"Despite piling up the stats, Jokic, in particular, was a target of the Warriors' altered attack. Al Horford stepped into the starting lineup for the injured Green and the Warriors' utilized his ability to stretch the floor. He made two 3s in the first 76 seconds, three in the first quarter and six total, punishing Jokic for straying too far away. Horford's 22 points were the most he's scored in a Warriors uniform."
""That was confusing," Nuggets coach David Adelman said of the late switch from Green to Horford. "I think that's why we give injury reports. Obviously the gameplan was very different." The Warriors went cold in the third quarter, missing all 12 of their 3s, and the Nuggets outscored them 34-19. Jokic had 14 points and seven rebounds, playing every second of the third quarter, building Denver a six-point lead when he finally went to the bench."
Nikola Jokic posted a 35-point, 20-rebound, 12-assist triple-double while the Denver Nuggets lost 128-117 to the Golden State Warriors. Jimmy Butler is out for the season with an ACL tear, Stephen Curry will miss at least another week with knee soreness, Kristaps Porzingis woke up ill and Draymond Green was scratched with a tightened lower back. Those four players have a combined $170.3 million this season. The Warriors made 15 first-half three-pointers and built a 14-point lead as a fatigued Nuggets team played its third road game in four days with an early tip. Al Horford started, hit six threes and scored 22 points. The Warriors missed all 12 third-quarter threes while the Nuggets outscored them 34-19, with Jokic playing every second of the quarter and building a six-point lead.
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