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||**Q1**|**Q2**|**Q3**|**Q4**|**Final**||
|:—|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
**GSW**|**26**|**28**|**35**|**25**|**114**|[](/GSW)|
**DEN**|**29**|**24**|**39**|**28**|**120**|[](/DEN)|
**Team**|**FG**|**3PT**|**FT**|**OR**|**Reb**|**Ast**|**TO**|**Stl**|**Blk**|**PF**|**Pts**|
|:—|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|
[](/GSW)**GSW**|**40-87 (46.0)**|**14-40 (35.0)**|**20-23 (87.0)**|**9**|**39**|**23**|**13**|**7**|**3**|**23**|**114**|
[](/DEN)**DEN**|**40-82 (48.8)**|**14-34 (41.2)**|**26-32 (81.3)**|**10**|**43**|**25**|**14**|**6**|**4**|**17**|**120**|
**[](/DEN)DEN**|**Min**|**FG**|**3PT**|**FT**|**OR**|**Reb**|**Ast**|**TO**|**Stl**|**Blk**|**PF**|**Pts**|**+/-**|
|:—|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|
M. Porter Jr.^^SF|40:29|8-17 (47.1)|3-10 (30.0)|0-0 (0.0)|0|10|1|0|0|4|1|19|+23|
A. Gordon^^PF|31:37|7-10 (70.0)|1-4 (25.0)|1-4 (25.0)|4|10|3|2|1|0|2|16|+13|
N. Jokic^^C|39:03|4-12 (33.3)|0-2 (0.0)|18-18 (100.0)|4|14|8|3|0|0|2|26|+21|
K. Caldwell-Pope^^SG|37:08|6-13 (46.2)|4-9 (44.4)|0-0 (0.0)|1|4|5|0|2|0|1|16|+15|
J. Murray^^PG|32:48|10-18 (55.6)|3-5 (60.0)|5-5 (100.0)|1|5|3|2|2|0|4|28|+20|
P. Watson|20:31|2-5 (40.0)|1-2 (50.0)|0-0 (0.0)|0|0|1|2|0|0|2|5|-11|
R. Jackson|14:32|0-2 (0.0)|0-0 (0.0)|2-2 (100.0)|0|0|3|4|0|0|1|2|-14|
C. Braun|10:49|2-4 (50.0)|2-2 (100.0)|0-2 (0.0)|0|0|1|1|0|0|3|6|-22|
J. Strawther|7:44|1-1 (100.0)|0-0 (0.0)|0-1 (0.0)|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|2|-4|
Z. Nnaji|5:19|0-0 (0.0)|0-0 (0.0)|0-0 (0.0)|0|0|0|0|1|0|1|0|-11|
**Totals**||**40-82 (48.8)**|**14-34 (41.2)**|**26-32 (81.3)**|**10**|**43**|**25**|**14**|**6**|**4**|**17**|**120**||
**DNP:** ***Justin Holiday***, ***DeAndre Jordan***, ***Braxton Key***, ***Jalen Pickett***, ***Hunter Tyson***
**Inactive:** ***Vlatko Cancar***, ***Collin Gillespie***, ***Jay Huff***
**[](/GSW)GSW**|**Min**|**FG**|**3PT**|**FT**|**OR**|**Reb**|**Ast**|**TO**|**Stl**|**Blk**|**PF**|**Pts**|**+/-**|
|:—|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|
K. Thompson^^SF|32:06|3-12 (25.0)|3-10 (30.0)|0-0 (0.0)|0|6|1|3|1|1|1|9|-2|
J. Kuminga^^PF|23:02|4-8 (50.0)|0-1 (0.0)|5-8 (62.5)|0|5|2|1|0|0|1|13|-24|
K. Looney^^C|21:36|2-3 (66.7)|0-0 (0.0)|0-0 (0.0)|0|3|2|1|0|0|3|4|-9|
B. Podziemski^^SG|34:24|4-7 (57.1)|3-4 (75.0)|2-2 (100.0)|4|9|6|2|5|0|1|13|+1|
S. Curry^^PG|34:20|7-21 (33.3)|3-13 (23.1)|1-1 (100.0)|1|2|4|3|1|1|4|18|-26|
C. Paul|28:21|5-10 (50.0)|3-5 (60.0)|0-0 (0.0)|1|3|3|1|0|0|1|13|+13|
T. Jackson-Davis|14:55|3-4 (75.0)|0-0 (0.0)|2-2 (100.0)|0|3|1|0|0|0|5|8|-4|
A. Wiggins|28:49|7-11 (63.6)|2-4 (50.0)|6-6 (100.0)|1|3|2|2|0|1|5|22|+18|
D. Saric|19:55|5-11 (45.5)|0-3 (0.0)|4-4 (100.0)|2|5|2|0|0|0|2|14|+11|
M. Moody|2:32|0-0 (0.0)|0-0 (0.0)|0-0 (0.0)|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|-8|
**Totals**||**40-87 (46.0)**|**14-40 (35.0)**|**20-23 (87.0)**|**9**|**39**|**23**|**13**|**7**|**3**|**23**|**114**||
**DNP:** ***Usman Garuba***, ***Draymond Green***, ***Cory Joseph***, ***Gui Santos***
**Inactive:** ***Gary Payton II***, ***Lester Quinones***, ***Jerome Robinson***
||**PITP**|**2^^nd PTS**|**FB PTS**|**BIG LD**|**BEN PTS**|**TOT TOV**|**TOV PTS**||
|:—|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
**GSW**|50|11|8|6|57|13|23|[](/GSW)|
**DEN**|44|17|20|10|15|14|12|[](/DEN)|
**Lead Changes: 12** | **Times Tied: 7** | **Gametime: 2:28** | **Attendance: 19811**
*Officials: Michael Smith, Courtney Kirkland, Tre Maddox*
by BigHoneyBot
32 Comments
Bench was hot garbage. Hopefully they learn from this
We’re doing trends vs outliers on Reddit today lol
Glad jokic got his calls, but… goddamn that was not a fun game to watch.
No wonder Philly fans are so pissy all the time, all their games are that slow, choppy, and outright ugly
Game was way too close than it should have been. Starters were boss over GSW. Podziemski kept them in the game tbh, nice rookie. Our bench killed the lead every single time, which is somewhere comprehensively tho because they have a really strong bench.
Braun is worrisome, he isn’t stepping up from his rookie season.
Jokic also gives me strange vibes lately.
What was up with Reggie? Seemed to be limping during the game.
It is annoying how AG rolls so much smarter than Zeke. Zeke just isn’t available on a roll to score unless he seals and even then, it is a rough
Murray was clutch, Jokic had the weirdest good game but my MVP tonight is MPJ.
Those CB minutes early in the 4th were really rough
Hope Mal gets his flowers and wins POTW. Dunno if they give it to him but he has a higher point differential than Jok and we’re the only West team that didn’t lose this week.
Crazy how many points Joker would get on a good game with that many FT attempts
Ya I’m not complaining about call again for the rest of the season /s. But seriously I hope Jokic never shoots more than 10 FTs a game again such boring basketball. Idk how people in Philly and Milwaukee watch a whole season of this
Why is everyone upset?? We 22-10 on Christmas bro let’s vibe feliz navidad ❤️🎅
I hope Steve Kerr is ok
https://preview.redd.it/kdakjuinni8c1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=caf2f2cb474e5cd97c6353c982cf2839f839beaa
Mike +23 Jok +21 Mal +20 in a 6 point game is nuts lol
Michael Blocker Jr with 4 blocks 👀
2 of which obliterated Klay’s 3pt attempts in spectacular fashion. 😎
Jokic’s most FTs this year was 12 (12 12 11 10 were his 4 double digit games) and last year had 18 once (OKC in November) and 17 once.
Cry harder Nugg haters.
Oh wow, Kerr went off on the officiating in the presser, who ever could’ve seen this coming?
Denver is definitely coasting right now and if theybdidnt coast last 3 mins vs OKC they’d be on 9 straight pretty easy wins right now
The goal should be to win 38 of next 50. This is a 60 win team
Draymond averages 9 pts and with his defense you take away 10 pts from the nuggets, Christmas is canceled, blowout loss for the Nugs today. So pissed off right now
This Schedule is really sad I mean we have pretty much the Same amoubt if wins THan both The Wolves and the Celtics right now and They both have 4 more games to play
https://twitter.com/anthonyVslater/status/1739411397279129764
In case anyone was worried about steve kerr, here’s how he’s doing. Send your thoughts and prayers
Jokic got good whistle for one game and y’all are already worrying he’d get too many fts lol. Chill bro
Listen folks, we won the game and my grandpa said he disliked Steve Kurr, so I count that as a major victory
I hadn’t been watching other teams the last month and I didn’t realise that Queta had gotten in the rotation for Boston. Good for him, always thought he was going to be at least a good backup 5.
After the Christmas day win against the Sons last season, the Nuggets were 21-11 with 2 more road games played than home games.
This season, the Nuggets are 22-10 with 4 more road games played than home games.
What a game
CB making a jump offensively would’ve gone a long way to making the bench not so sketchy. Still a very useful player especially if he’s hitting 40% of his 3s, but it would’ve been really cool if he could shoulder a bigger offensive load. Reginald is too important to the non-Jokic minutes as it is, which is fine when he’s rolling, but you know, sometimes he’s not.
Maybe next year.
Still a good Christmas time dub.
This was a strange and very stressful game to watch. All i can say. Win is a win but now I feel like lighting a cigarette and stare into nothingness
GG GS, time to celebrate now
Mal snatching that ball from Kuminga shouldn’t have been a foul, btw.
Jokic with the Embiid speciality
https://preview.redd.it/rc5doixssi8c1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b2d7c960402571a28786fa539a081dd23a54ae74
If anyone has a better photo of this filthy block please post thanks lol