DENVER — The Warriors had the odds stacked against them, but Wednesday’s game came down to their own final possession. Down two points with seven seconds remaining, Steph Curry missed the game-tying driving layup leading to Golden State’s eventual 108-105 loss to the Denver Nuggets.
The Warriors could have let this game slip away. They were two key defenders in Draymond Green and Gary Payton II and a mile high against the reigning champions the final game of a four-game road trip that capped off an arduous start to the year in which they played seven of their first nine games on the road.
Rookies Trayce Jackson-Davis and Brandin Podziemski seamlessly filled the gaps in Green and Payton’s absence to make it a game. Jackson-Davis finished with eight points and two rebounds, finishing a plus-four. Podziemski had five points, three rebounds and two assists.
Curry finished with a team-high 23 points, all six of his field goal makes were from beyond the arc. Klay Thompson had 15 points, Andrew Wiggins had 11 points and Moses Moody had 10 points with a pair of 3-pointers.
The Warriors went 2-2 on this four-game road trip and now head home to play the Cleveland Cavaliers, who they lost to in Cleveland. Then they take on the Minnesota Timberwolves and Oklahoma City Thunder in a pair of two-game series at home.