’s 8 – and still have the lead. This is a blowout if shots start falling and/or whistles even out. – 4:12 PM Michael Singer @msinger
“Draymond sucks” chants breaks out at Ball Arena.
Draymond beckons to the crowd to keep it going.
That kind of energy so far tonight. – 4:11 PM Gordon Gross @GMoneyNuggs
A helpful illustration for the Denver Nuggets on where to put the ball, since there seems to be some confusion: pic.twitter.com/2nswl461Ow – 4:10 PM Katy Winge @katywinge
A “Draymond sucks” chant just broke out here at Ball Arena and Green was waving his hands asking for more.
Then Green as he headed to the bench had some words to say to Coach Malone. – 4:08 PM CJ Holmes @CjHolmes22
Curry gets his first shot to fall with 3:55 left in the first quarter. – 4:08 PM Connor Letourneau @Con_Chron
Rough start from Curry, who’s 0-for-5 from the field (0-for-3 from 3). Just air-balled a 3-pointer as the shot clock expired. Nuggets fans had a lot of fun with that one. – 4:07 PM Michael Singer @msinger
The Warriors have one basket over the last 4:30 of the game. – 4:07 PM Marcus Thompson @ThompsonScribe
Curry, Poole and GP2 in together – 4:05 PM Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
Draymond upset with Wiggins for not clearing out quickly enough to the corner on that last possession. – 4:05 PM Ohm Youngmisuk @NotoriousOHM
Jokic has 10 points in six minutes and is driving and attacking whenever possible. Denver can’t stay with Golden State on the defensive end. – 4:05 PM Katy Winge @katywinge
Broncos Head Coach Nathaniel Hackett is also once again in attendance for Nuggets and Warriors – 4:04 PM Katy Winge @katywinge
Great to see @PJ Dozier in attendance at today’s Nuggets game – sitting a few rows up from Denver’s bench – 4:02 PM Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
Beautiful work by Jokic and Gordon. Right at the moment Poole tries to pass Gordon off to Wiggins, Gordon cuts for the layup. – 3:58 PM CJ Holmes @CjHolmes22
Curry 0-3 from the field to start. – 3:57 PM TJ McBride @TJMcBrideNBA
I’ve liked the Nuggets approach on both ends to start Game 4 but they still trail but 7. This is just a very good Warriors team. – 3:57 PM Gordon Gross @GMoneyNuggs
The Nuggets cannot give up second chance opportunities. The Warriors will cash them all in. – 3:56 PM Monte Poole @MontePooleNBCS
Two fouls on Klay in less than four minutes. To the bench for Steph. – 3:56 PM Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater
Earlier than planned entry for Steph Curry because of two Klay Thompson fouls. They had to call him in from the warm up bike in the tunnel. Sprinted out like it was WWE. Delay of game warning. – 3:56 PM Golden State Warriors @warriors
stay hot, KT
📺 #NBAonABC pic.twitter.com/1XG5ehMEVy – 3:56 PM Michael Singer @msinger
Looks like all the Warriors fans were waiting to see whether Golden State would win Game 3. There’s way, way more Dubs fans in Ball Arena than there were Thursday night. – 3:56 PM Marcus Thompson @ThompsonScribe
Curry was in the tunnel, probably on the bike, when he was called to come in for Klay Thompson, who just picked up his second. Ball Arena erupted – 3:56 PM Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
Aaron Gordon just let his beef with Draymond take him out of his game, tried to take him 1 on 1 which isn’t a good matchup for Denver. Airballed the pullup J. – 3:55 PM Kendra Andrews @kendra__andrews
There are a lot more Warriors fans here at Ball Arena tonight than in Game 3. Maybe 35-40% of the fans here are cheering for Golden State. – 3:55 PM CJ Holmes @CjHolmes22
Klay Thompson might have one of those games today. He’s up to 8 points with 8:14 left in the first quarter. – 3:55 PM Golden State Warriors @warriors
Wiggs 🎯
📺 #NBAonABC pic.twitter.com/sAtMwoIur8 – 3:54 PM Ohm Youngmisuk @NotoriousOHM
Joker has clearly come out and decided to attack. He has driven into the paint on all of his touches after the first one in which he was doubled and poked in the eye. He has the first six Nuggets points. – 3:54 PM Marcus Thompson @ThompsonScribe
Definitely more Warriors fans in here for Game 4 – 3:54 PM Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
Jokic takes advantage of Looney trying to pressure up top and just puts him in the mix to get to the rim. – 3:54 PM Denver Nuggets @nuggets
6 straight points by the MVP to start the game… – 3:53 PM StatMuse @statmuse
Aaron Gordon has more technical fouls (3) than made threes (2) this series. pic.twitter.com/pIB1mJMSEo – 3:51 PM Gordon Gross @GMoneyNuggs
I mean yeah, if you wanna keep Jokic from having an early impact just jam a thumb in his eye. The simplest path between two points is an eye poke. – 3:51 PM Ohm Youngmisuk @NotoriousOHM
Jokic gets the ball back and is fouled by Klay Thompson on a drive. Two touches, two fouls for the reigning MVP so far. – 3:51 PM Ryan Blackburn @NBABlackburn
How convenient that Denver’s superstar gets poked in the eye at the beginning of an elimination game. – 3:50 PM Ohm Youngmisuk @NotoriousOHM
Jokic’s right eye is red after the poke but he appears to be OK. – 3:50 PM Kendra Andrews @kendra__andrews
Ugly start here in Denver. Draymond Green hits Nikola Jokic in the face, and is under review for a flagrant 40 seconds in. Jokic was down for a while, but is walking to the bench. Meanwhile, Green and Aaron Gordon were getting into it and both picked up Ts. – 3:49 PM Connor Letourneau @Con_Chron
Draymond Green and Aaron Gordon pick up the double techs for a skirmish. Just 40 seconds in, and we already have a bit of drama. – 3:49 PM CJ Holmes @CjHolmes22
We’re less than a minute into the game and things are already getting chippy. Draymond Green and Kevon Looney were doubling Jokić in the corner and Jokić ended up on the ground. Green gets called for the foul, then gets slapped with a tech after an exchange with Aaron Gordon. – 3:49 PM Ohm Youngmisuk @NotoriousOHM
Then Aaron Gordon and Draymond Green both were T’d up for exchanging words as everyone hovered around Jokic, who was on the floor covering his face. We are 40 seconds into the game. Foul being reviewed. – 3:49 PM Marcus Thompson @ThompsonScribe
Draymond and Aaron Gordon each gets a double tech 40 seconds into the game – 3:49 PM Duvalier Johnson @DuvalierJohnson
Aaron Gordon and Draymond Green get into it 30 seconds into the game after Jokic was poked into the eye.
Maybe this provides a spark. Nothing like playoff basketball. – 3:49 PM Adam Lauridsen @GSWFastBreak
Aaron Gordon the fakest of fake tough guys. – 3:49 PM Vinny Benedetto @VBenedetto
Nikola Jokic takes a shot to the head on Denver’s first offensive possession. Draymond Green and Aaron Gordon have to be separated in the aftermath. Looks like double techs. Referees head to the monitors to review. – 3:48 PM Marcus Thompson @ThompsonScribe
Looks like Draymond accidentally poked Jokic in the eye on a trap. – 3:48 PM Denver Nuggets @nuggets
More playoff basketball starts now👇 pic.twitter.com/Q0EcOhSkMk – 3:48 PM Ohm Youngmisuk @NotoriousOHM
Nikola Jokic isdouble-teamed on his first touch and got hit in the face and went down in pain. He’s up now but appears he was poked in the eye. – 3:48 PM Michael Singer @msinger
Jokic gets poked in the eye 40 seconds into the game. He’s been down for a minute, and now AG and Draymond are starting to get into it a bit. – 3:47 PM Golden State Warriors @warriors
Game. On.
#GoldBlooded pic.twitter.com/RZcdcU0qus – 3:46 PM CJ Holmes @CjHolmes22
Warriors win the tip on a fluke. Game on. – 3:46 PM Kerith Burke @KerithBurke
The ABC crew gives Jordan Poole props as “the breakout player” of the playoffs. – 3:45 PM Gordon Gross @GMoneyNuggs
Denver losing out on the Jrue Holiday bidding to Milwaukee really did change the playoff fortunes of both teams dramatically. – 3:45 PM Ryan Blackburn @NBABlackburn
Alright, let’s see what this Nuggets team can cook up.
Same starters isn’t a surprise, but doing the same thing with the rest of the rotation would be a shock to me. – 3:42 PM Vinny Benedetto @VBenedetto
“When we were kids. We used to race our bikes down Cherry Hill every day after school. We raced every day and he always beat me, but one time, one time I beat him,” Danny O’Shea in the 1994 classic Little Giants and possibly Nuggets coach Michael Malone before Game 4 vs GSW. – 3:40 PM Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Do you trust the Warriors more because of what they’re doing right now, in a vacuum?
Or do you trust them more because of what they did before 2019?
(“Both” is not an option here, that’s a cop out. Pick one dammit) – 3:34 PM Michael Singer @msinger
Russ and Ciara, the first family of Denver, in the house for Game 4. pic.twitter.com/jhuEbYvKYm – 3:33 PM Denver Nuggets @nuggets
MVP getting right before tip-off😤 pic.twitter.com/h1awUifTtb – 3:29 PM Golden State Warriors @warriors
Moments away.
You ready, #DubNation? pic.twitter.com/rYVevdTKZw – 3:28 PM Denver Nuggets @nuggets
We have head coach David Carle of @DU_Hockey, the 2022 NCAA National Champions, in the building for tonight’s Western Union First Shot! pic.twitter.com/uWEyc7RE4n – 3:24 PM Golden State Warriors @warriors
Leading off pic.twitter.com/EQD4u5w8bJ – 3:08 PM Kerith Burke @KerithBurke
Same starters for the Warriors. Steph Curry comes off the bench for a fourth game. – 3:05 PM Golden State Warriors @warriors
almost tiiiimeee pic.twitter.com/v45HRMNqft – 3:05 PM Marc Stein @TheSteinLine
The Warriors say Stephen Curry will remain in his new Sixth Man of the Playoffs role for Game 4 against Denver as Golden State attempts to sweep the presumptive MVP Nikola Jokic.
More NBA from me: marcstein.substack.com – 3:04 PM Harrison Wind @HarrisonWind
Nuggets Game 4 starters:
Monte Morris
Will Barton
Aaron Gordon
Jeff Green
Nikola Jokic – 3:03 PM Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater
Steph Curry will come off the bench for a fourth straight game. Same starters for Warriors: Jordan Poole, Klay Thompson, Andrew Wiggins, Draymond Green, Kevon Looney. They’ll try to sweep with Curry as a reserve the entire series. – 3:02 PM Denver Nuggets @nuggets
First 🖐 pic.twitter.com/tct3wsBJjt – 3:00 PM Adam Mares @Adam_Mares
Sunday afternoon pregame lounge. Come join.
Spotlight on __________?
Game 4 adjustments
How many playoff teams could DEN beat?
youtube.com/watch?v=ADxvOU… – 3:00 PM Denver Nuggets @nuggets
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#MileHighBasketball pic.twitter.com/ci0JC0wYTu – 2:51 PM Golden State Warriors @warriors
28.7 points per game in the series heading into today for JP3 💥 pic.twitter.com/3mphyJXzX0 – 2:45 PM Golden State Warriors @warriors
good day to have a good day pic.twitter.com/XOtD0kWiol – 2:38 PM Connor Letourneau @Con_Chron
Your quick newser on Stephen Curry, who is “very close” to an unlimited workload: sfchronicle.com//sports/warrio… – 2:30 PM Denver Nuggets @nuggets
Strictly business. pic.twitter.com/lcA438gSDW – 2:21 PM Denver Nuggets @nuggets
Check out @ScottHastings and @Katy Winge LIVE for our Game 4 pregame show on Facebook:
👉 fb.watch/cBjaip0e28/ – 2:13 PM Golden State Warriors @warriors
otto treys & a loon dunk for your pregame timeline 💥 pic.twitter.com/snGC4apk2u – 2:09 PM Mark Haynes @markhaynesnba
Steve Kerr said Stephen Curry is almost done with minute restrictions. – 2:04 PM CJ Holmes @CjHolmes22
Stephen Curry played 31 minutes in Game 3. When asked if Curry will play more minutes in Game 4, Steve Kerr said “perhaps”.
“We’ll keep playing him and monitoring him as we go.” – 2:03 PM Connor Letourneau @Con_Chron
Steve Kerr on Klay Thompson: “His defense is really good. … He can guard anyone from Monte Morris to Aaron Gordon. … He’s made some big plays for us besides just hitting shots.” – 2:03 PM Kendra Andrews @kendra__andrews
Steve Kerr says that “perhaps” Steph Curry’s minute load will be increased today for Game 4. He also says Curry is very close to being “unlimited” in his minutes. – 2:02 PM Connor Letourneau @Con_Chron
Asked whether he will up Stephen Curry’s minutes today, Steve Kerr said, “Perhaps.” Added that he’s “very close” to being unlimited. – 2:01 PM Denver Nuggets @nuggets
Jok has no interest in missing a single shot. pic.twitter.com/m5NVVLedZm – 1:59 PM Katy Winge @katywinge
Coach Malone said he is confident the Nuggets will go out there and leave everything they have on the floor today.
Expecting a similar effort to Game 3. – 1:51 PM Michael Singer @msinger
Two questions for Michael Malone and his pre-game press conference ends. Not much else to say. The #Nuggets know what it is. – 1:51 PM Michael Singer @msinger
Michael Malone: I have the “utmost confidence” that we will show up today.
Reiterated that over the last three years, no team has won more games (regular season + playoffs) in the West than Denver. – 1:48 PM Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
Nice work by Giannis, seeing Vuc laying off him and doing the Draymond handoff to Allen for a 3. – 1:43 PM Ohm Youngmisuk @NotoriousOHM
Joker warming up before Game 4 pic.twitter.com/Z1TuLkOzMc – 1:42 PM Golden State Warriors @warriors
🗣 DUBS ARE HERE pic.twitter.com/gpVezfMWsW – 1:40 PM Denver Nuggets @nuggets
The MVP takes the court🃏 pic.twitter.com/NqdfZLhYWF – 1:35 PM Ryan Blackburn @NBABlackburn
Ahead of today’s game, I’d like to let everyone know that the Warriors are shooting 48.7% on pull-up threes. – 1:28 PM Golden State Warriors @warriors
👋 @Stephen Curry pic.twitter.com/nO0PyrGyA2 – 1:20 PM StatMuse @statmuse
#StatMuseSunday
Jordan Poole is averaging 28.7 PPG on 67/59% shooting this playoffs.
We’re giving away $150 https://t.co/gd8GLxQrlo voucher to whoever can guess his exact 3PM/3PA today. pic.twitter.com/qspHjKgXI3 – 1:10 PM Chris Biderman @TheWarriorsWire
Behind clutch defense from Draymond Green and 80 combined points from Steph Curry, Jordan Poole and Klay Thompson, the Warriors sealed a 3-0 lead over the Nuggets. Here’s the top photos from … warriorswire.usatoday.com/gallery/nugget… – 1:00 PM Alex Schiffer @Alex__Schiffer
Neither Bruce Brown nor Seth Curry have any idea if Ben Simmons will play tomorrow. “That’s above my pay grade,” Brown said. – 12:44 PM Kristian Winfield @Krisplashed
Seth Curry on how to help Kevin Durant get back on track this series: “It’s tough to say.” – 12:43 PM Golden State Warriors @warriors
Game 4. #GoldBlooded pic.twitter.com/SV5Jai4sTS – 12:39 PM Connor Letourneau @Con_Chron
Great piece here from @scottostler on Draymond Green’s budding career as an analyst: sfchronicle.com/sports/ostler/… – 12:12 PM Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater
Steve Kerr on the challenge of keeping Jonathan Kuminga ready while he’s out of the rotation for a couple weeks. Low-minute guys scrimmaged two days ago. pic.twitter.com/eFFl7vQMKv – 12:07 PM Philadelphia 76ers @sixers
#OTD in 1967, the Sixers defeated the San Francisco Warriors for the championship. 🏆
🤝 @NJMIns pic.twitter.com/g3GQqV8vd3 – 12:01 PM Kerith Burke @KerithBurke
Interesting stats from the Nuggets side via @RealStatzman. – 11:26 AM Chris Biderman @TheWarriorsWire
Our prediction and best bet for Sunday’s Warriors vs. Nuggets game, with odds from @Tipico Sportsbook. warriorswire.usatoday.com/lists/warriors… – 11:05 AM Golden State Warriors @warriors
Sunday matinee.
🏀 GSW at DEN (Dubs lead series 3-0)
🕔 12:30pm PT
📺 #NBAonABC
📻 @957thegame, @ESPNRadio
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📝 https://t.co/6xRIkk7QKb
@betwayusa || #GoldBlooded pic.twitter.com/5pFizECLZ8 – 11:01 AM Denver Nuggets @nuggets
Early tip for Game 4👇 pic.twitter.com/TsEVTc4t07 – 11:00 AM Aaron Rose @AaronBenRose
16 of the last 21 players to win Rookie of the Year have made at least 1 all-star game: Ball, Ja, Luka, Simmons, KAT, Wiggins, Lillard, Kyrie, Griffin, Rose, Durant, Roy, Paul, James, Amar’e, Pau. Pretty solid list – 10:46 AM Stephen Noh @StephNoh
The Warriors’ new death lineup has been the most interesting development of the playoffs so far. How their play behind this group has made them title favorites in the betting markets:
sportingnews.com/us/nba/news/no… – 10:31 AM Chris Biderman @TheWarriorsWire
Before the Warriors meet the Nuggets for Game 4 on Sunday, here’s everything you need to know about the contest, including how to watch. warriorswire.usatoday.com/lists/warriors… – 10:31 AM Keith Smith @KeithSmithNBA
It’s been said that the difference between very good and great teams is closing out series when you have the chance.
Warriors have that chance today. Celtics have it tomorrow. They have margin for error, but if you can avoid letting it come to that, get it done and get some rest. – 10:26 AM Bobby Marks @BobbyMarks42
Huge advantage for GSW if they can take care of business today in Denver.
While the rest of the Western Conference teams are kicking the crap out of each other, the Warriors could be home resting if they sweep.
The injury factor looms for every team as each series is extended. – 10:22 AM Justin Kubatko @jkubatko
Desmond Bane last night:
34 PTS
11-18 FG
8-12 3P
Bane broke the @Memphis Grizzlies record for most 3PM in a playoff game he set in Game 3.
He has 15 3PM over his last two games. The only player in NBA postseason history with more 3PM over a two-game span is Klay Thompson (17). pic.twitter.com/6QPOqXK4jK – 10:21 AM Golden State Warriors @warriors
GAME DAY pic.twitter.com/P0bnV1lteM – 10:04 AM Chris Biderman @TheWarriorsWire
With a triple in the third quarter of game three, Klay Thompson passed Ray Allen for the third most made 3-pointers in NBA playoff history. warriorswire.usatoday.com/2022/04/23/kla… – 10:00 AM Denver Nuggets @nuggets
Good morning.
We get to see you all at Ball Arena later today🙌 pic.twitter.com/OA5iSoEyL4 – 10:00 AM Scott Cacciola @ScottCacciola
The Warriors are back to their old ways, with one new wrinkle: nytimes.com/2022/04/24/spo… – 9:57 AM