Golden State faces Denver on 4-game losing streak

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Golden State Warriors (12-7, fourth in the Western Conference) vs. Denver Nuggets (10-8, ninth in the Western Conference)

Denver; Tuesday, 10 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Nuggets -2.5; over/under is 234.5

BOTTOM LINE: Golden State enters the matchup against Denver as losers of four games in a row.

The Nuggets are 6-7 against conference opponents. Denver ranks seventh in the Western Conference with 11.6 offensive rebounds per game led by Nikola Jokic averaging 4.1.

The Warriors are 9-5 in Western Conference play. Golden State is eighth in the NBA scoring 116.2 points per game while shooting 45.7%.

The Nuggets make 48.5% of their shots from the field this season, which is 4.9 percentage points higher than the Warriors have allowed to their opponents (43.6%). The Warriors average 116.2 points per game, 0.2 fewer than the 116.4 the Nuggets give up to opponents.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jokic is averaging 29.6 points, 13.2 rebounds, 10.7 assists and 1.5 steals for the Nuggets.

Stephen Curry is averaging 22.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, 6.3 assists and 1.5 steals for the Warriors.

LAST 10 GAMES: Nuggets: 5-5, averaging 117.2 points, 41.5 rebounds, 31.0 assists, 7.8 steals and 4.5 blocks per game while shooting 50.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 115.7 points per game.

Warriors: 5-5, averaging 112.1 points, 49.5 rebounds, 30.1 assists, 8.4 steals and 5.0 blocks per game while shooting 44.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 110.8 points.

INJURIES: Nuggets: DaRon Holmes II: out for season (achilles), Vlatko Cancar: out (knee).

Warriors: De'Anthony Melton: out for season (acl).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.