<p>SAN FRANCISCO — Stephen Curry scored 53 points to pass Wilt Chamberlain for the most in Warriors franchise history as Golden State beat the Denver Nuggets 116-107 on Monday night.</p>
<p>Draymond Green had 18 points, seven rebounds, and seven assists, Andrew Wiggins scored 17 points and Kent Bazemore added 14 for the Warriors.</p>
<p>Nikola Jokić led the Nuggets with 27 points, 12 rebounds, and eight assists. Michael Porter Jr. added 24 points and nine rebounds. </p>
<p>Jamal Murray scored 17 points before injuring his left knee in the final minute of the game. He was helped off the court and did not return.</p>
<p>Curry scored 21 points in the first quarter, giving him 17,786 in his career. That passed Chamberlain’s 17,783 with the franchise, a record he’d held since 1964.</p>
<p>Curry shot 14 of 24 from the field, making 10 of 18 3-pointers. The two-time league MVP added six rebounds and four assists in 35 minutes. It marked his seventh straight game scoring at least 30 points, the longest streak by a Warrior since Rick Barry during the 1966-67 season.</p>
<p>Denver took a 61-56 lead into halftime, but Golden State took over in the third quarter, outscoring the Nuggets 43-22 for a 99-83 lead. </p>
<p>Denver outscored Golden State 54-36 in the paint, but the Warriors made 18 three-pointers to the Nuggets’ eight.</p>
<p>Denver has now lost two in a row, following an eight-game winning streak.</p>
<p>CURRY COOKING FROM DEEP</p>
<p>Curry’s 10 three-pointers marked his 18th career game making at least 10 — 13 more than any other player in NBA history. He notched his ninth career 50-point game.</p>
<p>TIP-INS</p>
<p>Nuggets: Murray returned to the starting lineup after missing the last four games with right knee soreness, but exited with an apparent left knee injury in the final minute following a hard fall under the basket.</p>
<p>Warriors: James Wiseman is out indefinitely with a meniscus injury in his right knee. He is getting opinions from multiple experts following an MRI to determine the next step. … Kelly Oubre Jr. missed his second straight game with a sprained left wrist. He remains day-to-day.</p>
<p>UP NEXT</p>
<p>Nuggets: Host Miami on Wednesday night. Denver won the first meeting 109-82 on Jan. 27.</p>
<p>Warriors: At Oklahoma City on Wednesday night, the first of three meetings in the next month.</p>
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