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First Quarter Dooms Warriors in 114-104 Loss to Denver Nuggets

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The Warriors tipped off their two-game road trip with a 114-104 loss to the Nuggets on Thursday night in the Mile High City. The Dubs got started on the wrong foot as early turnovers, poor defense and rebounding put the Dubs in an early hole.

The Warriors faced a 13-point deficit at the end of the first quarter, and from then on the Dubs actually outscored the Nuggets 80-77 through the remainder of the game.

TEAM LEADERS

GSW

Points Rebounds Assists
Curry – 35 Curry – 11 Green – 7
Wiseman – 18 3 Tied – 5 Lee – 5
Wiggins – 16 Green / Looney – 4 Curry – 4

DEN

Points Rebounds Assists
Jokic – 23 Jokic – 14 Jokic – 10
Murray / Barton – 17 Murray / Green – 9 Murray – 6
Green – 15 Dozier – 6 Millsap – 4

Not all was lost early as Stephen Curry came out firing in the first frame though to post 12 points with two made treys through the first 12 minutes. His offense through the night kept the team in the game and fueled some small runs, including eight points of a 14-6 Warriors run through a five minute span of the third quarter to bring the team to within five points of Denver with 3:45 remaining in the third frame.

But that mark was be the closest the Warriors would come to the Nuggets for the remainder of the game.

Curry finished with a 35-point, 11-rebound double-double. He was one of four Warriors to have a double-digit scoring game along with fellow starters James Wiseman (18), Andrew Wiggins (16) and Kelly Oubre Jr. (14 points).

However, Denver had their own balanced attack as seven Nuggets finished with at least 10 points, including a league-leading fifth triple-double by center Nikola Jokic (23 points, 14 rebounds, 10 assists). And as he always seems to find a way to do, guard Will Barton had himself another solid night against the Dubs. While averaging just over 11 points this season and in his career, Barton finished this game with 17 points. In his previous two meetings against the Warriors, he also posted 18- and 31-point outings.

The Warriors originally had a game scheduled for Friday night against the Phoenix Suns, but that tilt has been postponed, giving the Dubs three days off before they wrap up their road trip with an MLK Day matchup against the Lakers on Monday (7 p.m., TNT).

More Notables …

  • Golden State fell to 6-6 this season (2-3 on the road).
  • The Warriors committed a season-high-tying 19 turnovers.
  • Stephen Curry, who appeared in his 711th game to match Alvin Attles for the fifth-most regular season games played in Warriors history, finished with his sixth 30-point performance this season (Warriors are 5-1 in those games)… Curry added a season-high 11 rebounds for his third double-double of the season… In the second quarter, Curry converted his 32nd career four-point play.
  • James Wiseman scored in double figures for the seventh time this season, finishing with 18 points and five rebounds in 27 minutes.

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