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.
Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokic fueled the Nuggets’ 134-117 victory on Wednesday night. Murray tallied a game-high 33 points on 12-of-23 shooting from the field with eight assists and five boards.
Jokic notched another triple-double with 22 points, 16 assists and 14 rebounds against the Warriors.
Steph Curry led the Warriors with 28 points on 10-of-17 shooting from the field with five made triples to go along with five boards and five assists in 33 minutes, but it wasn’t enough to end Golden State’s road swing with a win.
After the Warriors capped their three-game road trip with back-to-back losses, the NBA community on Twitter chimed in with different responses. Here’s a look at different reactions from fans and members of the media from Thursday night.
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The Warriors fall to the Nuggets 134-117. They fall back to .500 at 26-26.
Nikola Jokic finishes with 22 points, 16 rebounds and 14 assists. He's officially averaging a triple-double this season.
— Kendra Andrews (@kendra__andrews) February 3, 2023
Warriors lose in Denver 134-117. Two straight loses drop Golden State back to .500 this season (26-26) and 7-20 on the road.
What went wrong tonight?
— C.J. Holmes 🚀 (@CjHolmes22) February 3, 2023
The Warriors' record at various points this season
1-1
2-2
3-3
10-10
11-11
13-13
14-14
18-18
20-20
21-21
22-22
23-23
24-24
26-26 currently— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) February 3, 2023
James Wiseman tonight:
75 FG%
+7NBA GMs should be spamming the Warriors phone to acquire him before the trade deadline pic.twitter.com/KJmkPZvJXx
— Guru (@DrGuru_) February 3, 2023
Roster construction looks like Front Office didn’t know who their Coach is…
— warriorsworld (@warriorsworld) February 3, 2023
.@BontaHill is moving up on the panic meter 😬 pic.twitter.com/HhymsPZqer
— Warriors on NBCS (@NBCSWarriors) February 3, 2023
Final 📊
Stephen – 28p/5r/5a
Jordan – 22p/3r/5a/1s
Jonathan – 17p/7r/2a
Donte – 14p/1r/1a/1s
Andrew- 9p/10r/2a
Ty – 9p/1r/3a/2s/1b
James – 9p/2r/1s
JaMychal – 6p/4r/4a/1b
Kevon – 3p/6r/2a/1b
Moses – 0p/2r/1a pic.twitter.com/eJmQjJd0H9— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) February 3, 2023
https://t.co/8hYWv7nM9y pic.twitter.com/cyjLUOwg1M
— warriorsworld (@warriorsworld) February 3, 2023
Warriors 1-2 roadtrip. Back at Chase on Saturday night vs Dallas
— warriorsworld (@warriorsworld) February 3, 2023
Game was tied at 85 with 5 mins left 3Q
Nuggets 49-32 the rest of the Game
Nuggets win 134-117
— warriorsworld (@warriorsworld) February 3, 2023
Time to accept the fact that we’re not a championship team 🤷🏽♂️
— De🅿️ressed Warriors Fan 🏆 (@GoIdenState) February 3, 2023
Warriors lose 134-117
Back to .500 (26-26) they go
— Dalton Johnson (@DaltonJ_Johnson) February 3, 2023
Nah. We’re not a championship team.
— Did The Warriors Win? (@DidTheWarriorsW) February 3, 2023
Warriors used to drop 16-0 runs on teams every other game. Now they get it put on them with ease. Life.
— Shohei Ohtani Stan Account (@AndyKHLiu) February 3, 2023
