Stephen Curry racked up 53 points to pass Wilt Chamberlain for the most in Warriors franchise background as Golden State beat the Denver Nuggets 116-107 on Monday evening. Draymond Green had 18 factors, seven rebounds, and also seven aids, Andrew Wiggins scored 17 points and Kent Bazemore added 14 for the Warriors.
Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets with 27 factors, 12 rebounds, and also 8 aids. Michael Porter Jr. added 24 factors and also 9 rebounds.
Jamal Murray racked up 17 points before injuring his left knee in the last min of the video game. He was aided off the court and did not return. Nuggets coach Michael Malone claimed Murray would certainly obtain an MRI to identify the seriousness of the injury.
” Some of the coaches claimed when they viewed the replay, it looked like he hyperextended it,” Malone kept in mind. “It’s just an awful sensation. Keep Jamal in your ideas as well as prayers and also with any luck, we’ll get some good news.”
Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors rises for a shot on Michael Porter Jr. as well as Will Barton of the Denver Nuggets. Curry racked up 21 factors in the first quarter, providing him 17,786 in his career. That passed Chamberlain’s 17,783 with the franchise, a document he ‘d held considering that 1964. “To be anywhere near him in any kind of record book or now get on top, it’s surreal and it’s wild, “Curry said.” If you grow up in the video game of basketball as well as you hear his name, you know it’s something incredibly unique, no matter what it is.”
Jamal Murray of the Denver Nuggets is aided off the court after an injury. Curry fired 14 of 24 from the area, making 10 of 18 3-pointers. The two-time league MVP added six rebounds and also 4 assists in 35 mins. It noted his seventh straight video game scoring a minimum of 30 points, the lengthiest streak by a Warrior since Rick Barry throughout the 1966-67 period.
” You can feel it when he’s really obtained it going on and we could feel it quite early this evening,” Warriors train Steve Kerr said. “It was sort of unexpected to see him break that record in the initial quarter. All of us figured he ‘d find a method to get 19 points this evening, however possibly not in the very first quarter.”
Denver took a 61-56 lead into halftime, but Golden State took control of in the 3rd quarter, outscoring the Nuggets 43-22 for a 99-83 lead.
Facundo Campazzo of the Denver Nuggets and also Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors opt for a loose round. Denver outscored Golden State 54-36 in the paint, however the Warriors made 18
three-pointers to the Nuggets’ eight. “That was a large ready us, “Kerr stated. “We have a possibility to get on a little run. It was essential for us to get a win, particularly versus an actually great group.”
Denver has actually now lost 2 in a row, complying with an eight-game winning streak.
CURRY COOKING FROM DEEP
Curry’s 10 three-pointers marked his 18th job game making at the very least 10– 13 greater than any type of other player in NBA history. He scratched his ninth job 50-point video game.
TIP-INS
Nuggets: Murray went back to the beginning lineup after missing the last four video games with right knee soreness, but exited with a left knee injury in the final min following a difficult autumn under the basket.
Warriors: James Wiseman is out indefinitely with a meniscus injury in his appropriate knee. He is interviewing from multiple professionals following an MRI to identify the following action. … Kelly Oubre Jr. missed his second straight game with a sprained left wrist. He stays daily.
UP NEXT
Nuggets: Host Miami on Wednesday night. Denver won the very first conference 109-82 on Jan. 27.
Warriors: At Oklahoma City on Wednesday night, the first of 3 conferences in the following month.