Denver still has the best player in the world in Nikola Jokić. With a exception of a down postseason from his running mate in 2024, Jokić and Jamal Murray are among the league's bigger playoff risers. And the Nuggets ending the season 3-0 under their interim coach could be more than the typical "new coach bump."

Curry scored 22, but nobody else contributed more than 16 points, and the Warriors trailed by double digits for most of the second half. Keegan Murray scored 32 on 8 3-pointers, and the Kings avenged their Game 7 loss in the first round a year prior.