Overview
- Following the defeat in Denver, Green said “Our defense sucks” and added “I’ve failed,” framing the team’s slide as a defensive identity problem.
- Golden State fell to 5–5 with its fourth loss in five games, undercutting a 4–1 start to the season.
- Nikola Jokic finished with 29 points, nine rebounds and nine assists as Denver shot 56.1% from the field and hit 16-of-33 threes.
- Stephen Curry missed a second straight game with the flu and Al Horford sat for load management, leaving Green to anchor the front line.
- Young contributors struggled to provide resistance or scoring punch, with Brandin Podziemski and Jonathan Kuminga shooting 3-for-10 and Moses Moody going 1-for-9.