San Francisco – The warriors suffered the worst lack of the Jimmy Butler -era.
Golden State never began against the Nuggets team without Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray and Christian Braun.
The Warriors turned it over 10 times in the primary half and missed 12 of their first 13 3 points that fell back by 15. Even when Butler tried to place the soldiers on their backs within the fourth quarter, the Nuggets showed resilience.
By making trap, the Warriors (39-29) missed a gold opportunity to attract the nuggets within the Western Conference rating in 2.5 games. Steph Curry shot 6-against-21 and started seven sales when Archbishop Mitty Alum Aaron Gordon Denver led with a game with 38 points within the 114-105 victory of the Nuggets.
“Aaron Gordon played incredibly, Russ has checked the game all the time,” said Curry after the sport. “(Michael) Porter Jr. brought them to a good start and somehow settled. They only had people who played much harder than tonight. As much as we tried to come, every time we went on a run, it was like:” You are 10, you might be 12 'as a substitute of threatening them with an actual comeback. “
The Warriors missed 12 foul shots in the nine-point loss and shot 8-to-33 (24%) from the back of the arch. They increased the intensity from despair in the fourth quarter, but never preferred. Russell Westbrook played 10 groschen in the first half and in total in a triple double and organized the nuggets without three MVP.
“As soon as we heard all these boys, it’s like” Okay people, we're going here, “said Steve Kerr Postgame.” We saw it millions of times, so it works in the NBA: The boys of the other teams are going crazy. You can't wait to play, there is no pressure. It saw a lot and we didn't answer immediately … The right team won, we don't deserve that. We were terrible. “
With the 6-foot 8-Gordon as Denver's Center, the Rookie Quinten Post was played off the pitch. The Warriors had focused on stopping Jokic, but needed to scrap this prelude when Denver excluded him. The warriors triggered the nuggets and used their sales.
Even after the soldiers recorded blocks or forced sales, they often gave the ball back directly after Denver. Curry and Green forced several hit-a-haad passes which have been intercepted.
“Whenever we had the amount of sales we have completed, and not even the amount, the way – that can't happen,” said Curry. “And of course it starts with me.”
The nuggets had answer at any time when the soldiers threatened to run. Gordon nailed a 3 pointer within the corner and Westbrook added five quick points to maintain the leadership of the Nuggets in double-digit numbers at the top of the third quarter.
Denvers Trust only grew. They loosened the short zone defense places of the Warriors and were freely made by Gary Payton II to start out the second half.
A empty butler rejection within the front row brought the Chase Center on the feet, after which his opposite layup later roared in traffic. But Buddy Hield missed a large open 3 over the break that the soldiers had drawn inside six and made them 5-to-24 from Deep.
Butler felt the moment and tried to take over in his own way. He dug an offensive rebound under the basket before diving on the ground to maintain it from the borders from saying goodbye. Then immediately afterwards he pushed himself onto the foul line and leaned on his hands along with his hands.
But Butler, a profession of 83% foul shooter, missed each and 4 at night. It wasn't the night of the warrior.
Butler added a 3 and added to customs Golden State inside eight two fouls. The Warriors went on the pitch with their five best athletes – Butler, Payton, Moses Moody, Jonathan Kuminga and Draymond Green – when Curry took his regular break to start out the fourth.
Green added a tough and 1 and a slam on the coast to coast to force a time crossing in Denver with 7:19. Kuminga (13 points, 4 assists, 4 rebounds) forced two gymnastics, while protecting Westbrook, continued the tide turn and pulled inside three draws.
But how you probably did all of the games, the nuggets raised answers. Westbrook met a 3 pointer to answer Denvers tour to 10 and provides him a triple double. Then Curry missed two of his 10 3s within the last three minutes and turned it over a seventh time with a poorly advised try to praise.
The Warriors at the moment are 14: 2 with Butler within the line-up and need to play Milwaukee after a troublesome defeat within the second night. Kerr described Curry as “just exhausted”. Although Curry has played down his fatigue and moderately identified the wound back, which has recently bothered him, it seems possible that the soldiers will keep it out of the Bucks game.
“Steph has been wearing us for a month,” said Kerr. “He was incredible. He is tired. We have to rest a little. You can see it, he doesn't have his energy.”
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