Denver Nuggets stars Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray, earlier listed as questionable, will sit out Monday's road game against the Golden State Warriors to nurse nagging injuries, as their team battles to unlock a three-way tie for second place in the West.

With no Nikola Jokic, no Jamal Murray and no Christian Braun, Denver bounced back from one of its worst losses of the season with arguably its best win — a wire-to-wire 114-105 triumph over red-hot Golden State.

Jimmy Butler (23 PTS, 8 AST) didn't have enough in the tank to drag the Warriors to an eighth consecutive win against the Nuggets.

Despite Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray being sidelined, the Warriors had no answer for the Nuggets on Monday night.

The Golden State Warriors saw their seven-game winning streak come to an end Monday night, falling 114-105 to an undermanned Denver Nuggets squad despite playing at home.

Aaron Gordon steps up big, dropping 38 points as Denver takes down Golden State without Nikola Jokić and Jamal Murray.

During the timeout, it was clear that Kerr was not happy with how things were going, but he didn't say anything to the players who committed the turnovers: He instead turned to his fellow coaches. The animated head coach was spotted yelling at his assistants during the timeout before he turned to his clipboard.

It was widely expected that the Golden State Warriors would take care of business against the Denver Nuggets on Monday night, thereby extending their winning streak to eight games. The Nuggets were without Nikola Jokic,

The Golden State Warriors suffered one of their most disappointing losses of the season against the Denver Nuggets