Denver Nuggets just dey show say dem no dey play with anybody for dis NBA season. On Sunday night for Ball Arena, Nikola Jokic carry him team for back, score 25 points, grab 15 rebounds, as Nuggets beat Golden State Warriors 116-93. Na di sixth straight win for Denver, and dem dey hold fourth position for Western Conference tight-tight.
Warriors no get Stephen Curry for dis match, and e don dey like curse for dem. Curry miss him 25th game straight because of knee wahala, and Golden State don lose 16 of dem 25 games wey e no play. For dis particular match, Brandin Podziemski and Kristaps Porzingis try sha, score 23 points each, but na small thing for Nuggets wey dey on fire.
Jokic almost get triple-double again, but e miss am by just two assists. Jamal Murray follow support well-well with 20 points. Di Nuggets wey get 48 wins and 28 losses dey two games ahead of Minnesota Timberwolves and Houston Rockets for di conference ranking. Dem dey look like serious contender as playoffs dey come.
But di win no come without wahala for Denver side. Aaron Gordon no even play at all because of calf soreness wey catch am Sunday morning. Na di 44th game wey Gordon miss dis season because of different hamstring injuries. As if dat one no enough, Spencer Jones join injury list with hamstring tightness for first half, and Cameron Johnson follow go locker room for third quarter holding him left ribs. Johnson come back later with him torso wrap, but e no play again.
Di match get small pepper for second quarter when Denver backup center Zeke Nnaji enter altercation with De'Anthony Melton and Gary Payton II. Na after Jamal Murray and LJ Cryer exchange shoves di whole thing start. Payton even collect Flagrant 1 foul for hard foul on Peyton Watson before halftime.
Warriors try show say dem get fight for inside. Dem run 19-2 for second quarter to lead by 13 points at one point. Halftime score na 53-46 for Golden State side. But third quarter na where Nuggets turn di game upside down. Tim Hardaway Jr. score 10 points for dat period as Denver outscore Warriors 40-21. From dat moment, di match don cast.
Nuggets head coach David Adelman talk say Gordon injury na just precaution. “We no wan risk anything as playoffs dey come,” Adelman yarn. “Di man don suffer hamstring injuries dis season, we need am 100% for di important matches wey dey ahead.”
For Warriors side, di story dey different. Without Curry, di team dey struggle to find consistent scoring. Podziemski and Porzingis try their best, but di depth no dey like before. Golden State now get 36 wins and 39 losses, and di chance to enter playoffs dey reduce small-small.
Di Nuggets now dey look forward to Wednesday match against Utah Jazz. Warriors go host San Antonio Spurs for Tuesday night. As di regular season dey wind down, every match don dey important for teams wey dey fight for playoff position.
Ball Arena full well for di match with 19,588 fans wey come watch. Referees Sean Wright, Brian Forte, and Tyler Ricks handle di officiating. Di atmosphere dey electric as Nuggets continue dia winning streak.
Injury wahala don follow Denver most of dis 2025-26 season. Even though dem finally get full lineup play together recently, Sunday match show say di problem no don finish. Gordon late scratch, Jones hamstring tightness, Johnson back spasms—na like chain reaction.
Jones play just six minutes before e leave di game. E end with zero points, one rebound, one steal, and one block. Johnson manage 19 minutes with six points, three assists, one steal, and one block before back wahala force am out. Nnaji wey don only play two minutes total for di last six games get chance to play because of all di injuries.
As di Nuggets dey prepare for playoffs, dia ability to survive despite injuries go dey important. Jokic leadership dey clear, and di team depth dey tested every match. For now, dem dey celebrate di win but dey watch dia players’ health with two eyes.
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