The Western Conference playoffs would soon kick off with Denver Nuggets and Golden State Warriors series in the first round. This season in the regular season Nuggets have beaten Warriors 3-1 already but Golden State led by Stephen Curry won their last meetup by 113-102 on March 11 with Curry dropping 34 points and Jokic on 23 points.
This season Curry is averaging 25.5 points, 5.2 rebounds and 6.3 assists for the Golden State Warriors on the other hand Jokic is averaging 27.1 points, 13.8 rebounds, 7.9 assists, and 1.5 steals. Warriors though would be without their main stars Stephen Curry, Andrew Wiggins and James Wiseman for the match and the Nuggets would have to make do without Nikola Jokic, Will Barton, Monte Morris, and Jamal Murray.