Denver Nuggets vs. Golden State Warriors
October 26, 2026 · 2026-27 season
The Warriors beat the Nuggets 134-114 on 2026-10-26 on the road against the Nuggets. The Nuggets started Aaron Gordon, Nikola Jokić, Jamal Murray, Christian Braun, and Bryce Hopkins. The Warriors started Stephen Curry, Draymond Green, Gui Santos, Brandin Podziemski, and Yaxel Lendeborg. Stephen Curry (Warriors) scored 7 points (3/6) in his matchups, with Christian Braun as his primary defender. Nikola Jokić (Nuggets) scored 37 points (15/21) in his matchups, with Draymond Green as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
DEN
Denver Nuggets
114
Did not play: Alpha Diallo (Inactive - Injury/Illness), Cameron Johnson (Inactive - Coach's Decision), Spencer Jones (Inactive - Injury/Illness), Julian Strawther (Inactive - Injury/Illness)
GSW
Golden State Warriors
134
Did not play: Jimmy Butler III (Inactive - Injury/Illness), Moses Moody (Inactive - Injury/Illness), Kristaps Porziņģis (Inactive - Not With Team)
Lineups
DEN
Denver Nuggets
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Aaron Gordon · Nikola Jokić · Jamal Murray · Christian Braun · Bryce Hopkins Starter 12.3 min
- DeMar DeRozan · Aaron Gordon · Jamal Murray · Marvin Bagley III · Christian Braun 5.5 min
- DeMar DeRozan · Nikola Jokić · Tyus Jones · Trevon Brazile · Bryce Hopkins 5.5 min
- DeMar DeRozan · Nikola Jokić · Jamal Murray · Trevon Brazile · Bryce Hopkins 4.0 min
- Nikola Jokić · Jamal Murray · Christian Braun · Trevon Brazile · Bryce Hopkins 3.6 min
GSW
Golden State Warriors
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Stephen Curry · Draymond Green · Gui Santos · Brandin Podziemski · Yaxel Lendeborg Starter 10.7 min
- Stephen Curry · Draymond Green · Georges Niang · Gary Payton II · Brandin Podziemski 6.5 min
- Al Horford · Brandon Williams · Gui Santos · Brandin Podziemski · Yaxel Lendeborg 5.7 min
- Al Horford · De'Anthony Melton · Gui Santos · Brandin Podziemski · Yaxel Lendeborg 4.4 min
- Al Horford · De'Anthony Melton · Brandon Williams · Gui Santos · Yaxel Lendeborg 3.1 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Nuggets defense
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Stephen Curry 7 pts (3/6) in 53 possessions
Guarded by: Christian Braun (64 %, 2 pts) · Jamal Murray (11 %, 3 pts) · Bryce Hopkins (10 %, 0 pts)
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Brandon Williams 5 pts (2/4) in 26 possessions
Guarded by: Jamal Murray (29 %, 0 pts) · Tyus Jones (28 %, 0 pts) · DeMar DeRozan (17 %, 3 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Jamal Murray | Brandin Podziemski: 20 poss., 3 pts (1/4) · De'Anthony Melton: 16 poss., 7 pts (3/3) |
| Nikola Jokić | Draymond Green: 29 poss., 4 pts (2/6) · Al Horford: 18 poss., 2 pts (1/7) |
| Christian Braun | Stephen Curry: 34 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Brandin Podziemski: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Bryce Hopkins | Gui Santos: 20 poss., 2 pts (0/1) · Brandin Podziemski: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| DeMar DeRozan | Brandin Podziemski: 9 poss., 9 pts (3/4) · Gui Santos: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Aaron Gordon | Yaxel Lendeborg: 19 poss., 4 pts (1/3) · Georges Niang: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Trevon Brazile | Yaxel Lendeborg: 12 poss., 1 pts (0/0) · Gui Santos: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Marvin Bagley III | Draymond Green: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Gary Payton II: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Tyus Jones | Brandon Williams: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Brandin Podziemski: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Zeke Nnaji | Graham Ike: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Charles Bassey: 2 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| DaRon Holmes II | Graham Ike: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · LJ Cryer: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Ryan Nembhard | Will Richard: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · LJ Cryer: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Cam Whitmore | Malevy Leons: 3 poss., 4 pts (2/2) · Will Richard: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Warriors defense
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Nikola Jokić 37 pts (15/21) in 70 possessions
Guarded by: Draymond Green (31 %, 3 pts) · Al Horford (25 %, 5 pts) · Gui Santos (11 %, 0 pts)
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Jamal Murray 6 pts (3/8) in 70 possessions
Guarded by: Brandin Podziemski (29 %, 4 pts) · De'Anthony Melton (19 %, 0 pts) · Stephen Curry (11 %, 2 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Yaxel Lendeborg | Aaron Gordon: 18 poss., 2 pts (0/3) · Trevon Brazile: 13 poss., 7 pts (1/3) |
| Brandin Podziemski | Jamal Murray: 20 poss., 4 pts (2/3) · Tyus Jones: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Stephen Curry | Christian Braun: 33 poss., 8 pts (2/2) · Jamal Murray: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Gui Santos | Bryce Hopkins: 20 poss., 7 pts (3/3) · DeMar DeRozan: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Draymond Green | Nikola Jokić: 21 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Marvin Bagley III: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| De'Anthony Melton | Jamal Murray: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · DeMar DeRozan: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Al Horford | Nikola Jokić: 17 poss., 5 pts (2/2) · Bryce Hopkins: 4 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Georges Niang | Aaron Gordon: 10 poss., 6 pts (2/3) · DeMar DeRozan: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Brandon Williams | Bryce Hopkins: 8 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Jamal Murray: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Gary Payton II | DeMar DeRozan: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Marvin Bagley III: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| LJ Cryer | Ryan Nembhard: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Cam Whitmore: 1 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Will Richard | Bryce Hopkins: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Cam Whitmore: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Malevy Leons | Cam Whitmore: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Zeke Nnaji: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Graham Ike | DaRon Holmes II: 4 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Bryce Hopkins: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Charles Bassey | Zeke Nnaji: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Ryan Nembhard: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |