Denver Nuggets vs. Golden State Warriors

Feb 22, 2026

FINAL

36-22DenverNuggets

117

30-27Golden StateWarriors

128

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	27	40	34	16	117
GSW	39	37	19	33	128

Game Recap

The Warriors were down 101-95 entering Q4, the Warriors then outscored the Nuggets, 33-16 in Q4.

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
23Cameron JohnsonSF	37	1-7	0-4	7-7	3	2	0	0	0	1	-8	9
3Julian StrawtherPF	18	2-7	0-3	2-2	3	2	1	1	0	1	-1	6
15Nikola JokicC	35	11-21	3-4	10-11	20	12	3	2	5	1	-6	35
0Christian BraunSG	35	7-11	1-4	3-4	5	2	2	0	3	2	+1	18
27Jamal MurrayPG	33	9-17	1-6	2-3	2	2	1	0	5	1	-1	21
10Tim Hardaway Jr.	24	3-9	1-6	1-2	1	0	1	0	2	1	-6	8
11Bruce Brown	29	5-10	2-3	0-0	5	2	3	0	2	1	-17	12
21Spencer Jones	12	1-2	0-1	0-0	2	1	1	0	0	2	-12	2
17Jonas Valanciūnas	12	3-7	0-0	0-0	3	2	1	0	0	1	-5	6
14DaRon Holmes II	— did not play —												— did not play —
22Zeke Nnaji	— did not play —												— did not play —
25KJ Simpson	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	42-9146.2%	8-3125.8%	25-2986.2%	44	25	13	3	17	11	-	117

WARRIORS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
4Moses MoodySF	35	9-16	4-9	1-1	7	5	1	0	2	3	+5	23
15Gui SantosPF	27	6-7	2-3	3-4	5	7	1	0	2	5	+5	17
20Al HorfordC	26	8-11	6-7	0-0	1	7	3	2	2	0	+14	22
8De'Anthony MeltonSG	24	7-18	2-10	4-4	4	2	4	0	0	2	+6	20
61Pat SpencerPG	18	1-3	0-2	0-0	0	5	1	0	2	4	-7	2
0Gary Payton II	19	6-11	3-8	0-0	3	0	2	0	3	2	+4	15
2Brandin Podziemski	36	7-16	3-7	1-1	15	9	1	0	3	2	+19	18
21Quinten Post	20	0-3	0-2	0-0	7	4	0	0	1	3	-1	0
3Will Richard	29	4-9	1-4	2-2	2	3	1	0	0	3	+10	11
31Seth Curry	— did not play —												— did not play —
23Draymond Green	— did not play —												— did not play —
7Kristaps Porzingis	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	48-9451.1%	21-5240.4%	11-1291.7%	44	42	14	2	15	24	-	128

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDENGSW

(11:57) Jump Ball Horford vs. Jokic: Tip to Murray
(11:38) MISS Strawther 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:33) Melton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:28) Moody 4' Running Layup (2 PTS) (Santos 1 AST)
02
+2 (11:18) Strawther 1' Reverse Layup (2 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
22
+3 (11:10) Horford 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Spencer 1 AST)
25
(10:56) MISS Strawther 12' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(10:51) Moody REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (10:44) Horford 25' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Moody 1 AST)
28
(10:21) MISS Johnson 18' Pullup Jump Shot
(10:17) Horford REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (10:12) Melton 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS)
211
+2 (9:55) Murray 12' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
411
(9:55) Spencer S.FOUL (P1.T1) (C.Flores)
+1 (9:55) Murray Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
511
(9:43) Santos Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:43) Braun STEAL (1 STL)
(9:41) Braun Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:41) Horford STEAL (1 STL)
(9:39) MISS Horford 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:35) Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:31) Braun 2' Running Layup (2 PTS) (Jokic 3 AST)
711
+3 (9:08) Moody 24' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Horford 1 AST)
714
+3 (8:43) Braun 24' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Jokic 4 AST)
1014
(8:23) MISS Melton 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(8:21) Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:13) Murray Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(8:13) Horford STEAL (2 STL)
(8:08) MISS Moody 2' Running Layup
(8:08) Strawther BLOCK (1 BLK)
(8:05) Strawther REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:03) Braun 4' Running Layup (7 PTS) (Jokic 5 AST)
1214
(8:03) Spencer S.FOUL (P2.T2) (R.Hussey)
+1 (8:03) Braun Free Throw 1 of 1 (8 PTS)
1314
+3 (7:49) Moody 26' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Horford 2 AST)
1317
(7:33) MISS Jokic 14' Jump Shot
(7:31) Podziemski REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (7:17) Payton II 3' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Horford 3 AST)
1319
(7:08) MISS Strawther 2' Cutting Layup Shot
(7:03) Moody REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:57) MISS Melton 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:54) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (6:48) Braun 4' Cutting Layup Shot (10 PTS) (Jokic 6 AST)
1519
(6:48) WARRIORS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(6:27) WARRIORS Timeout: Regular (Full 2 Short 0)
(6:24) MISS Payton II 3PT Jump Shot
(6:21) Braun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:08) MISS Murray 14' Pullup Jump Shot
(6:05) Strawther REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(6:04) MISS Jokic 9' Hook Shot
(6:04) Payton II REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (5:54) Podziemski 24' 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Moody 2 AST)
1522
+2 (5:41) Braun 4' Cutting Layup Shot (12 PTS) (Jokic 7 AST)
1722
(5:32) MISS Podziemski 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(5:30) Strawther REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(5:25) MISS Braun 24' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(5:25) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(5:15) MISS Jokic 8' Cutting Layup Shot
(5:14) Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(5:14) MISS Jokic 1' Tip Layup Shot
(5:14) Jokic REBOUND (Off:3 Def:1)
(5:13) Moody S.FOUL (P1.T3) (R.Hussey)
+1 (5:13) Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1822
+1 (5:13) Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1922
(5:02) MISS Moody 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:58) Podziemski REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (4:49) Richard 14' Turnaround Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Post 1 AST)
1924
(4:30) MISS Jokic 9' Turnaround Hook Shot
(4:28) Post REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:28) Jokic P.FOUL (P1.T1) (M.Davis)
(4:18) MISS Post 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:15) Jokic REBOUND (Off:3 Def:2)
(4:12) MISS Hardaway Jr. 25' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(4:09) Moody REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(4:04) MISS Podziemski 28' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(4:04) Jokic REBOUND (Off:3 Def:3)
(3:54) Hardaway Jr. Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(3:54) Podziemski STEAL (1 STL)
(3:51) Payton II Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(3:51) Jokic STEAL (1 STL)
(3:47) MISS Murray 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:45) Moody REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(3:39) MISS Payton II 3PT Jump Shot
(3:35) Jokic REBOUND (Off:3 Def:4)
(3:26) MISS Jokic 6' Fadeaway Jumper
(3:24) Jokic REBOUND (Off:4 Def:4)
+2 (3:24) Jokic 4' Hook Shot (4 PTS)
2124
(3:24) Post S.FOUL (P1.T4) (R.Hussey)
+1 (3:24) Jokic Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
2224
+3 (3:18) Santos 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Richard 1 AST)
2227
(2:59) MISS Murray 5' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(2:56) Podziemski REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(2:56) Jump Ball Podziemski vs. Jokic: Tip to Murray
(2:56) Podziemski Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(2:56) Jokic STEAL (2 STL)
(2:46) Jokic Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
(2:46) Santos STEAL (1 STL)
(2:42) Braun Violation:Kicked Ball (C.Flores)
+2 (2:32) Santos 4' Cutting Layup Shot (5 PTS) (Podziemski 1 AST)
2229
(2:16) Richard S.FOUL (P1.PN) (M.Davis)
+1 (2:16) Hardaway Jr. Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2329
(2:16) MISS Hardaway Jr. Free Throw 2 of 2
(2:16) Podziemski REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(1:58) Jones S.FOUL (P1.T2) (C.Flores)
+1 (1:58) Richard Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
2330
+1 (1:58) Richard Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
2331
(1:52) Hardaway Jr. Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T5)
(1:52) Richard STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (1:48) Richard 27' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Santos 2 AST)
2334
(1:46) Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+2 (1:37) Jones 1' Layup (2 PTS) (Jokic 8 AST)
2534
+2 (1:17) Horford 2' Cutting Layup Shot (8 PTS) (Spencer 2 AST)
2536
+2 (1:00) Jokic 11' Turnaround Jump Shot (7 PTS)
2736
+3 (0:52) Horford 27' 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Podziemski 2 AST)
2739
(0:35) MISS Jokic 21' Jump Shot
(0:32) Santos REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:10) MISS Richard 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:06) Hardaway Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:03) MISS Hardaway Jr. 27' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(0:00) Johnson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

GSW

117Points128

42-91(46.2%)Field Goal(%)48-94(51.1%)

8-31(25.8%)3-Point(%)21-52(40.4%)

25-29(86.2%)Free Throw(%)11-12(91.7%)

44(14)Rebounds(Offensive)44(9)

25Assists42

13Steals14

3Blocks2

17Turnovers15

11Fouls24

60Pts In The Paint46

20Fast Break Pts12

17Pts Off Turnovers24

28Bench Pts44

8Largest Lead14

Game Details

Sunday, February 22, 2026 · 3:30 PM

Chase Center · San Francisco, CA

attendance: 18,064 (100%)

tv: ABC