There is a constant discussion around “trap games” in the NBA. When a team goes through an 82-game season full of travel, injuries, etc., surprise losses tend to happen. Though not playing on the second night of a back-to-back or missing any key rotation players, the Denver Nuggets fell 116-100 to the Golden State Warriors at Pepsi Center on Tuesday.
Despite a slow start in which the Nuggets (41-20) only scored 25 points in the first quarter, Mason Plumlee provided a much-needed spark in the second half to push Denver back in the lead. Plumlee dropped 11 points, five rebounds and two assists in the first half as the Nuggets took a 58-49 lead into the break.