Warriors instant analysis: Steph Curry’s crunchtime brilliance sparks overtime win in home opener

SAN FRANCISCO If the first two games are anything to go by the Warriors will not be shutting plenty of teams down during the - season But with the kind of firepower Golden State boasts it may not matter Because the Warriors have Steph Curry and other teams do not Steph Curry led Golden State with points of them scored in the second half of an - overtime win He sparked a third-quarter comeback that saw the teams tied at after minutes Then he took over the fourth quarter tying the encounter with a little over a minute left with a -pointer he punctuated by shimmying in front of a crazed Chase Center crowd and then again with seconds remaining on a deep triple from the logo to tie things at Overtime followed after Draymond Green got the stop on -time MVP Nikola Jokic at the buzzer Curry and Al Horford each made -pointers and then Jonathan Kuminga euro-stepped his way to the rim after a steal to lead - with remaining in overtime Curry punctuated the night with a coast-to-coast layup to put the Warriors up by eight followed by his signature night-night celebration with under a minute left Kerr finished the competition with Curry Horford Draymond Green Jimmy Butler and Kuminga Jimmy Butler had points and Horford put in Not even an epic night from Archbishop Mitty s Aaron Gordon points was enough to turn away the Nuggets the Warriors were defensively inept in the first half Be it a - zone or a porous man-to-man whether they run a double-big lineup with Al Horford and Draymond Green or try to play small with Jimmy Butler at the power forward it made no difference Denver led - at halftime shooting from inside the arc and from outside of it And yet somehow the Warriors were tied at after a -point third quarter Then Curry took over and forced overtime The Warriors will play their first back-to-back of the season on Friday when they advance to Portland Will Richard continues to impress Rookie guard Will Richard continued to be a pleasant surprise After getting the meeting ball following the preeminence over the Lakers Richard checked in during the first quarter and at once made an impact by grabbing an offensive rebound The Florida product impressed during the preseason and has earned a spot in the rotation while Moses Moody recovers from a calf injury Richard finished with X points showing no hesitation in second-half minutes and scoring six points while taking four -pointers and grabbing five rebounds Turnovers or lack thereof The Warriors had a major turnover concern in the preseason giving the ball away at least times in each of their five exhibition games After giving the ball away times in Los Angeles the Warriors bucked that trend by committing only eight turnovers