The Golden State Warriors (41-37, 9-29 Away), one of the league’s top scoring teams, are on the road to face the Denver Nuggets (51-26, 32-7 Home) on Sunday. Golden State beat the San Antonio Spurs 130-115 at Chase Center on Friday. Stephen Curry was a top performer with 33 points. The Warriors are the sixth seed in the Western Conference.
Denver dropped their last game on Friday at Footprint Center, falling to the Phoenix Suns 100-93. Aaron Gordon had 26 points, eight rebounds, and six assists in defeat to lead the team. The Nuggets are 3.5 games ahead of the Memphis Grizzlies atop the Western Conference, currently sitting in first.
The teams are meeting for the final time this season. Denver will be looking for a season sweep against Golden State after coming out on top in both of their prior meetings, the last of which was a 134-117 victory at Ball Arena on February 2. Jamal Murray led the Nuggets with 33 points, while Nikola Jokic had a triple double with 22 points, 16 assists, and 14 rebounds.
Curry had 28 points in defeat. The Warriors have been led this season by Klay Thompson and Jordan Poole, who are averaging 21.7 and 20.5 points per game, respectively. Meanwhile, Kevon Looney is grabbing 9.1 rebounds per game, and Draymond Green is dishing 6.8 assists.Jokic has been the primary provider for the Nuggets on offense, averaging 24.6 points per game.
Jokic has also averaged 11.7 rebounds and 9.8 assists per game, for which he ranks third and fourth in the league, respectively. The Warriors are one of the top scoring offenses in the NBA, ranking third with 118.3 points per game.
The Warriors are 4-6 in their last 10 visits to Ball Arena.In the last 10 games, Golden State is 6-4 with an average margin of +2.7 (120.1-117.4). Denver has split the last 10 (5-5), scoring 111.1 points per game on average while holding opponents to 109.3 (+1.8 margin).
WARRIORS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Donte DiVincenzo: 11.4 | 16.7 | -5.3
Points per game:
Donte DiVincenzo: 6.0 | 9.1 | -3.1
Assists per game:
Draymond Green: 9.4 | 6.8 | +2.6
NUGGETS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Thomas Bryant: 4.7 | 16.0 | -11.4
Points per game:
Bruce Brown: 15.6 | 11.2 | +4.4
Rebounds per game:
Thomas Bryant: 1.3 | 5.7 | -4.4
Assists per game:
Jamal Murray: 7.8 | 6.2 | +1.6
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Denver Nuggets (-140)
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