SAN FRANCISCO — On a profession night time for Aaron Gordon, Stephen Curry did what he does so usually and stole the present.

Curry hit a tying 3-pointer late in regulation and scored 16 straight factors for Golden State down the stretch to assist the Warriors overcome Gordon’s 50-point night time and beat the Denver Nuggets 137-131 on Thursday night time.

“It’s form of like a playoff sort vibe the place anyone has an out-of-body expertise and also you dig deep to steal one just about,” stated Curry, who completed with 42 factors.

Gordon had the seventh 50-point season opener in NBA historical past and tied a report for the primary recreation of a season by making 10 3-pointers — three greater than he had ever made in a recreation.

However it wasn’t sufficient because of the best way Curry performed down the stretch.

“It sucks,” Gordon stated. “They have been asking if I wished the sport ball. No. I don’t wish to take the L with me. It sucks. However it’s one recreation. It’s our first recreation.”

The Warriors have been down seven late when Curry received to the road and made two free throws with 2:42 to play. He then was fouled on a 3-pointer the subsequent journey down and made all three after encouraging the gang to get loud earlier than he went to the road.

Curry then tied it with 1:24 to play with solely to observe Gordon reply with a 3 of his personal to place Denver 120-117 with 25.7 seconds to play.

“Ridiculous,” Curry stated of Gordon’s 10-for-11 taking pictures night time from lengthy vary. “No matter he did this summer time labored.”

Curry took little time to reply, utilizing a decide and roll to get a crack of house and utilizing that to make the game-tying 3 with 21.4 seconds to play.

“On that one I used to be capable of form of perform a little snake and I noticed just a bit little bit of daylight,” Curry stated. “Decisive. No second guessing what you’re doing.”

The shot left the Nuggets marveling.

“He hit an excellent robust shot to ship it to OT,” Gordon stated. “That’s Steph being Steph.”

The sport went to time beyond regulation when Nikola Jokic missed a shot within the lane simply earlier than the buzzer. Curry led the best way with seven factors within the further session and received assist from 3-pointers from Al Horford and Jimmy Butler to get the win that improved Golden State to 2-0 on the season.

Curry even did his signature “night time night time” transfer after Butler’s 3 put the Warriors up six within the ultimate minute of time beyond regulation.

The Nuggets now head house questioning how they squandered such a formidable night time from Gordon, who broke Alex English’s franchise report of 47 factors in a season opener and tied Terry Rozier’s NBA report with 10 3-pointers in an opener.

“I really feel terrible for Aaron,” coach David Adelman stated. “Aaron had an evening I am going to always remember. I do know he will not. So robust loss. We had so many probabilities to win the sport, to manage the sport. Give them credit score. They simply hold coming.”

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