Golden State Warriors 93, Denver Nuggets 116 — Recap

March 29, 2026 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Golden State Warriors 93, Denver Nuggets 116. Scoring by quarter: Q1 GSW 28-23 DEN; Q2 GSW 25-23 DEN; Q3 GSW 21-40 DEN; Q4 GSW 19-30 DEN.

Top performers (box score): Nikola Jokic (DEN) 25 points, 15 rebounds, 8 assists, 4 threes on 10-of-20 shooting; Brandin Podziemski (GSW) 23 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 5 threes on 8-of-14 shooting; Kristaps Porzingis (GSW) 23 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 5 threes on 8-of-14 shooting; Jamal Murray (DEN) 20 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 threes on 7-of-12 shooting; Gary Payton II (GSW) 16 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists, 1 threes on 7-of-8 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · DEN

Nikola Jokic

25 PTS, 15 REB, 8 AST, 4 3PM · 10-20 FG

Scoring · GSW

Brandin Podziemski

23 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 5 3PM · 8-14 FG

Scoring · GSW

Kristaps Porzingis

23 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 5 3PM · 8-14 FG

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

📊 Game Flow

GSW 13 largest lead Q2 4:08 (GSW 47, DEN 34) · 15-0 run, Q2 9:57–Q2 6:10

DEN 23 largest lead Q4 2:48 (GSW 88, DEN 111) · 17-0 run, Q3 1:15–Q4 10:09

Swings 11 lead changes Tied 9 times

Ahead for good: Christian Braun makes two point shot (Q3 3:33, GSW 69, DEN 71).

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
GSW	28	25	21	19		93
DEN	23	23	40	30		116

🧮 How They Scored

GSWDEN

36Points in the paint36

11Fast-break points16

9Second-chance points16

13Points off turnovers22

25Bench points43

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

53.2%Effective FG%61.0%

11.6%Turnover %10.8%

17.1%Offensive rebound %17.1%

0.139Free-throw rate0.140

Box Score

Golden State Warriors

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Brandin Podziemski G	32	23	5	2	2	1	0	8-14	5-8	2-2	-8
Gui Santos F	32	9	10	3	1	0	4	3-9	1-4	2-2	-12
Draymond Green F	30	13	4	8	1	0	2	5-11	2-7	1-1	-14
Kristaps Porzingis F-C	29	23	3	2	1	0	2	8-14	5-5	2-2	-15
De'Anthony Melton G	25	0	1	3	2	0	2	0-5	0-3	0-0	-29
Pat Spencer G	24	7	5	8	2	0	0	3-9	0-4	1-3	0
Gary Payton II G	21	16	5	1	0	0	0	7-8	1-2	1-1	-2
LJ Cryer G	16	0	0	2	0	0	1	0-6	0-6	0-0	-15
Seth Curry G	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	-8
Quinten Post C	5	0	2	0	0	1	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	+1
Malevy Leons F	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	-5

Denver Nuggets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Nikola Jokic C	36	25	15	8	1	0	2	10-20	4-8	1-1	+16
Jamal Murray G	34	20	6	7	2	1	4	7-12	2-4	4-5	+13
Christian Braun G	33	12	3	0	0	0	0	5-8	0-3	2-2	+17
Tim Hardaway Jr. G	26	16	3	2	2	0	0	5-10	4-8	2-2	+12
Bruce Brown G	25	15	1	0	2	0	1	6-11	3-4	0-0	+7
Peyton Watson G	22	10	6	5	0	1	2	3-11	2-5	2-2	+11
Cameron Johnson F	19	6	1	3	1	1	0	2-5	2-4	0-0	+13
Julian Strawther G	18	7	2	2	0	0	1	3-7	1-3	0-0	+7
Zeke Nnaji F-C	8	0	2	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	+12
Spencer Jones F	6	0	0	1	1	1	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	-3
Jonas Valanciunas C	5	0	1	1	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	+2
DaRon Holmes II F	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	2-2	1-1	0-0	+2
Jalen Pickett G	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	+2
Tyus Jones G	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	+2
Curtis Jones G	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	+2

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Kristaps Porzingis	Starter	29	23	77.3	26.6	-19.2	12.9
Brandin Podziemski	Starter	32	23	77.3	20.8	-8.6	15.6
Draymond Green	Starter	30	13	56.8	21.3	-22.9	13.2
Gui Santos	Starter	32	9	45.5	19.4	-17.0	6.0
De'Anthony Melton	Starter	25	0	0.0	12.5	-58.4	-0.9
Gary Payton II	Bench	21	16	94.8	18.6	+0.5	18.2
Pat Spencer	Bench	24	7	33.9	18.5	-2.5	10.8
Malevy Leons	Bench	04	2	100.0	10.0	-95.2	16.0
Seth Curry	Bench	07	0	0.0	5.3	-43.8	-2.6
Moses Moody	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Quinten Post	Bench	05	0	0.0	7.1	+9.1	5.6
Will Richard	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
LJ Cryer	Bench	16	0	0.0	20.0	-51.7	-13.3

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Nikola Jokic	Starter	36	25	61.2	26.5	+21.6	19.6
Jamal Murray	Starter	34	20	70.4	23.3	+18.8	15.0
Christian Braun	Starter	33	12	67.6	11.8	+25.0	7.3
Peyton Watson	Starter	22	10	42.1	25.0	+26.5	5.9
Cameron Johnson	Starter	19	6	60.0	11.9	+31.9	10.0
Tim Hardaway Jr.	Bench	26	16	73.5	18.9	+26.5	15.8
Bruce Brown	Bench	25	15	68.2	21.4	+14.9	7.0
Julian Strawther	Bench	18	7	50.0	19.5	+26.5	6.6
DaRon Holmes II	Bench	02	5	125.0	66.7	+91.7	90.9
Tyus Jones	Bench	02	0	0.0	0.0	+91.7	36.4
Jonas Valanciunas	Bench	05	0	0.0	0.0	+40.3	8.3
Zeke Nnaji	Bench	08	0	0.0	0.0	+80.0	3.4
Jalen Pickett	Bench	02	0	0.0	0.0	+91.7	0.0
Spencer Jones	Bench	06	0	0.0	7.7	-34.8	2.2
Curtis Jones	Bench	02	0	0.0	0.0	+91.7	36.4