An early-season showdown and a championship test of wills lived up to its billing Wednesday night.
Ultimately, the Nuggets were the last team standing, pulling out a 108-105 victory over the Golden State Warriors at raucous Ball Arena to remain undefeated at home and improve to an NBA-best 8-1.
There were seven lead changes in a frenetic fourth quarter in a game that had a playoff feel to it.
Golden State’s star Stephen Curry reached into his bag of magic tricks to nearly topple the Nuggets. Curry threw in a 34-foot, running 3-pointer to pull the Warriors to within two, at 107-105 with 18.