However, it was Aaron Gordon's career-high 50-point performance that caught the eyes of many observers. In addition to 50 points, Gordon racked up eight rebounds and netted an absurd 10 out of 11 3-pointers.

The Denver Nuggets spotted the Golden State Warriors a 10-point lead with a slow start, but it was their inability to get a stop at the end that doomed

All of this apparently inspired Gordon, whose later brother Drew Gordon once played in Serbia, to make a wonderful gesture by buying Jokic an old Ford Bronco as a sign of gratitude, believing that without him, he never would have raised his game to such a high level and signed such a big contract.

On a career night for Aaron Gordon, Stephen Curry did what he does so often and stole the show. Curry hit a tying 3-pointer late in regulation and scored 16 straight points for Golden State down the stretch to help the Warriors overcome Gordon's 50-point night and beat the Denver Nuggets 137-131 on Thursday night.

Gordon (rest) will be available to play in Sunday's preseason game against the Clippers, Vinny Benedetto of The Denver Gazette reports. Gordon sat out the team's preseason game against the Raptors on Monday due to rest purposes. He participated in practice ...

Steve Kerr and the Warriors employed a lineup that they had never gotten reps together to fend off Nikola Jokic and Denver 137-131 in OT.

The bigger-picture storyline of the night was the Thunder surviving double-overtime for the second-straight game to begin the season, after opening their campaign with a one-point win over Houston two nights ago, beating the Pacers 141-135 in six periods.