Stephen Curry scored 30 points on his return to the Golden State starting lineup and the Warriors beat Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets 102-98 on Wednesday to end a five-game winning streak in the first round.

Curry scored a three-point shot with 1:33 and scored again in 29 seconds to send the Warriors to the second round in the West.

Jokic scored 12 of his 30 points in the final 3:46 and finished with 19 rebounds and eight assists.

The Warriors will face the winner of the Memphis-Minnesota duel in the next round. The Grizzlies lead 3-2 in a row with the match 6 on Friday in Minneapolis. Memphis eliminated Golden State in the qualifying round last year.

Djokic equalized 90-90 with 2:26 remaining before Golden State’s Gary Peyton made a jump shot a few moments later.

Jokic converted two free throws with 3:46 remaining after the foul of Draymond Green. Jokic has completed 12 successful shots in 18 attempts. DeMarcus Cousins ​​added 19 points to his former team and Aaron Gordon had 15 points and nine rebounds.

Denver scored 7 of its first 10 shots after halftime to turn the 48-48 tie into a 10-point lead, 66-56.

Curry, for his part, converted 10 of his 22 shots. On March 16 against Boston, a ligament was injured in his left leg. Coach Steve Kerr gradually took it with Curry.

For his part, Clay Thompson scored a total of 15 points and nine rebounds.