How do you contain a scoring threat like Stephen Curry? If you're the Denver Nuggets, maybe you impede him a little bit -- after all, Curry's not exactly the largest guy on the court. Good physical play is an effective part of many game plans, but Warriors coach Mark Jackson thinks the Nuggets were going a little too far, claiming that they targeted Curry's left ankle, which he sprained in Game 2. Whatever the Nuggets did, it worked -- they've given themselves new life in this closely fought series.

• DoylePhil: "Mark Jackson is simply protecting his best player. It's tough not to respect that. Steph Curry is your guy, go ahead and stand up for him."
• johnnytsunami212: "obviously he's just trying to get the calls next game and get his team pumped by playing the "everyone's against us" card. he doesn't believe any of this nonsense, he's just being a smart coach"
• erock1987: "Physical yes...dirty no...it's the playoffs. The nuggets finally showed they wanted to win a game. Players no a days are soo weak that a little shove or some "extra" contact is considered dirty. Nuggets made a statement. They weren't just going to roll over and let curry bury them again."
• duke_blue123: "Golden State has been the physically dominant team through the first 4 games. Denver finally retaliates with more physical play and they are accused of being dirty? If anything was dirty it was that cheap shot to the throat from Bogut to Faried."
• McDirty21: "Denver players are classless. All of them were playing dirty the whole night. I agree with Jackson."
• Cappiethedog: "I watched the game. I'm rooting for Golden State. I didn't see anything out of the ordinary."

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Which team will win the Nuggets-Warriors first-round playoff series? (Warriors lead 3-2)

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  54%
  Warriors in 6
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  22%
  Warriors in 7
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  24%
  Nuggets in 7

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