The Golden State Warriors lost their fifth straight game on Monday, but it was far and away the least frustrating of those five, as they hung tight with the Denver Nuggets all night long despite being without eight players — including Steph Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green, and Andrew Wiggins.
It was a gutsy and impressive performance, even if it ultimately came in defeat. But win or lose, we must grade the players, so here we go. As always, we’re weighting for our expectations of each.
Note: League average true-shooting percentage (TS) was 56.