Golden State Warriors @ Denver Nuggets: Oct 26, 2026
Updated
134–114
Final
Monday, October 26, 2026
Warriors vs Nuggets final: the Golden State Warriors beat the Denver Nuggets 134-114 on October 26, 2026 at Ball Arena, Denver.
Score by Quarter
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warriors | 28 | 32 | 40 | 34 | 134 |
| Nuggets | 32 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 114 |
Top Performers
Warriors
- 31 PTS Yaxel Lendeborg
- 12 REB Yaxel Lendeborg
- 7 AST Draymond Green
Nuggets
- 21 PTS DeMar DeRozan
- 7 REB Nikola Jokić
- 11 AST Nikola Jokić
Warriors vs Nuggets Box Score
Golden State Warriors
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandin Podziemski G | 32 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7-14 | 3-7 | 1-1 | +33 |
| Draymond Green F | 26 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | +7 |
| Yaxel Lendeborg F | 30 | 31 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9-19 | 1-8 | 12-13 | +27 |
| Stephen Curry G | 26 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8-8 | 3-3 | 5-5 | +7 |
| Gui Santos F | 27 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-6 | 1-2 | 2-2 | +18 |
| Bench | |||||||||||
| De'Anthony Melton G | 18 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 1-5 | 0-0 | +1 |
| Malevy Leons F | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -1 |
| Gary Payton II G | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | -7 |
| Graham Ike F | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | -1 |
| Will Richard G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -1 |
| L.J. Cryer G | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | -1 |
| Brandon Williams G | 14 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 0-0 | +14 |
| Al Horford CF | 18 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-5 | 3-3 | 0-0 | +14 |
| Charles Bassey CF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -2 |
| Georges Niang F | 18 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-7 | 3-6 | 0-0 | -8 |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Gordon F | 24 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-10 | 0-2 | 3-3 | -12 |
| Jamal Murray G | 35 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8-13 | 3-6 | 0-0 | -5 |
| Bryce Hopkins F | 31 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | 1-3 | 2-2 | -21 |
| Christian Braun G | 34 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4-9 | 1-4 | 0-0 | -13 |
| Nikola Jokić C | 35 | 19 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8-18 | 1-6 | 2-3 | -16 |
| Bench | |||||||||||
| Trevon Brazile F | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 1-1 | -9 |
| Zeke Nnaji FC | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 | +1 |
| DeMar DeRozan GF | 28 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7-14 | 2-4 | 5-5 | -7 |
| Ryan Nembhard G | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | +1 |
| Cam Whitmore F | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | +1 |
| Tyus Jones G | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -16 |
| DaRon Holmes II FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +1 |
| Marvin Bagley III F | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 3-4 | -5 |
Warriors vs Nuggets Recap
The Warriors beat the Nuggets after outscoring them 40-28 in the third quarter. Golden State improved to 1-3 on the season, while Denver fell to 1-2.
Denver led by 4 after the first quarter, but Golden State won the second 32-24. The Warriors led 60-56 at halftime and 100-84 after three quarters. Golden State made 22 of 44 from three-point range, while Denver made 10 of 28.
Yaxel Lendeborg led the Warriors with 31 points and 12 rebounds. Stephen Curry added 24 points and made all 8 of his shots. DeMar DeRozan scored 21 for Denver, and Nikola Jokić had 11 assists with 19 points. The Warriors outrebounded the Nuggets 45-32.
The number to know: 11 turnovers for Denver, 7 fewer than Golden State, still left the Nuggets 20 points behind because of the Warriors' three-point shooting.
Team Stats
| Warriors | Stat | Nuggets |
|---|---|---|
| 46-85 | Field Goals | 42-83 |
| 54.1% | FG % | 50.6% |
| 22-44 | 3-Pointers | 10-28 |
| 50.0% | 3P % | 35.7% |
| 20-21 | Free Throws | 20-23 |
| 95.2% | FT % | 87.0% |
| 45 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 13 | Off. Rebounds | 10 |
| 31 | Assists | 31 |
| 5 | Steals | 13 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 25 | Fouls | 16 |
| 24 | Biggest Lead | 8 |
Four Factors
| Team | Effective FG% | Turnover % | Off. rebound % | FT rate (FTM/FGA) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Warriors | 67.1% | 16.0% | 37.1% | 0.235 |
 Nuggets | 56.6% | 10.6% | 23.8% | 0.241 |
Dean Oliver's four factors decide most games: shooting, turnovers, offensive rebounding and free throws. Better side highlighted.
Game Flow
Nuggets leadWarriors lead
- Lead changes
- 5
- Times tied
- 5
- Nuggets largest lead
- 8
- Warriors largest lead
- 24
Play-by-Play
Scoring plays, newest first. Score shown Warriors-Nuggets.
1st Quarter 28 scoring plays
- 0:21WarriorsYaxel Lendeborg +128-32
- 0:21WarriorsYaxel Lendeborg +127-32
- 0:34NuggetsNikola Jokić +226-32
- 0:47WarriorsGui Santos +226-30
- 1:38NuggetsDeMar DeRozan +224-30
- 1:55WarriorsAl Horford +324-28
- 2:41NuggetsDeMar DeRozan +221-28
- 2:50WarriorsYaxel Lendeborg +121-26
- 2:50WarriorsYaxel Lendeborg +220-26
- 3:02NuggetsNikola Jokić +218-26
- 3:42NuggetsTrevon Brazile +318-24
- 4:08WarriorsYaxel Lendeborg +218-21
- 4:43NuggetsNikola Jokić +216-21
- 5:04NuggetsDeMar DeRozan +316-19
- 5:20WarriorsGary Payton II +316-16
- 5:32NuggetsJamal Murray +213-16
- 6:00NuggetsJamal Murray +213-14
- 6:29NuggetsDeMar DeRozan +213-12
- 7:28NuggetsAaron Gordon +113-10
- 7:28NuggetsAaron Gordon +113-9
- 8:14WarriorsBrandin Podziemski +313-8
- 8:38WarriorsGui Santos +210-8
- 9:10WarriorsDraymond Green +38-8
- 9:56NuggetsBryce Hopkins +25-8
- 10:29WarriorsBrandin Podziemski +25-6
- 11:05WarriorsBrandin Podziemski +33-6
- 11:23NuggetsJamal Murray +30-6
- 11:42NuggetsNikola Jokić +30-3
2nd Quarter 28 scoring plays
- 0:02WarriorsYaxel Lendeborg +160-56
- 0:33NuggetsNikola Jokić +259-56
- 0:49WarriorsYaxel Lendeborg +259-54
- 1:06WarriorsGui Santos +157-54
- 1:06WarriorsGui Santos +156-54
- 1:24NuggetsBryce Hopkins +155-54
- 1:24NuggetsBryce Hopkins +155-53
- 2:34WarriorsBrandin Podziemski +355-52
- 3:40WarriorsYaxel Lendeborg +252-52
- 4:10WarriorsYaxel Lendeborg +350-52
- 4:31NuggetsBryce Hopkins +247-52
- 5:12NuggetsBryce Hopkins +347-50
- 5:28WarriorsAl Horford +347-47
- 6:17NuggetsDeMar DeRozan +144-47
- 6:17NuggetsDeMar DeRozan +244-46
- 6:32WarriorsBrandon Williams +344-44
- 6:50NuggetsMarvin Bagley III +141-44
- 6:50NuggetsMarvin Bagley III +141-43
- 7:16NuggetsJamal Murray +241-42
- 7:54NuggetsChristian Braun +241-40
- 8:19NuggetsChristian Braun +241-38
- 8:56WarriorsStephen Curry +341-36
- 9:15NuggetsMarvin Bagley III +238-36
- 9:30WarriorsGary Payton II +238-34
- 9:46NuggetsMarvin Bagley III +236-34
- 10:38WarriorsGary Payton II +236-32
- 11:13WarriorsGeorges Niang +334-32
- 11:45WarriorsGeorges Niang +331-32
3rd Quarter 40 scoring plays
- 0:13WarriorsAl Horford +2100-84
- 0:42WarriorsYaxel Lendeborg +298-84
- 0:52NuggetsBryce Hopkins +296-84
- 1:06WarriorsYaxel Lendeborg +296-82
- 1:13WarriorsBrandin Podziemski +194-82
- 1:42WarriorsYaxel Lendeborg +193-82
- 1:42WarriorsYaxel Lendeborg +192-82
- 2:00WarriorsGui Santos +291-82
- 2:35NuggetsTrevon Brazile +189-82
- 2:35NuggetsTrevon Brazile +289-81
- 3:12NuggetsDeMar DeRozan +189-79
- 3:12NuggetsDeMar DeRozan +189-78
- 3:26WarriorsYaxel Lendeborg +189-77
- 3:26WarriorsYaxel Lendeborg +188-77
- 3:42NuggetsDeMar DeRozan +187-77
- 3:42NuggetsDeMar DeRozan +187-76
- 4:13NuggetsNikola Jokić +287-75
- 4:30WarriorsStephen Curry +387-73
- 4:39NuggetsNikola Jokić +284-73
- 4:39NuggetsNikola Jokić +184-71
- 4:52WarriorsStephen Curry +284-70
- 5:45WarriorsStephen Curry +282-70
- 5:58NuggetsDeMar DeRozan +280-70
- 6:29NuggetsDeMar DeRozan +380-68
- 6:44WarriorsBrandin Podziemski +280-65
- 7:12WarriorsStephen Curry +178-65
- 7:12WarriorsStephen Curry +177-65
- 7:12WarriorsStephen Curry +176-65
- 7:44WarriorsStephen Curry +275-65
- 8:28WarriorsGui Santos +273-65
- 8:55NuggetsBryce Hopkins +271-65
- 9:33NuggetsJamal Murray +371-63
- 9:50WarriorsYaxel Lendeborg +171-60
- 9:50WarriorsYaxel Lendeborg +170-60
- 10:27WarriorsBrandin Podziemski +269-60
- 10:48WarriorsStephen Curry +367-60
- 10:59NuggetsChristian Braun +264-60
- 11:21WarriorsYaxel Lendeborg +264-58
- 11:33NuggetsAaron Gordon +262-58
- 11:49WarriorsStephen Curry +262-56
4th Quarter 32 scoring plays
- 0:25NuggetsRyan Nembhard +2134-114
- 0:34WarriorsGraham Ike +3134-112
- 0:45NuggetsZeke Nnaji +3131-112
- 0:56WarriorsL.J. Cryer +3131-109
- 1:09NuggetsCam Whitmore +2128-109
- 1:31NuggetsRyan Nembhard +1128-107
- 1:31NuggetsRyan Nembhard +1128-106
- 1:43WarriorsL.J. Cryer +3128-105
- 1:56NuggetsCam Whitmore +2125-105
- 2:21NuggetsZeke Nnaji +1125-103
- 2:21NuggetsZeke Nnaji +1125-102
- 2:32WarriorsBrandon Williams +3125-101
- 3:35WarriorsGui Santos +3122-101
- 4:16NuggetsNikola Jokić +2119-101
- 4:36WarriorsYaxel Lendeborg +2119-99
- 5:00WarriorsAl Horford +3117-99
- 5:23NuggetsJamal Murray +2114-99
- 5:59NuggetsJamal Murray +3114-97
- 7:10WarriorsDe'Anthony Melton +3114-94
- 7:26NuggetsNikola Jokić +1111-94
- 7:47NuggetsJamal Murray +2111-93
- 8:04WarriorsYaxel Lendeborg +1111-91
- 8:04WarriorsYaxel Lendeborg +1110-91
- 8:34WarriorsStephen Curry +1109-91
- 8:34WarriorsStephen Curry +1108-91
- 8:49WarriorsStephen Curry +2107-91
- 9:16NuggetsChristian Braun +3105-91
- 10:08WarriorsGeorges Niang +3105-88
- 10:49NuggetsMarvin Bagley III +1102-88
- 11:08WarriorsBrandin Podziemski +2102-87
- 11:44NuggetsAaron Gordon +1100-87
- 11:44NuggetsAaron Gordon +2100-86
Warriors vs Nuggets Game Info
- Date & time
- Monday, October 26, 202610:00 PM ET / 7:00 PM PT
- TV
- Peacock and NBCSN
- Arena
- Ball ArenaDenver
- Season
- 2026-27 NBA SeasonRegular season
Warriors vs Nuggets Season Stats 2026-27
Warriors 4 GPNuggets 3 GP
117.3#11
Points per game
113.0#16
120.8#21
Opponent points
121.7#23
45.3%#19
Field goal %
45.8%#16
38.1%#7
Three-point %
31.4%#23
82.6%#7
Free throw %
76.2%#15
41.5#25
Rebounds
45.3#13
25.8#15
Assists
24.7#22
10.3#7
Steals
9.7#13
3.5#26
Blocks
4.7#18
17.0#21
Turnovers
14.7#11
Regular-season averages; rank of 30 teams.
Recent Form & Head-to-Head
2026-27 season seriesFirst meeting this season
2025-26 season seriesSeries tied 2-2
Previous meetings
- Mar 29, 2026 Warriors @ Nuggets 93-116
- Feb 22, 2026 Nuggets @ Warriors 117-128
- Nov 7, 2025 Warriors @ Nuggets 104-129
- Oct 23, 2025 Nuggets @ Warriors 131-137
More NBA Games on Oct 26, 2026
- Final
Washington Wizards2-2103
Charlotte Hornets3-1110Top: Miller 39 PTSBox score › - Final
Minnesota Timberwolves3-1125
Cleveland Cavaliers2-1127Top: Edwards 47 PTSBox score › - Final
Chicago Bulls1-399
Boston Celtics2-1134Top: Pritchard 28 PTSBox score › - FinalNBA TV
Dallas Mavericks2-2113
Miami Heat0-4109Top: Antetokounmpo 29 PTS, 15 REB, 11 ASTBox score › - Final
Phoenix Suns1-2114
Oklahoma City Thunder4-0125Top: Mitchell 30 PTSBox score › - Final
Indiana Pacers2-2102
Milwaukee Bucks1-3110Top: Herro 23 PTS, 10 REBBox score › - Final
Atlanta Hawks2-2110
Houston Rockets4-0120Top: Sengun 29 PTS, 9 ASTBox score › - Final
Memphis Grizzlies4-0110
Utah Jazz1-3105Top: George 26 PTSBox score ›
That covers Warriors vs Nuggets: score, leaders and box score above. Next: Warriors visit the Timberwolves Oct 28; Nuggets visit the Pelicans Oct 28.
Warriors vs Nuggets FAQs
Who won Warriors vs Nuggets on Oct 26, 2026?
The Golden State Warriors beat the Denver Nuggets 134-114 on Monday, October 26, 2026 at Ball Arena in Denver. Yaxel Lendeborg led the Warriors with 31 points.
What are the Warriors and Nuggets records?
After this game the Warriors were 1-3 and the Nuggets were 1-2 this season.
Who was the top scorer in Warriors vs Nuggets?
Yaxel Lendeborg scored 31 for the Warriors. DeMar DeRozan scored 21 for the Nuggets.
How did Warriors vs Nuggets go last season?
The regular-season series was split 2-2 in 2025-26.
Who won the last Warriors vs Nuggets game?
The Nuggets beat the Warriors 116-93 on Mar 29, 2026 at home.
Where was Warriors vs Nuggets played?
At Ball Arena in Denver, the home arena of the Denver Nuggets.
What was the score by quarter in Warriors vs Nuggets?
Warriors-Nuggets: Q1 28-32, Q2 32-24, Q3 40-28, Q4 34-30.
What is next for the Warriors and Nuggets?
Warriors visit the Timberwolves on Wednesday, October 28 at 8:00 PM ET; Nuggets visit the Pelicans on Wednesday, October 28 at 8:00 PM ET.