
After giving up a fourth-quarter comeback and suffering an overtime loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday, the Golden State Warriors’ struggles bled into the second leg of their road back-to-back on Thursday against the Western Conference-leading Denver Nuggets.
Despite trailing by only one point at the halftime buzzer, the Warriors lost steam in the third quarter against the Nuggets on Thursday. Without Klay Thompson and Draymond Green, the shorthanded Warriors were outscored 35-22 in the third quarter. The Warriors turned the ball over eight times in the third quarter while the Nuggets went on a 16-0 run to put the game in cruise control for Denver.