SAN FRANCISCO – If the primary two video games are something to go by, the Warriors is not going to be shutting many groups down in the course of the 2025-26 season.
However with the form of firepower Golden State boasts, it could not matter. As a result of the Warriors have Steph Curry, and different groups don’t.
Steph Curry led Golden State with 42 factors, 35 of them scored within the second half of an 137-131 time beyond regulation victory.
He sparked a third-quarter comeback that noticed the groups tied at 94 after 36 minutes.
Then he took over the fourth quarter, tying the sport with slightly over a minute left with a 3-pointer he punctuated by shimmying in entrance of a crazed Chase Heart crowd, after which once more with 21 seconds remaining on a deep triple from the emblem to tie issues at 120. Extra time adopted after Draymond Inexperienced received the cease on 3-time MVP Nikola Jokic on the buzzer.
Curry and Al Horford every made 3-pointers, after which Jonathan Kuminga euro-stepped his option to the rim after a steal to steer 128-125 with 2:39 remaining in time beyond regulation.
Curry punctuated the evening with a coast-to-coast layup to place the Warriors up by eight, adopted by his signature night-night celebration with underneath a minute left.
Kerr completed the sport with Curry, Horford, Draymond Inexperienced, Jimmy Butler and Kuminga.
Jimmy Butler had 21 factors and Horford put in 13. Not even an epic evening from Archbishop Mitty’s Aaron Gordon — 50 factors — was sufficient to show away the Nuggets.
the Warriors have been defensively inept within the first half.
Be it a 2-3 zone or a porous man-to-man, whether or not they run a double-big lineup with Al Horford and Draymond Inexperienced, or attempt to play small with Jimmy Butler on the energy ahead, it made no distinction.
Denver led 70-61 at halftime, capturing 60% from contained in the arc, and 50% from exterior of it. And but, by some means, the Warriors have been tied at 94 after a 33-point third quarter.
Then Curry took over and compelled time beyond regulation.
The Warriors will play their first back-to-back of the season on Friday once they journey to Portland.
Will Richard continues to impress
Rookie guard Will Richard continued to be a pleasing shock. After getting the sport ball following the victory over the Lakers, Richard checked in in the course of the first quarter and instantly made an influence by grabbing an offensive rebound.
The Florida product impressed in the course of the preseason and has earned a spot within the rotation whereas Moses Moody recovers from a calf harm. Richard completed with X factors, displaying no hesitation in 12 second-half minutes and scoring six factors whereas taking 4 3-pointers and grabbing 5 rebounds.
Turnovers, or lack thereof
The Warriors had a serious turnover downside within the preseason, giving the ball away at the very least 20 instances in every of their 5 exhibition video games.
After giving the ball away 18 instances in Los Angeles, the Warriors bucked that pattern by committing solely eight turnovers.
Initially Printed: October 23, 2025 at 9:49 PM PDT
