Stephen Curry played 27 minutes against the Denver Nuggets on Monday night, didn’t miss a single shot, and still finished third on his own team in plus-minus. That tells you almost everything about how Golden State’s 134-114 win played out at Ball Arena in Denver.
The Warriors beat the Nuggets 134-114 on Monday, October 26, for their first win of the 2026–27 NBA season. Stephen Curry scored 24 points on 8-of-8 from the field, 3-of-3 from three-point range, and 5-of-5 from the free-throw line in 27 minutes, posting a +7. Golden State shot 54.1% from the field and 50% from three (22-of-44) as a team. Nikola Jokić finished at -16 for Denver with 19 points, 11 assists, and 7 rebounds. Aaron Gordon was ejected after collecting two technical fouls. DeMar DeRozan led Denver with 21 points; Jamal Murray added 19 points and 8 assists.
For NBA fantasy basketball managers running waiver wire claims this week, Monday’s box score points to a real rotation development in Golden State: Yaxel Lendeborg played 31 minutes and posted 31 points, 12 rebounds, and 6 assists at +27. Brandin Podziemski added 18 points in 33 minutes without a single turnover, posting a game-high +33. Curry, Podziemski, and Draymond Green had missed the previous game in Phoenix, and Kerr used Monday’s outing in Denver to showcase how deep his rotation is when his veterans are available.
Curry took exactly one field goal attempt in the entire first half before his third-quarter eruption. Al Horford contributed 11 points on 4-of-5 shooting. Aaron Gordon’s ejection on two technical fouls forced Denver into smaller lineups that couldn’t contain Golden State’s pace. Jokić, limited by foul trouble and the lopsided score, finished at -16 despite a solid statline.
The most revealing number in the box score isn’t Curry’s perfect shooting night — it’s that Podziemski at +33 and Lendeborg at +27 both outperformed a historically efficient performance from the team’s franchise player.
What were Steph Curry’s stats against the Nuggets on October 26, 2026? Stephen Curry recorded 24 points in 27 minutes on 8-of-8 from the field, 3-of-3 from three-point range, and 5-of-5 from the free-throw line in the Warriors’ 134-114 win over the Denver Nuggets.
Golden State and Denver are scheduled to meet again on Christmas Day, December 25, 2026, at Chase Center in San Francisco.
