For the first time in three years, the Warriors are moving on to the second round of the postseason after putting the Nuggets away. They’ll either play the Memphis Grizzlies or the Minnesota Timberwolves.
They did it by finally winning their first closeout game in the postseason since the 2019 Western Conference Finals. Of course, it wasn’t easy. Closeout games are almost never easy.
But in this particular game, the Warriors struggled quite a bit. After building a small lead against the Nuggets in the first half, the Warriors fell down by as much as 10 going into the second.
