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NBA · October 26, 2026

Golden State Warriors vs Denver Nuggets Final — October 26, 2026

Golden State Warriors

134

Top scorer Stephen Curry43 games

FINAL

Denver Nuggets

114

Top scorer Nikola Jokic65 games

Monday, October 26 · 10:10 PM ET

GSOffenseFull 2025-26 regular season (last season)DEN

18th112.7

Offensive ratingpoints scored per 100 possessions

120.21st

21st114.6

PPG

122.01st

GSDefenseDEN

17th113.3

Defensive ratingpoints allowed per 100 possessions

115.121st

14th115.2

Opp PPG

116.821st

GSTeamDEN

20th−0.6

Net ratingoffensive minus defensive rating

+5.16th

GSLast 10 gamesDEN

Game by game

0-10

Last 10

6-4

-60

Net points

-12

Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)

Injuries & restkey injuries · rest and travel

GSRest & travelDEN

2 days

Days of rest

2 days

945 mi1,521 km

Travel to the game

Home

+1 hclock change vs home

Time-zone change

Home

GSKey injuriesDEN

Jimmy Butler III FOutMoses Moody GOutKristaps Porzingis COut

Players out or limited

Cameron Johnson FDay-to-day

About these numbers

Full 2025-26 regular season (last season), captured before kickoff. League rank in small type (30 teams); the gold side ranks higher. Bars show rank, longest = 1st. Source: Gridiron & Wine public Analytics tables.

Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.

Distance is straight-line from each team's home arena; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game.

Key players only. Injury report as of October 26, 9:40 a.m. ET.

The pre-game matchup

The Warriors visited the Nuggets on Monday, October 26 at 10:10 PM ET.

Last season (2025-26), the Warriors scored 114.6 points per game (21st of 30) and allowed 115.2 (14th). The Nuggets scored 122.0 points per game (1st of 30) and allowed 116.8 (21st).

Offensive rating, the points scored per 100 possessions: Warriors 112.7 (18th), Nuggets 120.2 (1st). Defensive rating, the points allowed per 100 possessions: Warriors 113.3 (17th), Nuggets 115.1 (21st). Net rating, the offensive minus defensive rating: Warriors −0.6 (20th), Nuggets +5.1 (6th). These are last season's full-season numbers because the new season's sample is still small; rosters change over the offseason.

The Nuggets closed as 7.5-point favorites at home against the Warriors. The spread closed where it opened. The total closed at 236.5, up from 235.5 at the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Warriors +220, Nuggets -275) prices the Warriors at 30% and the Nuggets at 70%.

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

Golden State Warriors 134, Denver Nuggets 114

Golden State Warriors won by 20.

Against the closing spread (Denver Nuggets -7.5): Golden State Warriors covered.
Combined score 248 vs the closing total of 236.5: Over.
Golden State Warriors closed at +220 on the moneyline (a 30% no-vig market-implied chance).

Market

Closing line and line movement

Spreadno move

OpenNuggets -7.5 (-110)
Warriors +7.5 (-110)

CloseNuggets -7.5 (-107)
Warriors +7.5 (-115)

Totalup 1

Open235.5 (o -110 / u -110)

Close236.5 (o -109 / u -112)

Moneyline

OpenWarriors +230 29%
Nuggets -285 71%

CloseWarriors +220 30%
Nuggets -275 70%

Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at kickoff. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.

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Matchup

Players to watch

Warriors

43 games · Stephen Curry

Points per game26.612th
Rebounds per game3.6199th
Assists per game4.751st
Minutes per game30.9

38 games · Jimmy Butler III

Points per game20.046th
Rebounds per game5.686th
Assists per game4.947th
Minutes per game31.1

Nuggets

65 games · Nikola Jokic

Points per game27.78th
Rebounds per game12.91st
Assists per game10.71st
Minutes per game34.8

75 games · Jamal Murray

Points per game25.416th
Rebounds per game4.4145th
Assists per game7.113th
Minutes per game35.4

Last season's (2025-26) regular-season per-game averages; players listed with their current team, top two scorers per team, from season player stats captured before game time. Ranks among the 391 players with at least 20 games.

Head-to-head

The teams have met 20 times since 2022: the Warriors won 3 and the Nuggets 17.

Date	Score	Line	Total
Mar 29, 2026	Warriors 93, Nuggets 116 Nuggets won
Mar 29, 2026	Warriors 93, Nuggets 116 Nuggets won
Mar 29, 2026	Warriors 93, Nuggets 116 Nuggets won
Mar 29, 2026	Warriors 93, Nuggets 116 Nuggets won
Mar 29, 2026	Warriors 93, Nuggets 116 Nuggets won

Meetings since 2022, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.

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