The Denver Nuggets visit the Golden State Warriors on Sunday afternoon for a pivotal Western Conference game at Chase Center. Both teams enter with recent mixed results, as Denver seeks back-to-back wins following a record-setting victory, while Golden State aims to halt a two-game skid. Tip-off is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. ET on ABC.
The Denver Nuggets (36-21), currently the third seed in the Western Conference, travel to San Francisco to face the Golden State Warriors (29-27), who hold the eighth spot. This matchup marks the third of four meetings between the rivals this season, with each team having won once at home. The Nuggets lead the all-time series 110-87.
Denver comes off a franchise-record 157-103 road win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday, where Nikola Jokic scored 32 points with nine rebounds and seven assists in under 30 minutes. Jamal Murray added 25 points, while Julian Strawther and Tim Hardaway Jr. each contributed 19. This blowout followed a narrow 1-point loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday. The Nuggets are 21-10 on the road but 5-5 over their last 10 games.
The Warriors, meanwhile, lost 121-110 to the Boston Celtics on Thursday in their first game post-All-Star break. De'Anthony Melton led Golden State with 18 points, and Kristaps Porzingis scored 12 in his team debut against his former club. Golden State, 18-11 at home, has dropped two straight and four of its last five. Stephen Curry remains sidelined with a knee injury, with an estimated return of March 2.
Injuries plague Denver as well: Peyton Watson and Aaron Gordon are out with hamstring issues, and Jamal Murray is questionable with a hamstring strain. Betting odds list the Nuggets as 4.5- to 7.5-point favorites, with an over/under total around 227.5 to 229.5 points. Models project a high-scoring affair, with the over hitting in recent head-to-heads and both teams' games.
