March 31, 2026, 3:36 a.m. PT

After a rough stretch on the road, the Golden State Warriors returned to the Bay Area and secured a pair of much-needed victories on the way to a three-game win streak. Yet, when the Warriors went back on the road on Sunday evening, their road struggles picked right back up.

The Warriors came out of the gate strong in Denver, outscoring the Nuggets in the first quarter to take the lead in the first quarter. The Warriors continued to pace the Nuggets in the second quarter, holding on to a seven-point advantage going into the locker room at halftime. However, the second half was a different story.

In the third quarter, the Nuggets’ offense exploded, outscoring the Warriors 40-21. The Nuggets remained in control in the fourth quarter on the way to a 116-93 victory over the Warriors. In the second half, the Nuggets outscored the Warriors 70-40.

The Warriors had no answer for Nikola Jokic on Sunday night. The former MVP big man tallied a game-high 25 points on 10-of-20 shooting from the field with 15 rebounds and eight assists in a near triple-double performance.

Despite Golden State’s loss, Kristaps Porzingis continued his strong stretch of play with 23 points on 8-of-14 shooting from the field with three boards and two assists. Porzingis was hot from beyond the arc, knocking down five 3-pointers on five attempts from deep. Porzingis has now scored 22 or more points in three of his last four games for the Warriors.

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Brandin Podziemski also drilled five 3-pointers on the way to 23 points of his own. Porziemski added five rebounds, two assists and two steals in 32 minutes against the Nuggets.

For the second time his last three games, De’Anthony Melton went scoreless. In 25 minutes against the Nuggets, the veteran guard failed to score a point on 0-for-5 shooting from the field. Melton finished with a -29 on Sunday against the Nuggets.

With a loss, the Warriors sit at 36-39 on the season, locked into the No. 10 seed in the Western Conference with seven games left in the regular season. Things won’t get any easier for the Warriors with a contest against Victor Wembanyama and the red-hot San Antonio Spurs set for Wednesday night.

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