The Denver Nuggets hope to accomplish what the Golden State Warriors did two days earlier when the recent NBA champions go head-to-head in another duel of superstars Thursday night in San Francisco.

The Warriors won their opener against the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday. The Thursday contest is the Nuggets' opener.

Getting 31 points from Jimmy Butler and a productive start from Jonathan Kuminga, the Warriors were able to overcome Luka Doncic's 43-point explosion for a 119-109 over the Lakers.

On a night when the Lakers were missing injured LeBron James, Kuminga was the surprise element, bombing in a career-best-tying four 3-pointers during a 17-point contribution.

Kuminga, a late-summer re-signing with Golden State after a long stalemate as a restricted free agent, was starting in plac

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