Despite Steph Curry scoring a game-high 34 points, the Golden State Warriors suffered their first loss of the season, to the Denver Nuggets on Friday, going down 125-123 to the team they eliminated from the first round of the Western Conference playoffs in April.
Curry added five rebounds and four assists to his 34 points on 10-of-22 shooting but could not drag his team to victory in San Francisco.
The defending champions were undone by an impressive performance from last season’s MVP Nikola Jokic who finished with 26 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists for his 77th career triple-double.
With this latest one, Jokic now has the second-most triple-doubles in NBA history, behind only Wilt Chamberlain on 78.
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