OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) a' Stephen Curry played through a left ankle to score 29 points and the Golden State Warriors conquer the Denver Nuggets 110-108 on Friday night to take a 2-1 series lead. Curry also had 11 assists, Jarrett Jack included 23 points and seven assists, and Harrison Barnes and Carl Landry each scored 19 points to simply help the Warriors rally from 13 points down in the third quarter. Wonderful State still had to work out Andre Iguodala's missed 3-pointer whilst the buzzer sounded, leaving a gold-confetti celebration throughout the released sellout crowd of 19,596. Ty Lawson had a career playoff-high 35 points to opt for 10 helps, and reserve Corey Brewer scored 16 points as Denver dropped its second straight sport a' and its grip on the best-of-seven series. Sport 4 is Sunday night in Oakland. Spectacular shots were traded by the teams for some of the overall game, especially in the final moments. Curry entered over Kenneth Faried, then dropped in a high-arching lefty floater. Curry added yet another on the next property a' only together with his right hand, and this time around reaching nearly all net to help keep the Warriors up four. Faried, who finished with 15 items and seven rebounds, adopted with a reverse layup. Then Barnes struck an arduous pull-up jumper to put the Warriors in-front 104-100. Several people later, Curry took the ball from Andre Miller from behind and then almost dropped in yet another floater as Wilson Chandler fouled him. Curry's free kicks offered Golden State a 108-102 cause with 1:54 outstanding. After Denver named timeout, Lawson's layup over Draymond Green began a three-point play. Denver got a stop before Lawson's potential-tying 3-pointer struck the front metal and Curry corralled the recovery a' but then missed a layup on the other end. Twice given an opportunity to either link or simply take the lead, Denver blew both. Iguodala got captured in the air trying to produce a move, Jack batted it away and struck 1 of 2 free throws for a 109-105 lead with 21.5 seconds to play. The crowd was stunned by chandler with a 3 from the part, the Nuggets included Curry on the inbound and Jack was called for an unusual 5-second breach. Klay Thompson and copy heart Festus Ezeli stuck Lawson off a, and the ball was dribbled by Lawson out and off his knee of bounds under heavy pressure. Authorities proved the play with a review. After Barnes made only the 2nd free toss, the ball was inbounded by Denver to Iguodala. He heaved a go from around half-court and took a couple of dribbles, hitting the front metal and making the home fans exhale. Golden State used up its 64.6 per cent firing performance a' the best in a NBA playoff sport in 22 years a' all through its 131-117 get at Denver on Tuesday night with still another gem befitting the Bay Area's basketball party. The Warriors outshot the Nuggets 52.5 to 46.5 % and won the rebounding battle for the 3rd straight game, 42-34. Ushers and parking lot attendants greeted fans with "welcome to the playoffs." Virtually every fan wore a gold shirt read "We are Warriors" on the leading, and the 33rd direct sellout that packed Oracle Arena often screamed so loud even people had a hard time hearing whistles. Curry, who wore a sizable white support around both legs, built 8 of 17 shots and usually provided reason to encourage in his first home playoff game. Fighters coach Mark Jackson said he didn't know if Curry had taken, or would take, a pain-killing treatment since the guard suggested he may possibly for the first time in his career. No matter. Jackson caught with his smaller collection for the second straight sport since David Lee took place with a season-ending split of his right hip flexor. Guards Curry, Jack and Thompson started along with little forward Barnes and center Andrew Bogut. Nuggets coach George Karl countered by having an even smaller choice for Game 3: forward Faried started at center as opposed to battling big man Kosta Koufos, Chandler was at strength forward, Lawson at point guard, Evan Fournier at shooting guard and Iguodala at small forward. The running Nuggets constantly swarmed Curry and Jack a or whoever dribbled off pick-and-rolls a with double teams as soon as they entered midcourt, making Golden State into 23 full turnovers. Despite all the aggressiveness from both sides, the defensive nuances never slowed up the elaborate and frenetic rate. Not close. Everytime Curry lined up to capture, the crowd's collective breathe could be heard. The silence was frequently followed by an extraordinary roar a' and before final quarter, usually by still another influx of Denver offense. After taking place by 13 points in the third quarter, the Warriors answered with a 16-2 function capped by Curry's 3-pointer near Denver's counter. The chance gave Golden State a 74-73 guide and sent homeowners Joe Lacob and Peter Guber moving out of the courtside chairs, yelling, clapping and motioning to the stands to scream even louder. Denver center JaVale McGee and Bogut then changed terms under the basket, a quick scrum broke out and both teams were sent by officials for their benches. Bogut received a foul, but he followed that up with a over McGee that had the home supporters chanting "Bogut! Bogut! Bogut!" The Warriors outscored the Nuggets 33-18 in the next quarter. Curry actually sat the remaining 2:21 of the quarter, and his staff still held an 87-84 lead maneuvering to the next. NOTES: Jack was called for a technical foul in the initial quarter after saying some thing toward when he made a competitive layup an official. ... His right shoulder was grabbed by mcgee when he was fouled in the initial quarter. He grimaced in pain for several minutes but remained in the overall game after a timeout. He air-balled the first free throw and clanked the second.
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