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Denver Nuggets vs Golden State Warriors

NBA
Nuggets
18-15
96-81
Final
Warriors
26-7
Oracle Arena
TV: League Pass

Lead tracker

DEN leadsBiggest lead DEN 19, GS 3
Q1Q2Q3Q4
GS leads
Team1234T
DEN2231202396
GS2021211981

Who won: Nuggets 96-81

The Denver Nuggets beat the Golden State Warriors 96-81 on Saturday, December 23, 2017 at Oracle Arena. The series is tied 1-1. The Nuggets outscored the Warriors 31-21 in the 2nd quarter. Gary Harris led the Nuggets in points (19). Kevin Durant led the Warriors in points (18).

Player of the game

Nikola Jokic

DEN · 18 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST

7.7

Win probability

100%DEN final
DENGS

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Play by play

  1. End of Game
  2. End of the 4th Quarter
  3. Q4 22.0Kevon Looney

    Makes free throw 2 of 2

    Kevon Looney makes free throw 2 of 2

    K. Looney · 2 PTS

    DEN 96 - 81 GS
  4. Q4 22.0Kevon Looney

    Makes free throw 1 of 2

    Kevon Looney makes free throw 1 of 2

    K. Looney · 2 PTS

    DEN 96 - 80 GS
  5. Q4 22.0Torrey Craig

    Personal foul

    Torrey Craig personal foul

    T. Craig · 2 PTS

  6. Q4 49.0Jamal Murray
    TO

    Out of bounds bad pass turnover

    Jamal Murray out of bounds bad pass turnover

    J. Murray · 14 PTS

  7. Q4 55.0JaVale McGee
    +2

    Jumper, 21 ft

    JaVale McGee makes 21-foot jumper (Quinn Cook assists)

    J. McGee · 4 PTS · ast Q. Cook

    DEN 96 - 79 GS
  8. Q4 1:08Trey Lyles
    +2

    Driving layup

    Trey Lyles makes driving layup (Jamal Murray assists)

    T. Lyles · 15 PTS · ast J. Murray

    DEN 96 - 77 GS
  9. Q4 1:26Nick Young
    TO

    Out of bounds bad pass turnover

    Nick Young out of bounds bad pass turnover

    N. Young · 5 PTS

  10. Q4 1:39Gary Harris

    Makes free throw 2 of 2

    Gary Harris makes free throw 2 of 2

    G. Harris · 19 PTS

    DEN 94 - 77 GS
  11. Q4 1:39Gary Harris

    Makes free throw 1 of 2

    Gary Harris makes free throw 1 of 2

    G. Harris · 19 PTS

    DEN 93 - 77 GS
  12. Q4 1:39JaVale McGee

    Shooting foul

    JaVale McGee shooting foul

    J. McGee · 4 PTS

  13. Q4 2:03Quinn Cook
    +2

    Bucket, 19 ft

    Quinn Cook makes 19-foot two point shot (Omri Casspi assists)

    Q. Cook · 2 PTS · ast O. Casspi

    DEN 92 - 77 GS
  14. Q4 2:07Omri Casspi

    Defensive rebound

    Omri Casspi defensive rebound

  15. Q4 2:12Trey Lyles

    Misses 27-foot three point jumper

    Trey Lyles misses 27-foot three point jumper

    T. Lyles · 15 PTS

  16. Q4 2:32JaVale McGee
    +2

    Jumper, 19 ft

    JaVale McGee makes 19-foot jumper (Kevon Looney assists)

    J. McGee · 4 PTS · ast K. Looney

    DEN 92 - 75 GS
  17. Q4 2:50Nikola Jokic
    +2

    Layup, 2 ft

    Nikola Jokic makes 2-foot layup (Trey Lyles assists)

    N. Jokic · 18 PTS · ast T. Lyles

    DEN 92 - 73 GS
  18. Q4 3:08JaVale McGee
    TO

    Lost ball turnover

    JaVale McGee lost ball turnover (Gary Harris steals)

    J. McGee · 4 PTS

  19. Q4 3:32GS

    Full timeout

    Warriors Full timeout

  20. Q4 3:34Gary Harris
    +2

    Pullup jump shot

    Gary Harris makes pullup jump shot

    G. Harris · 19 PTS

    DEN 90 - 73 GS
  21. Q4 3:52Draymond Green
    TO

    Bad pass

    Draymond Green bad pass (Nikola Jokic steals)

    D. Green · 10 PTS

  22. Q4 4:10Nikola Jokic
    +2

    Layup

    Nikola Jokic makes layup

    N. Jokic · 18 PTS

    DEN 88 - 73 GS
  23. Q4 4:11Nikola Jokic

    Offensive rebound

    Nikola Jokic offensive rebound

    N. Jokic · 18 PTS

  24. Q4 4:16Wilson Chandler

    Misses 26-foot three point jumper

    Wilson Chandler misses 26-foot three point jumper

    W. Chandler · 15 PTS

  25. Q4 4:35Trey Lyles

    Defensive rebound

    Trey Lyles defensive rebound

Leaders

DENGS
Points
Gary Harris
19
Kevin Durant
18
Assists
Will Barton
7
Andre Iguodala
7
Rebounds
Nikola Jokic
9
Jordan Bell
10

Season seriesSeries tied 1-1

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