Will Barton also contributed 14 points, seven rebounds, and three assists off the bench in 28 minutes, blowing past his minute restriction to try and keep the Nuggets in the contest.
The Suns run such a tight ship in everything that they do, executing pick and roll actions, defensive coverages, out of bounds sets, and isolation offense at a very high level. They are well coached, connected, and play very hard for each other. It does speak to the differences between the two teams from an execution standpoint though. The Suns are always moving the ball to the next open player, and given their precision on both ends of the floor, that seems to happen often.
I underestimated the Suns. Whether the Nuggets did or not remains irrelevant. The Suns are up and on the verge of sweeping the Nuggets on their home floor Sunday. It will take a significantly better shooting performance for the Nuggets to avoid that happening, and they just might not have it in them.
Cookie banner We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. By choosing I Accept , you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies. Stories Schedule Roster Stats. Golden State closed the third with a wide-open three from Jordan Poole.
Lack of energy and execution assisted an Warrior lead. Held scoreless in the first, Curry erupted into the leading scorer with 19 points along with Oubre Jr. Denver initiated the fourth with a sloppy possession resulting in a turnover for an easy layup. JaMychal Green hit his first shot of the game pulling up for a corner three, but the Warriors answered yet again with two baskets from Oubre Jr.
Austin Rivers responded to the Denver timeout with a floater cutting the lead to thirteen. Off a Warrior miss, Porter Jr. The fourth straight defensive stop for Denver gave MPJ another three diminishing the lead to seven. The Nugget scoring run forced a Golden State timeout. Following the stoppage, the Nuggets got another stop but could not take capitalize.
That led to two threes from Toscano-Anderson and Curry regaining a 15 point lead. Michael Malone furiously called timeout which seemed to calm the Nuggets down a bit. Although Denver gave decent effort off the timeout, Steph Curry hit another three followed by a near four-point play but his foot was on the line.
Curry scored 25 of his 32 points in the second half. Draymond Green played facilitator as he tallied his career-high 19 assists. Golden State also received great play from their bench as Oubre Jr.
Another crushing loss to Golden State will yet again be overshadowed by a key Nugget injury. It is believed to be a right hamstring injury for Barton as we await to see the full extent of the damage. Player of the Game: Steph Curry- 32 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, from the field, and from three. Cookie banner We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from.
By choosing I Accept , you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies. Stories Schedule Roster Stats. Filed under: Game Recaps. Reddit Pocket Flipboard Email. Porter managed just 11 points on 4-of shooting.
Through three games, the 11 points were in line with his season averages. There were numerous culprits in the defeat, with all five Nuggets starters registering at least two turnovers apiece. Off the bench, JaMychal Green added two more. It was a sloppy, uninspiring showing against an upstart team with plenty of promise. His seven-minute stint in the first half yielded five points on 2-of-3 shooting, a steal and a rebound.
He added another bucket in garbage time with the game already decided. An ugly, lethargic contest turned into a riveting one midway through the third quarter.
With the Cavs up 11, their biggest lead to that point, the Nuggets finally found a spark.
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