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DENVER — Thursday night marks the Warriors' first playoff game in Denver since 2013, when the core group of Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green ...

Another striking stat from Game 6: Andrew Bogut scored 14 points and collected 21 rebounds. The Warriors split the first two games in Denver in 2013, as Curry noted, losing on Miller’s layup with 1.2 seconds left and winning behind 30 points from Curry and 26 from Jarrett Jack. Then the Warriors won twice in Oakland, lost Game 5 in Denver and closed out the series at home in Game 6. “Obviously, a lot has changed since then, but it definitely brings back good memories of being on this stage for the first time and playing well,” Curry said after Thursday’s shootaround at Ball Arena. “I remember losing Game 1 on that Andre Miller, last-second layup, and then we responded in Game 2 and obviously the rest of that series.

The Golden State Warriors and Denver Nuggets are facing off in Colorado on Thursday evening for Game 3 of their first-round series, and for the game the two ...

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The Golden State Warriors are one win away from clinching a spot in the Western Conference semifinals after taking down the Denver Nuggets, 118-113, ...

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The Warriors' highly praised three-guard lineup consisting of Steph Curry, Jordan Poole, Klay Thompson, Wiggins and Draymond Green was not nearly as efficient ...

In the third quarter, Denver outscored that lineup 11-4 and the Warriors committed another two turnovers which added to the team’s total of 16. Poole left the game in the third quarter and appeared to have a heat pad on his forearm. They’ll play Game 4 Sunday in Denver before traveling back to San Francisco — for either Game 5 on Wednesday or at least a few days off ahead of the Western Conference semifinals. The Warriors’ highly praised three-guard lineup consisting of Steph Curry, Jordan Poole, Klay Thompson, Wiggins and Draymond Green was not nearly as efficient as it was in the two previous games, though they still managed to get the job done. Over the next 2 1/2 minutes, the Nuggets went on a 14-7 run and tied the game at 22 apiece, forcing a Golden State timeout during which the team regrouped and issued out a different lineup. After a timeout, Andrew Wiggins answered with a corner 3, which sparked the Warriors’ 9-2 run to close out the game.

Draymond Green is making life difficult for Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets through two games, providing plenty of reason to bet the Warriors spread in game ...

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DENVER – Stephen Curry's only goal when he went down with a foot injury last month was to be ready in time for Game 1 of the playoffs.

“[I] switched up a couple of things in my pregame routine so I’m not all juiced up on adrenaline and then go sit down for five minutes and then have to rev the engines back up,” Curry said. Curry changed some of his pregame activations to try to delay the adrenaline rush. Entering the game as the sixth man required a different approach mentally, Curry said. He didn’t take a shot until the second quarter and finished with 16 points on a shoddy 5-of-13 shooting (or 38.5%) in about 22 minutes. As a result, he will have his minutes increased in Game 3 Thursday in Denver. After returning from knee injuries twice before during the playoffs, Curry understood it might take some time to find his rhythm.

Draymond Green's steal on Nikola Jokic in the game's final minute helped seal a 118-113 Warriors win in Game 3 on Thursday night in Denver.

Barton - 4 Barton - 13 - The Warriors improve to 35-32 all-time in Game 3 of the playoffs… Jokic - 18 Gordon - 18 Gordon - 12 - Stephen Curry came off the bench for the third-straight game (fifth time in playoff career) and scored 27 points… - Warriors Head Coach Steve Kerr earned his 80th career postseason victory, becoming the 12th coach in NBA history to record 80-or-more playoff wins… Jokic - 37 The trio scored 20 points in the final quarter as the Dubs outscored the Nuggets 31-24 to close out the win. Thompson - 26 Iguodala / Poole / Porter Jr. - 3

Here's a look at what fans and analysts were saying on Twitter after the Warriors took a 3-0 lead in the series against the Nuggets.

With three minutes remaining, Wiggins drilled a corner 3-pointer to give the Warriors a one-point lead. After a quiet two games, Jokic bounced back with 37 points, 18 rebounds and five assists in game three. Unlike the opening two games of the series, game three flipped into a heavyweight battle.

The Warriors' highly praised three-guard lineup consisting of Steph Curry, Jordan Poole, Klay Thompson, Wiggins and Draymond Green was not nearly as efficient ...

In the third quarter, Denver outscored that lineup 11-4 and the Warriors committed another two turnovers which added to the team’s total of 16. Poole left the game in the third quarter and appeared to have a heat pad on his forearm. They’ll play Game 4 Sunday in Denver before traveling back to San Francisco — for either Game 5 on Wednesday or at least a few days off ahead of the Western Conference semifinals. The Warriors’ highly praised three-guard lineup consisting of Steph Curry, Jordan Poole, Klay Thompson, Wiggins and Draymond Green was not nearly as efficient as it was in the two previous games, though they still managed to get the job done. Over the next 2 1/2 minutes, the Nuggets went on a 14-7 run and tied the game at 22 apiece, forcing a Golden State timeout during which the team regrouped and issued out a different lineup. After a timeout, Andrew Wiggins answered with a corner 3, which sparked the Warriors’ 9-2 run to close out the game.

Steph Curry and Jordan Poole came through down the stretch as the Warriors took a commanding 3-0 lead over the Nuggets.

Poole gave all Warriors fans a scare when he had to exit for a period of time and was stuck to the bench with a heating pad on his left elbow. Kerr and Curry made it clear ahead of Game 3 that the Warriors weren't looking past the Nuggets and first had to take care of business Thursday night. The Warriors then made six of their first seven 3-pointers in second quarter before opening the third and going completely cold. Payton accepted the challenge and Denver paid the price. Gary Payton II made an immediate impact off the bench, draining a 3-pointer and finishing a fastbreak layup on back-to-back possessions upon entering. The Warriors are going to let it fly from the 3-point line.

Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, and Jordan Poole combined to score 80 points en route to a 3-0 stranglehold in the series. Here's three observations from game ...

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The Warriors closed out the Nuggets in Game 3 with clutch buckets and lockdown defense.

Green, who had five fouls, was isolated 1-on-1 and amazingly made the defensive play of the night, poking the ball away from the Nuggets' star. Golden State can finish off the sweep of Denver on Sunday afternoon at Ball Arena. The Nuggets had one last chance and got the ball to Jokic on the block.

The Golden State Warriors are just one win away from advancing to the Western Conference semifinals. The Denver Nuggets made every effort to make it a ...

It's unlikely that Denver will come back from a 3-0 hole against Golden State (no NBA team ever has), but with a healthy Jamal Murray and Michael Porter Jr. potentially returning, they're going to be a legitimate Western Conference contender next season. Draymond knew the play. The Warriors had relative success on Jokic in the first two games, holding him to 47 percent shooting, which is well under his season average. DUBS WIN— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) pic.twitter.com/g5sf3Obg2v April 22, 2022 Jokic got the better of him on many plays on Thursday, but when it came down to crunch time, Green -- who had five fouls at the time -- picked Jokic's pocket on a pivotal possession that essentially clinched the game for Golden State. The Warriors are going to be very hard to beat on nights like this. Green also had 10 assists, orchestrating the offense and finding open looks for his teammates throughout the night, as he's done for his entire career. The Golden State Warriors are just one win away from advancing to the Western Conference semifinals. Curry did a great job getting to the rim on Thursday as well, going 6-for-8 from two-point range in 30 minutes. "We need him to go where we want to go, and we need him to keep doing what he's doing." As if dealing with Curry and Thompson wasn't difficult enough, the Warriors have added a bona fide third Splash Brother in Poole, who has scored 30, 29 and 27 points, respectively, in the first three playoff games of his career. Nikola Jokic was simply breathtaking for the Nuggets, putting up 37 points, 18 rebounds and five assists on 14-for-22 shooting, but it just wasn't enough.

Little did we know that three games into the first round of the 2022 NBA playoffs, the team's leading scorer wouldn't be Thompson, or even Stephen Curry. It ...

With his breakout performance, Poole has become just the second Warrior to score at least 25 points in his first three playoff games. Curry's been spectacular, averaging nearly 26 points in those 25 minutes per game, but Green is right that the majority of the time, Poole has been Golden State's primary playmaker. "We need him to go where we want to go, and we need him to keep doing what he's doing." "You're talking a guy who was on the third team All-G League last year, has been our No. 1 option in this playoffs," Green said after the Game 3 win. Poole isn't just scoring -- his efficiency is off the charts. That's pretty incredible, considering Poole shares the court with Curry and Thompson, arguably the two greatest shooters of all time.

The Denver Nuggets put up a good fight and got 37 points from Nikola Jokic, but it wasn't enough as the Golden State Warriors won 118-113 to go up 3-0 in ...

"And it's got to be a ball that we come up with in that type of game." Kerr called it the "shot of the game." Up until that point in the fourth, Kerr kept Andre Iguodala in the game because he had made "several good plays in a row." There is no better feeling in sports than going into a hostile environment, their crowd into it -- yelling, screaming -- and ultimately you come out with the win." Wiggins tossed the ball back to Curry, who found a wide-open Jordan Poole in the corner. He gets to wherever he wants, and once he gets to his spot and turns and shoots, he's got incredible touch." "And then he took the second one and it was far away from his body. Added Draymond Green: "When a team is down 2-0, they come out and give you everything they got in that Game 3. Jokic had his best game of the series Thursday night, finishing with 37 points on 14-of-22 shooting to go with 18 rebounds, five assists and three steals. It's good for our team to have this experience and come through because we are going to be feeling it again, especially on the road." "That's money time," he said. "You have to feel this kind of adversity and pressure on the road," Warriors head coach Steve Kerr said.

The trio of Steph Curry, Klay Thompson and Jordan Poole have combined for 80 or more points in each of the last two games in this series. · Fast break pts: ...

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Draymond Green picked a pocket in broad daylight Thursday night. He broke down the play after the game.

“He took the second one and it was far away from his body. Just one more foul away from being disqualified from the game, however, Green was not deterred to be aggressive. “I was more worried when I picked up my fourth. “I just went for it and I was able to get my hand on it.” For Green, deciding to go for the steal against Jokic came as a risky one. After the wire-to-wire victory, Green broke down the play.

The Warriors' Game 3 win in Denver proved they truly are back, thanks to a plethora of contributors.

The Warriors gave their home fans plenty to cheer about in Game 1 and Game 2. There's a long list of countless parts to basketball that he missed on a daily basis while rehabbing two different leg injuries that had him away from the game for more than two years. "So much," he said when asked how much he missed playoff games on the road. I enjoy the boos, I enjoy everything that comes with it. Green had Kerr at a loss for words as he so often does, trying to find a comparison for the once-in-a-generation basketball genius. He was a plus-11 in 14 huge minutes off the bench. That includes on the road, and he wasn't alone. He returned with 8.3 seconds left in the third quarter and the Warriors down 89-85. His 3-pointer with three minutes left in the game gave the Warriors a 112-111 lead, one possession after missing the same exact shot. He joins Wilt Chamberlain as the only two Warriors to accomplish that feat. But then in the third quarter, he was forced to miss a crucial chunk of time after hurting his elbow and was forced to the bench with a heating pad wrapped around his left arm. He scored eight points in each of the first two quarters, putting him at 16 going into halftime.

Winning playoff games on the road is tough in the NBA, but the Warriors have made a habit of it over the past decade.

The identity of being able to do it at home and on the road, in that many series in a row is pretty crazy to think about. "Being able to extend that trust and chemistry to every guy on the floor, it's a fun way to play," Curry said. "Every series we’ve found a way to just withstand runs and hostile environments, and there’s high level of trust in how we do it."

Led by Stephen Curry and the emerging Jordan Poole, Golden State put on a throwback performance in its Game 3 victory vs. the Nuggets.

But hear Green explain the play, and you realize you’re in the midst of a basketball genius. “Then he took the second one, and it was far away from his body. His skill on that end was on full display in the final minute. Poole’s postseason emergence is a satisfying subplot as Golden State cruises through the first round. You could argue he was the best player on the floor for significant stretches. A challenging Golden State attack is downright terrifying when Poole is lighting up the scoreboard. Draymond Green continues to power Golden State on both ends, controlling the contest for significant stretches in each of the first three games. Yet neither future Hall-of-Famer was the best Warriors guard for the third game in a row. The Splash Brothers have become the Splash Triplets over the last week, with Golden State now sporting a trio of guards that can light up the scoreboard on a given night. The Warriors secured a 3–0 lead in its round one matchup against the Nuggets on Thursday night, potentially sealing the series with a 118-113 victory. There is one major difference for Golden State as the franchise chases another championship. We should take a minute to appreciate what we’re seeing as the Warriors return to championship contender status.

Jordan Poole and the Warriors' Game 3 win over the Nuggets effectively ended the team's first-round picks.

“Some guys that you think are *guys* are not guys in the playoffs,” Green said. There will not be a quiet exit from the postseason for Golden State. No sir, to kill off these Dubs, an opponent will need an incredible level of precision and endurance. “You go into an opposing team’s building and you can shut that crowd up — there’s no better feeling in sports,” Green said. We’ve run out of superlatives for his performance over the first three contests. Denver led by two points, 111-109 with 3:20 to play in the fourth. That’s character. This was a pass/fail test, and a great team — a true championship contender — would care of business on Thursday. The Dubs dug deep on Thursday night. That’s gumption. They did. It’s just the first round, and it’s a favorable matchup in the Nuggets, no doubt, but these Warriors have shifted gears in the playoffs. My argument was simply that the Warriors had lost the benefit of the doubt and that they would need to reestablish their bonafides in the weeks to come.

With respect earned and confidence built up during first playoff run, Jordan Poole's receiving a new level of praise from his teammates.

Several veterans have said Poole has been asking about the playoffs and what to expect on the big stage since his first training camp. But the postseason atmosphere has lived up to the hype. Poole will command a hefty pay raise this offseason, but the Warriors see him being a key part of the team’s future success. “He looks like a seasoned vet,” Thompson said after the Warriors beat the Nuggets to take a 3-0 lead in the first-round series. Through three games, Poole, who’s starting in place of Curry as the All-Star works his way back from a foot injury, has scored a combined 86 points while shooting an impressive 66.7% from the field and 59.1% from deep. Being able to have Steph, Klay, Draymond and Andre, guys that have been here before, they know how important it is to come down the stretch and just being able to give these guys confidence.

Stephen Curry's bucket capped a late game-turning 7-0 run for the Warriors, who beat the Nuggets 118-113 in Game 3 of their first-round series Thursday.

— Warriors on NBCS (@NBCSWarriors)April 22, 2022 — Warriors on NBCS (@NBCSWarriors)April 22, 2022 But when Jokic tried to post him up in crunch time, Green poked the ball away for a game-sealing steal:

Golden State tied its franchise record for most 3s made in a half of an NBA playoff game during Thursday's opening-round matchup with the Denver Nuggets at Ball ...

This is the fourth time the Warriors have made 12 3-pointers in a playoff half. Draymond Green was 1-of-2, Andrew Wiggins was 1-of-1, Klay Thompson was 2-of-4 and Steph Curry was 2-of-5 shooting from 3-point range. As a team, the Warriors were 12-of-21 shooting from behind the 3-point line across the game’s first two quarters.

The Warriors' Game 3 win in Denver proved they truly are back, thanks to a plethora of contributors.

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Curry ended Thursday's 118-113 victory over Denver with 27 points (9-17 FG, 3-9 3Pt, 6-8 FT), three rebounds and six assists over 31 minutes.