Golden State wins by 8 at the end of the 1st
This Wednesday night, February 16, the 2021-22 NBA season will bring us a clash of two Western Conference contenders, the Denver Nuggets and the Golden State Warriors, a game you can follow every action live here on Marca English.
The Chase Center will be the stage where these teams will face each other, with a better position for the Warriors, who in their last game were surprised to fall to the LA Clippers despite the outstanding performance of Steph Curry, with 33 points.
The Nuggets have won their last two games, against Orlando Magic and Toronto Raptors, but still can’t make it up in the Wild West, staying in sixth place despite Nikola Jokic‘s continued MVP-worthy level of play.
The match between Nuggets and Warriors will tip-off at 22:00 ET, but in this live you will be able to know all the information before the game of the day.
End of first quarter.
The Golden State Warriors end the first quarter with a 31-23 advantage as the Denver Nuggets struggle to get closer to the locals. Steph and Klay are running riot at Chase Center with a lot of help from the youngsters.
Curry also fires up from deep.
Stephen Curry also started strong for the Warriors with a three pointer to give Golden State a 20-16 advantage. Poole and Payton Jr. are also getting their buckets.
Klay Thompson starts on fire for the Warriors.
What a start for Klay Thompson, who scored 5 points before the first timeout of the game to give the Warriors a 12-4 lead.
First quarter is underway!
With only one more game left before All-Star weekend, the first quarter between Golden State Warriors and Denver Nuggets is underway!
Golden State Warriors’ starting lineup.
The Warriors will start with Curry, Thompson, Payton Jr. Looney and Wiggins.
Denver Nuggets’ starting lineup.
Nuggets start with Gordon, Morris, Barton, Green and Jokic.
Denver Nuggets injury report
The Nuggets have three definite losses to face the Warriors: Michael Porter Jr., Vlatko Cancar and Jamal Murray, the first two recovering from surgeries and the latter due to a left knee injury, plus Monte Morris and Zeke Nnaji are listed as questionable.
Golden State Warriors injury report
The Warriors have few absentees to face Denver, but the players they will be without are important to coach Steve Kerr.
Draymond Green and James Wiseman are still recovering from their respective injuries (back injury and right knee injury), while Andre Iguodala is listed out for lower back tightness.
Denver Nuggets Predicted Starting 5s
G – Bones Hyland; G – Will Barton; F – Aaron Gordon; F – Jeff Green; C – Nikola Jokic
Golden State Warriors Predicted Starting 5s
G – Steph Curry; G – Klay Thompson; F – Andrew Wiggins; F – Jonathan Kuminga; C – Kevon Looney.