{"id":553716,"date":"2026-03-30T06:32:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T06:32:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/553716\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T06:32:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T06:32:07","slug":"nuggets-116-93-warriors-mar-29-2026-game-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/553716\/","title":{"rendered":"Nuggets 116-93 Warriors (Mar 29, 2026) Game Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"

DENVER — \u2014 Nikola Jokic<\/a> had 25 points and 15 rebounds, Jamal Murray<\/a> had 20 points, and the surging Denver Nuggets<\/a> beat the short-handed Golden State Warriors<\/a> 116-93 on Sunday night.<\/p>\n

Jokic finished two assists shy of his fifth straight triple-double but led Denver to its sixth consecutive win. The Nuggets (48-28) are two games ahead of Minnesota and Houston for fourth in the Western Conference.<\/p>\n

Brandin Podziemski<\/a> and Kristaps Porzingis<\/a> scored 23 apiece for Golden State, which continued to be without Stephen Curry<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Curry missed his 25th game in a row with a balky right knee. The Warriors (36-39) have lost 16 of the 25 games with Curry sidelined.<\/p>\n

Denver forward Aaron Gordon<\/a> was out after experiencing calf soreness when he woke up Sunday morning. Gordon has missed 44 games this season with separate hamstring injuries.<\/p>\n

The Nuggets then lost Spencer Jones<\/a> to hamstring tightness in the first half and Cameron Johnson<\/a> went to the locker room early in the third quarter holding his left ribs.<\/p>\n

Johnson returned to the bench with his torso wrapped. Neither played again.<\/p>\n

Things became chippy in the second quarter when Denver backup center Zeke Nnaji<\/a>, pressed into action due to the injuries, got into an altercation with De\u2019Anthony Melton and Gary Payton II<\/a> after Murray and LJ Cryer<\/a> exchanged shoves.<\/p>\n

Late in the period Payton was hit with a Flagrant 1 for a hard foul on Peyton Watson<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Golden State went on a 19-2 run in the second quarter to lead by 13 and it was 53-46 at halftime, but the Nuggets rallied. Tim Hardaway Jr<\/a>. had 10 points in third when Denver outscored the Warriors 40-21. <\/p>\n

Up next <\/p>\n

Warriors: Host San Antonio on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n

Nuggets: At Utah on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

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