In a closely contested NBA game, the Golden State Warriors secured a 97-84 victory over the Denver Nuggets, with Klay Thompson delivering a standout performance. Thompson, coming off the bench, scored 23 points in the first half, marking the highest point total for a Warriors player in that period since the 1996-97 season. Despite a strong start, leading 36-30 after the first quarter, the Warriors saw their lead diminish as the Nuggets, led by Nikola Jokic's triple-double performance, tied the game at a 61-61 halftime tie. The Warriors managed to regain control in the second half, ultimately winning the game. This victory is significant for the Warriors as they continue to improve their standing in the league, moving closer to the playoff seed positions.
Steph SPLASH 💦 He has the last 12 points for the Warriors 😤 (via @NBA) https://t.co/Jd6MGq5np9
It doesn't even feel like Jokic is having a particularly good game for him. Then they flash his 24/13/12 line on the screen in the THIRD quarter.
Huge key for Q4: 2nd unit MUST outplay DEN second unit. Trayce has to really hold it down, and bench Saric at the first sign of targetting. To close, Kerr MUST go big and put Trayce next to Draymond, who needs a LOT of help at PF against this team. JK might have to sit this one
Jokic has a 24-11-11 triple double in the third quarter and it doesn't even seem like he's going 60% speed.
Steph Curry's season high is 12 free throws in a game this year. He's taken 7 today and hit them all. Curry now has 11 points.
Nuggets doing to the Warriors what the Warriors used to do to other teams https://t.co/yyH0CRmI73
This game is a really good example of the need for Otto on this team. They need more size, better rebounding, and more veteran play against a team like this. Kuminga is not gonna cut it against Aaron Gordon.
There is not enough SIZE for the Warriors. Put Trayce next to Draymond for the love of God.
Nuggets knew the Warriors' playcall to get Murray switched onto Kuminga out of the timeout, so they had Murray pressure up Steph full court and put KCP on Podz so he could switch onto Kuminga instead.
A transition trey follows a middie for Murray and the Warriors trail 70-65 at the 8:43 mark in the third quarter. Steve Kerr calls timeout. All Nuggets since Jokic returned midway through the second quarter. He's up to 22/9/9.
A transition trey follows a middie for Murray and the Warriors trail70-65 at the 8:43 mark in the third quarter. Steve Kerr calls timeout. All Nuggets since Jokic returned midway through the second quarter. He's up to 22/9/9.
Klay Thompson hit his overs on PTS and 3PM in the FIRST HALF 😱 ✅ O 13.5 Points ✅ O 2.5 Threes Made https://t.co/3ZSOXY92bC
Curry in the first half goes 1 of 7 from the field for four points. Nuggets effectively paying him extra mind. Murray conversely has 18 points on 6-of-9 shooting. Scored 12 after Jokic checked in midway through the second quarter. NBA's best two-man game.
Warriors let a 16-point first half lead slip in a blink. Nuggets closed the second quarter on a 14-0 run in final 2:47. Steph Curry went 1-of-7 shooting, missed all five of his 3s. They were a -8 in his minutes. Game tied 61-61.
Klay Thompson dropped 23 points in the first half off the bench 🤯 https://t.co/cb60kcGqiU
Jokic dominates the second half of the second quarter and the Warriors offense stagnates and dries up. They don't score the final 3:03 of the first half and a 15-point lead becomes a 61-61 halftime tie despite Thompson's 23 points. Jokic in total control with 18/7/7.
Nuggets end the 1st half on a 13-0 run and erase a 16-point deficit as we're tied at 61. Klay has 23, Jokic and Murray have 18. Steph is just 1-7 from the field.
Warriors lead by 12 and Steph Curry has 4 points. Couldn't have imagined this in the 1st half of the season.
Warriors were +8 in the non-Curry minutes this half. That will work. https://t.co/oN4FgG6ZOk
That Denver run is coming. It's either here in the 2nd or in the 3rd. The Nuggets are uncharacteristically playing on their heels tonight and reacting instead of dictating the game. Credit to Draymond and Klay for making that happen.
Klay Thompson now has 23 points, the most for any Warriors player coming off the bench in the first half of a game since at least the start of the 1996-97 season https://t.co/PbQXXzi0LR
Klay Thompson is FEELING IT early in The Bay! His 5th 3-pointer for 21 PTS 🔥🔥 Nuggets-Warriors on ESPN https://t.co/UX3UP50dZh
He’s got TWENTY ONE in just nine minutes. Klay has been revitalized coming off the bench. https://t.co/OgW4lUY6BS
Most points off bench in 1st half for Warriors in last 25 seasons: Anthony Lamb 22 vs Magic 1/7/2023 Marreese Speights 22 vs 76ers 2/10/2014 Klay Thompson 21 and counting vs Nuggets today
Klay in the perfect role now. Warriors can survive him sucking for three games out of four, then in the fourth he hits a few threes, the crowd and the team gets fired up, it's awesome
Klay Thompson 21 PT 6-9 FG 4-4 FT 5-8 3P 0/0 RB 1 AS 0 BL 0 ST 1 TO 1 PF 9 MN (9:29 2nd*, Nuggets) https://t.co/eoDoamQwfT
Especially after the way the past few weeks have played out, it’s fun seeing Klay Thompson have a game like this.
Denver's Zeke Nnaji plays up on Thompson out of respect for his jumper. So Thompson drives, stops, fakes, draws contact, nods at the crowd in approval, sinks two FTs -- then buries a triple on the ensuing possession, celebrating on the opposite baseline. Warriors lead 45-32.
Thompson scores 16, helping the Warriors wade their way through two fouls for Stephen Curry. They lead 36-30 after one quarter. Everything in rhythm for Thompson. Passing, cutting, screening, spotting for good looks. Andrew Wiggins also off to a strong start with nine points.
KLAY CAME OFF THE BENCH ON FIRE 🔥 https://t.co/eCYWBBCdDY
Warriors had 10 assists on 13 made baskets in the first quarter. Wiggins 9 points on 4-for-5 shooting, 3 rebounds, 3 assists ... +4 in 8 minutes.
Klay Thompson: 16 first quarter points in seven minutes off the bench. Four 3s, a mid-ranger and two free throws after MPJ bumped him trying to contest another jumper. Warriors up 36-30 on the Nuggets.
Klay's come out scorching! His 4th three of the 1Q... he's got 16 already 🔥 Nuggets-Warriors on ESPN https://t.co/9hhHsdu8hE
Jokic is coming out. Warriors were +1 in several dangerous minutes with Steph OUT and Jokic IN.
Klay is on one today. 4-6 from 3-point range and already up to 14 points off the bench.
Warriors in sync on both ends and force a timeout at the 7:39 mark, leading 14-8. Draymond Green guarding Nikola Jokic with well-timed help around him. Good ball and player movement leading to clean and efficient looks: most recently a back-door layup for Brandin Podziemski.
Will the Warriors continue the trend as 2.5-point favorites tonight at home against the Nuggets? 🤔 https://t.co/K6hi5Z6grW
Warriors are 2.5-point favorites today against the Denver Nuggets, for whom Jamal Murray (tibia) and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (right finger) are questionable. Seeking 11th win in 13 games, Golden State is 0-3 against Denver this year. All three games were close in crunch time.
Final: Warriors 97, Hornets 84 GSW holds Hornets to lowest point total by a Warriors opponent in over 2 years. Ugly game ends with a garbage time dust-up. Warriors have won 10 of 12. https://t.co/lxrw0ckFeD
The Warriors were 12.5-point favorites and this was a very, very significant ending to the game 👀 All technicals offset and the Hornets would run out the clock. Golden State -12.5 ✅ https://t.co/SpU4UGEWqD
Another productive night for the Warriors in the standings. They beat the Hornets, move to 29-26. Suns and Pelicans lost. Warriors now within three games of 7th seed (Kings/Suns) and within four of 5th seed (Pelicans).
Warriors slog their way to a 97-84 victory over the Charlotte Hornets for the 10th win in their last 12 games. Stephen Curry leads the way with 15 points while his brother, Seth, scores six for Charlotte. Golden State holds the Hornets to 36.4% shooting, improving to 29-26.
Brandin Podziemski ignites the Chase Center crowd by spinning free from Vasilije Micic and burying a free-throw line jumper as his defender falls to the ground before the buzzer sounds. Warriors lead 73-52 after three quarters. Offense better in the third. Defense still sturdy.
The #Hornets and #Warriors (72 combined halftime points) need to average 59 pts per quarter in the second half to break @BetMGM’s current total of 189.5. ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️💰💰💰💰 https://t.co/PvFV99FIbN
For those wondering whether the #Hornets (29 points at halftime!!) can eclipse the adjusted @BetMGM total of 189.5, despite only 72 combined points at the break: Counting Charlotte’s last 26 quarters, the Hornets and their opponent scored 59+ points just eight times #Warriors 🏀
Half: Warriors 43, Hornets 29.
The Hornets have 29 points at half time. 🫣😬 https://t.co/UMFtXSzMTb
Warriors lead the Hornets 43-29. Golden State matches the fewest points they've scored in a first half this season, while Charlotte scores the fewest points by any time in any half this season.
The 1H total was 112. The Hornets and Warriors just combined for 72 points... https://t.co/zWReo48079
Warriors turned the ball over 14 times in the first half and still lead the Hornets 43-29. 26 total turnovers at halftime. Hornets shot 25.6% from the field. This one won't be on the championship video.
The Warriors are up 43-29 on the Hornets at halftime. Roughest offensive half of the season, maybe NBA wide. Charlotte: 25 percent shooting, 12 turnovers, scored 15 in first quarter, 14 in second quarter. Warriors: 15 first half turnovers but still up 14.
The Charlotte Hornets have 29 points at halftime at Golden State. https://t.co/XKn2gNVrge
Warriors limit the Hornets to 11-of-43 shooting, mitigating their own offensive struggles tonight for a 43-29 halftime lead. Nice two-way spurt for Gary Payton II, who has a team-high eight points. Golden State pressuring the perimeter and active in help. Lead 31-20 on the glass.
Warriors just held an NBA team to 29 points at the half. Unreal.
Warriors playing a D- game but somehow the Hornets playing worse lmaoooo what is this team
Halftime: Denver 63, Portland 48. Second quarter didn't get the Nuggets tonight. Michael Porter Jr. officially en fuego with 22 points and seven boards. Between Matisse Thybulle and @kpelton , University of Washington products in the arena have combined for no points tonight.
“Scoring is out of control!” whiners should be forced to watch this Warriors-Hornets game right now
Klay Thompson buries back-to-back triples for the Warriors at the end of a sloppy first quarter. They lead 22-15. Stephen Curry shares the court for a couple minutes with his brother, Hornets guard Seth, as their father, Dell, calls the game for Charlotte's broadcast.
update: Nuggets recover to lead 25-20 after 1. Joker has 7-8-5 and has been jobbed out of at least three assists by blown finishes. And now ... for the dreaded no-Jokic Denver second quarter. https://t.co/Q2ycwYBCV7