Warriors beat Nuggets, advance to West semifinals
Behind Stephen Curry and Andrew Bogut, G.S. tops Denver 92-88 in Game 6
Next stop, San Antonio.
With Andrew Bogut grabbing 21 rebounds and scoring 14 points for his first career postseason double-double and Stephen Curry adding 22 points, the Golden State Warriors defeated Denver 92-88 in Game 6 Thursday night at Oracle Arena, advancing to the West semifinals where they'll face the Spurs.
Rookie forward Draymond Green had a double-double off the bench for the Warriors, scoring 16 points and grabbng 10 rebounds. Jarrett Jack scored 13 off the bench.
Andre Iguodala led the Nuggets with 24 points and nine rebounds, and Ty Lawson scored 17. Kenneth Faried had a double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds.
The Warriors withstood a furious Denver rally down the stretch, blowing most of an 18-point lead they had built in the third period and early in the fourth.
The Warriors led 80-62 with 9:11 left to play. But the Nuggets started trapping and forcing turnovers as they pulled closer. When Iguodala hit a 3-pointer with 4:10 left, the Nuggets trailed by just four points at 82-78.
Faried cut the lead to 90-88 with 32.4 seconds left, going 1-for-2 from the line. The Nuggets forced a turnover, but Wilson Chandler missed a floater then missed again after grabbing the rebound.
Jack hit two free throws with 7.3 seconds left, putting the Warriors up 92-88.