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Murray scores 28, Jokic a perfect 18-of-18 from the free throw line as Nuggets beat Warriors 120-114
Jamal Murray scored 28 points, Nikola Jokic overcame an off day from the field by going 18 of 18 from the free throw line and the Denver Nuggets extended their winning streak to five games by holding off the Golden State Warriors 120-114 on Monday.
Jokic finished with 26 points despite going 4 of 12 from the floor. He set a career-high with his 18 made free throws. Jokic also had 14 rebounds and eight assists.
Last Christmas, the Nuggets big man erupted for 41 points, 15 rebounds and 15 assists in an overtime win over Phoenix.
It was a back-and-forth game that featured nine lead changes in the second half. Denver took a lead for good on Jokic's left-handed hook shot with 5:16 remaining.
Andrew Wiggins gave the Warriors a boost by scoring 22 points as he returned to the floor after missing two games with an illness. Stephen Curry took a bit to warm up, not scoring until midway through the second quarter, but heated up late to finish with 18 points.
Golden State played on Christmas for an 11th straight year.
The Warriors moved to 5-2 since the indefinite suspension of Draymond Green after striking Phoenix center Jusuf Nurkic in the face. Warriors coach Steve Kerr said before the game that Green has mostly stayed away during his suspension. Kerr added that he has been in contact with the training staff and the coaches.
The combination of Kevon Looney and rookie Trayce Jackson-Davis took turns trying to frustrate Jokic, who didn't have his customary touch around the basket. All five Denver starters scored in double figures, with Michael Porter Jr. and Aaron Gordon both posting double-doubles.
Denver coach Michael Malone showed up for his pregame media interview wearing a Nuggets-themed Christmas sweater. Being the son of a longtime NBA coach, Malone said some of his fondest memories were going to games on Dec. 25, particularly when his father was an assistant coach for the New York Knicks.
“No present under that tree would even match going to the Garden to watch Michael Jordan,” Malone said. “Every time he stepped foot in that arena, it was just magical.”
UP NEXT
Warriors: Begin a seven-game homestand Thursday against Miami.
Nuggets: Host Memphis on Thursday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Kevon Looney vs. Nikola Jokic (Aaron Gordon gains possession) | ||
| 11:43 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point turnaround bank hook shot | ||
| 11:41 |  | Klay Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 11:28 | | Jonathan Kuminga misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 11:23 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 11:19 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point running dunk | 0-2 |
| 10:55 | | Klay Thompson turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 10:42 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving floating jump shot | 0-4 |
| 10:28 | | Kevon Looney misses two point layup | ||
| 10:26 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 10:22 | | Aaron Gordon misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 10:19 | | Jonathan Kuminga defensive rebound | ||
| 10:09 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope personal foul (Kevon Looney draws the foul) | ||
| 10:03 | | Klay Thompson turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 9:50 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 0-6 |
| 9:35 | | Stephen Curry misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:32 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 9:21 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:18 | | Klay Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 9:08 | | Jonathan Kuminga misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:05 | | Brandin Podziemski offensive rebound | ||
| 9:04 | | +3 | Klay Thompson makes three point jump shot (Brandin Podziemski assists) | 3-6 |
| 8:45 | | Jamal Murray misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 8:41 | | Jonathan Kuminga defensive rebound | ||
| 8:34 | | Klay Thompson misses two point jump shot | ||
| 8:30 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 8:25 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 8:21 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | ||
| 8:17 | | Aaron Gordon misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:14 | | Kevon Looney defensive rebound | ||
| 7:55 | | Jamal Murray shooting foul (Brandin Podziemski draws the foul) | ||
| 7:55 | | +1 | Brandin Podziemski makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 4-6 |
| 7:55 | | +1 | Brandin Podziemski makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 5-6 |
| 7:43 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point cutting dunk (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists) | 5-8 |
| 7:43 | | Warriors 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:28 | | Stephen Curry misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 7:26 | | Stephen Curry offensive rebound | ||
| 7:23 | | Brandin Podziemski misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 7:20 | | Brandin Podziemski offensive rebound | ||
| 7:17 | | +2 | Jonathan Kuminga makes two point driving floating jump shot (Brandin Podziemski assists) | 7-8 |
| 6:58 | | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 7-11 |
| 6:40 | | Jonathan Kuminga misses two point layup | ||
| 6:37 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 6:25 | | Stephen Curry blocks Jamal Murray's two point jump shot | ||
| 6:25 | | Jamal Murray offensive rebound | ||
| 6:25 | | Jamal Murray misses two point tip layup | ||
| 6:25 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 6:20 | | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point jump shot (Aaron Gordon assists) | 7-14 |
| 5:53 | | Kevon Looney turnover (lost ball) (Aaron Gordon steals) | ||
| 5:49 | | Aaron Gordon offensive foul (Charge) (Stephen Curry draws the foul) | ||
| 5:49 | | Aaron Gordon turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 5:39 | | +3 | Klay Thompson makes three point jump shot (Stephen Curry assists) | 10-14 |
| 5:20 | | Klay Thompson blocks Michael Porter Jr.'s two point layup | ||
| 5:17 | | Klay Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 5:12 | | Klay Thompson misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 5:10 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 4:57 | | +3 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes three point jump shot (Michael Porter Jr. assists) | 10-17 |
| 4:34 | | Aaron Gordon shooting foul (Jonathan Kuminga draws the foul) | ||
| 4:34 | | +1 | Jonathan Kuminga makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 11-17 |
| 4:34 | | +1 | Jonathan Kuminga makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 12-17 |
| 4:23 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point cutting dunk (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists) | 12-19 |
| 4:07 | | +2 | Jonathan Kuminga makes two point driving layup | 14-19 |
| 3:54 | | Jamal Murray misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 3:54 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 3:49 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving hook shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 14-21 |
| 3:39 | | Michael Porter Jr. blocks Trayce Jackson-Davis's two point cutting dunk | ||
| 3:36 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 3:32 | | +3 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes three point running pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 14-24 |
| 3:21 | | +3 | Andrew Wiggins makes three point jump shot (Stephen Curry assists) | 17-24 |
| 2:59 | | Trayce Jackson-Davis personal foul (Michael Porter Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 2:59 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:51 | | +2 | Peyton Watson makes two point cutting dunk (Nikola Jokic assists) | 17-26 |
| 2:33 | | Andrew Wiggins misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:28 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 2:21 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:18 | | Dario Saric defensive rebound | ||
| 2:13 | | Dario Saric misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:13 | | Warriors offensive rebound | ||
| 2:08 | | Zeke Nnaji personal foul (Brandin Podziemski draws the foul) | ||
| 2:01 | | Andrew Wiggins turnover (bad pass) (Zeke Nnaji steals) | ||
| 1:43 | | Peyton Watson turnover (back court violation) | ||
| 1:33 | | +3 | Brandin Podziemski makes three point stepback jump shot | 20-26 |
| 1:16 | | Reggie Jackson misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 1:13 | | Chris Paul defensive rebound | ||
| 1:08 | | +2 | Trayce Jackson-Davis makes two point running alley-oop dunk (Dario Saric assists) | 22-26 |
| 1:08 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:57 | | Andrew Wiggins personal foul (Zeke Nnaji draws the foul) | ||
| 0:53 | | +3 | Christian Braun makes three point jump shot (Reggie Jackson assists) | 22-29 |
| 0:35 | | +2 | Dario Saric makes two point layup (Chris Paul assists) | 24-29 |
| 0:29 | | Reggie Jackson turnover (bad pass) (Brandin Podziemski steals) | ||
| 0:05 | | Chris Paul misses three point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 0:01 | | Dario Saric offensive rebound | ||
| 0:01 | | +2 | Dario Saric makes two point putback layup | 26-29 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:40 | | +2 | Dario Saric makes two point hook shot | 28-29 |
| 11:21 | | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point stepback jump shot (Reggie Jackson assists) | 28-32 |
| 11:09 | | Dario Saric misses two point jump shot | ||
| 11:01 | | Andrew Wiggins offensive rebound | ||
| 11:01 | | Andrew Wiggins misses two point putback layup | ||
| 11:01 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 10:56 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point jump shot (Christian Braun assists) | 28-34 |
| 10:37 | | +3 | Brandin Podziemski makes three point jump shot (Chris Paul assists) | 31-34 |
| 10:15 | | Reggie Jackson misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 10:15 | | Klay Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 9:59 | | +3 | Chris Paul makes three point jump shot (Dario Saric assists) | 34-34 |
| 9:40 | | +3 | Peyton Watson makes three point jump shot (Reggie Jackson assists) | 34-37 |
| 9:25 | | Christian Braun shooting foul (Andrew Wiggins draws the foul) | ||
| 9:25 | | +1 | Andrew Wiggins makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 35-37 |
| 9:25 | | +1 | Andrew Wiggins makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 36-37 |
| 9:07 | | Peyton Watson turnover (back court violation) | ||
| 8:54 | | +3 | Chris Paul makes three point jump shot (Andrew Wiggins assists) | 39-37 |
| 8:52 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:42 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 8:42 | | Nuggets delay of game violation | ||
| 8:30 | | +2 | Dario Saric makes two point driving layup | 41-37 |
| 8:18 | | Reggie Jackson turnover (bad pass) (Brandin Podziemski steals) | ||
| 8:14 | | Nikola Jokic shooting foul (Andrew Wiggins draws the foul) | ||
| 8:14 | | +1 | Andrew Wiggins makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 42-37 |
| 8:14 | | +1 | Andrew Wiggins makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 43-37 |
| 7:59 | | Andrew Wiggins shooting foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | ||
| 7:59 | | Aaron Gordon misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 7:59 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 7:59 | | Aaron Gordon misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 7:56 | | Jonathan Kuminga defensive rebound | ||
| 7:47 | | Klay Thompson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:44 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 7:37 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:34 | | Brandin Podziemski defensive rebound | ||
| 7:25 | | Brandin Podziemski misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:22 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 7:13 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point hook shot | ||
| 7:10 | | Jonathan Kuminga defensive rebound | ||
| 7:06 | | Jonathan Kuminga turnover (bad pass) (Jamal Murray steals) | ||
| 7:00 | | Jonathan Kuminga shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 7:00 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 43-38 |
| 7:00 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 43-39 |
| 6:52 | | Stephen Curry misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:48 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound | ||
| 6:36 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:32 | | Trayce Jackson-Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 6:12 | | Michael Porter Jr. blocks Jonathan Kuminga's two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:10 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound | ||
| 5:59 | | +3 | Aaron Gordon makes three point jump shot (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists) | 43-42 |
| 5:57 | | Warriors 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:46 | | Nuggets technical foul (Defensive three second) | ||
| 5:46 | | +1 | Stephen Curry makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 44-42 |
| 5:41 | | Brandin Podziemski turnover (bad pass) (Jamal Murray steals) | ||
| 5:37 | | Jamal Murray turnover (bad pass) (Brandin Podziemski steals) | ||
| 5:32 | | Brandin Podziemski turnover (bad pass) (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope steals) | ||
| 5:27 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point running layup (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists) | 44-44 |
| 5:16 | | Jamal Murray shooting foul (Trayce Jackson-Davis draws the foul) | ||
| 5:16 | | +1 | Trayce Jackson-Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 45-44 |
| 5:16 | | +1 | Trayce Jackson-Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 46-44 |
| 5:09 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:06 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | ||
| 5:04 | | Jamal Murray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:56 | | Aaron Gordon offensive rebound | ||
| 4:56 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point putback dunk | 46-46 |
| 4:45 | | Stephen Curry misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:42 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 4:34 | | +3 | Jamal Murray makes three point pullup jump shot | 46-49 |
| 4:16 | | Chris Paul misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:13 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 4:06 | | Trayce Jackson-Davis shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 4:06 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 46-50 |
| 4:06 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 46-51 |
| 3:48 | | Stephen Curry turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 3:26 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 46-53 |
| 3:25 | | Warriors 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:13 | | +3 | Andrew Wiggins makes three point jump shot (Kevon Looney assists) | 49-53 |
| 2:52 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:52 | | Warriors defensive rebound | ||
| 2:46 | | +3 | Stephen Curry makes three point stepback jump shot | 52-53 |
| 2:27 | | Jamal Murray misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 2:24 | | Kevon Looney defensive rebound | ||
| 2:19 | | Stephen Curry turnover (traveling) | ||
| 1:57 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:55 | | Kevon Looney defensive rebound | ||
| 1:42 | | Jamal Murray personal foul (Andrew Wiggins draws the foul) | ||
| 1:26 | | +2 | Kevon Looney makes two point driving layup | 54-53 |
| 1:10 | | Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:06 | | Andrew Wiggins defensive rebound | ||
| 0:54 | | Chris Paul misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 0:52 | | Nuggets defensive rebound |