Steph Curry scores 34 points off bench, Warriors lead Nuggets 2-0

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Stephen Curry drove to the basket with fervor and knocked down a 3-pointer while falling to the ground getting fouled to convert a key four-point play, exhibiting all the signs he's his healthy former self at last.

And the raucous home crowd loved every minute of No. 30's galloping, grinning, body-shaking show.

Curry came off the bench for a second straight game following a month-long absence with a foot injury, scoring 34 points to lead the Golden State Warriors past the Denver Nuggets 126-106 on Monday night for a 2-0 lead in their best-of-seven playoff series.

"The first half a little pep in my step and the body felt good, I was able to kind of get to some spots," Curry said. "When you make certain shots it feels a little different, it feels a little bit more normal and more emotion kind of comes out, especially with that layoff, so it was a nice feeling."

He was only on the floor 3 seconds shy of 23 minutes, and no player in the shot clock era had scored as many as 30 points in 23 or fewer minutes in a playoff game, according to Elias.

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Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry dribbles the ball up the court against the Denver Nuggets during the second half of Game 2 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series in San Francisco, Monday, April 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

"It didn't surprise me because we've been watching this for a long time with Steph," coach Steve Kerr said. "You never really are surprised when he has an outburst like that. It's great to see."

Nikola Jokic had 26 points and 11 rebounds before being ejected with 7 minutes left after a second technical and was held