Behind a red-hot Klay Thompson, the Golden State Warriors opened up a 15-point lead against the Denver Nuggets on Sunday.
But the Nuggets rallied with a pair of 14-0 runs to secure a 119-103 win in a key game for both teams in the Western Conference standings. The Nuggets improved to 39-19 to keep within 1.5 games of the first-place Minnesota Timberwolves. The Warriors fell to 29-27, a half game behind the Los Angeles Lakers for 10th place, which comes with the conference's final play-in spot.
Golden State was in control early thanks in large part to Thompson's 23 first-half points that included five made 3-pointers in a throwback to his Splash Brothers prime.