There is a constant discussion around “trap games” in the NBA. When a team goes through an 82-game season full of travel, injuries, etc., surprise losses tend to happen. Though not playing on the second night of a back-to-back or missing any key rotation players, the Denver Nuggets fell 116-100 to the Golden State Warriors at Pepsi Center on Tuesday.
Despite a slow start in which the Nuggets (41-20) only scored 25 points in the first quarter, Mason Plumlee provided a much-needed spark in the second half to push Denver back in the lead. Plumlee dropped 11 points, five rebounds and two assists in the first half as the Nuggets took a 58-49 lead into the break.
Golden State (14-48) wouldn’t go down quietly and came back to take the lead after three quarters. The disparity in 3-point shooting continued to sink Denver, as the Warriors had knocked down 12 more 3-pointers through three quarters. The lead only grew early in the fourth quarter, forcing Denver to play …Read more at NBA.com