"Thursday morning, the NBA's worst came to light. There's no spinning that a player of note and an acting NBA head coach landing federal indictments in a betting probe is bad news. It is, in fact, the kind of crisis that can send an entire league into a tailspin. So maybe it was fitting a karmic counterbalance that mere hours later, the absolute best of the NBA was right there for the world to see, front and center at Chase Center."
"That Warriors-Nuggets game is why we still tune in. That contest is why we still love this game. We were treated to a playoff game in October. Two legends of the game, Steph Curry and Nikola Jokic, were going blow-for-blow down the stretch, with two top-tier teams playing fully-engaged basketball, even into overtime, even when the stakes couldn't have been lower."
Thursday brought federal indictments linking a notable player and an acting head coach to a betting probe, a crisis that could unsettle the league. Hours later at Chase Center, a playoff-caliber Warriors-Nuggets matchup delivered elite basketball, with Steph Curry and Nikola Jokic trading late-game heroics into overtime. The Warriors prevailed 137-131 after rallying from a 14-point deficit, absorbing Aaron Gordon's 50-point eruption and another Jokic triple-double. The Nuggets remain a full-strength title contender. Golden State's outlook improved with Jonathan Kuminga's engaged, selfless play and the addition of veteran Al Horford bolstering the roster.
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