Denver Nuggets 114, Golden State Warriors 105 — Recap

March 17, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Denver Nuggets 114, Golden State Warriors 105. Scoring by quarter: Q1 DEN 29-22 GSW; Q2 DEN 33-28 GSW; Q3 DEN 27-27 GSW; Q4 DEN 25-28 GSW.

Top performers (box score): Aaron Gordon (DEN) 38 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 threes on 14-of-23 shooting; Jimmy Butler (GSW) 23 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 threes on 8-of-16 shooting; Michael Porter Jr. (DEN) 21 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 threes on 7-of-18 shooting; Stephen Curry (GSW) 20 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists, 4 threes on 6-of-21 shooting; Gary Payton II (GSW) 18 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists, 2 threes on 8-of-10 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · DEN

Aaron Gordon

38 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 4 3PM · 14-23 FG

Scoring · GSW

Jimmy Butler

23 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 1 3PM · 8-16 FG

Scoring · DEN

Michael Porter Jr.

21 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 3 3PM · 7-18 FG

Season highs

Aaron Gordon · Season-high 38 pointsRussell Westbrook · Season-high 16 assists

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
DEN	29	33	27	25		114
GSW	22	28	27	28		105

🧮 How They Scored

DENGSW

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

54.0%Effective FG%53.6%

15.1%Turnover %17.3%

37.2%Offensive rebound %27.5%

0.205Free-throw rate0.321

Box Score

Denver Nuggets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Russell Westbrook G	42	12	12	16	3	2	7	5-18	2-9	—	+5
Michael Porter Jr. F	41	21	10	5	2	—	—	7-18	3-10	4-4	+20
Aaron Gordon F	37	38	6	3	—	—	7	14-23	4-6	6-6	+13
Peyton Watson G	35	13	5	1	1	4	1	5-8	1-2	2-6	+14
Hunter Tyson F	20	9	7	2	2	—	—	4-9	1-4	—	-3
Spencer Jones F	19	6	1	1	1	1	—	3-4	0-1	—	+3
Zeke Nnaji F-C	11	7	3	—	1	—	—	2-2	1-1	2-2	-4
Jalen Pickett G	11	3	1	2	1	—	2	1-6	1-4	—	-6

Golden State Warriors

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Stephen Curry G	36	20	4	7	3	—	7	6-21	4-14	4-4	-7
Jimmy Butler G-F	33	23	8	6	2	1	2	8-16	1-4	6-10	-9
Draymond Green F	33	10	6	5	3	5	4	5-6	0-1	0-1	-5
Jonathan Kuminga F	28	13	3	4	1	—	3	4-11	0-2	5-8	+6
Gary Payton II G	26	18	3	1	3	1	—	8-10	2-3	0-1	-1
Moses Moody G	25	9	2	—	2	1	—	4-9	1-4	—	-12
Buddy Hield G	21	2	—	1	—	—	—	1-4	0-3	—	—
Kevon Looney F	15	6	7	—	1	1	1	3-3	—	0-3	-4
Gui Santos F	14	—	4	—	—	1	3	0-1	0-1	—	-4
Quinten Post C	8	4	1	—	1	—	—	2-3	0-1	—	-9

🔬 Advanced Stats

Denver NuggetsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Aaron Gordon	Bench	37	38	74.1	33.3	+14.3	15.7
Michael Porter Jr.	Bench	41	21	53.1	17.9	+18.6	14.9
Peyton Watson	Bench	35	13	61.1	12.9	+16.3	7.3
Russell Westbrook	Bench	42	12	33.3	22.9	+5.4	9.7
Hunter Tyson	Bench	20	9	50.0	17.3	-9.8	10.1
Zeke Nnaji	Bench	11	7	121.5	10.7	-19.0	39.6
Spencer Jones	Bench	19	6	75.0	8.5	+10.4	4.7
Jalen Pickett	Bench	11	3	25.0	29.6	-24.8	-12.0
DeAndre Jordan	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Dario Saric	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
PJ Hall	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Golden State WarriorsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Jimmy Butler	Bench	33	23	56.4	27.7	-13.8	18.6
Stephen Curry	Bench	36	20	43.9	33.7	-8.8	6.3
Gary Payton II	Bench	26	18	86.2	15.6	+0.1	18.0
Jonathan Kuminga	Bench	28	13	44.8	26.9	+10.5	4.7
Draymond Green	Bench	33	10	77.6	12.8	-4.1	11.1
Moses Moody	Bench	25	9	50.0	14.8	-22.6	5.0
Kevon Looney	Bench	15	6	69.4	13.2	-12.5	10.4
Quinten Post	Bench	8	4	66.7	15.0	-39.3	10.8
Buddy Hield	Bench	21	2	25.0	7.4	-2.3	0.0
Trayce Jackson-Davis	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Gui Santos	Bench	14	—	0.0	10.3	-17.5	-2.4
Pat Spencer	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0