SAN FRANCISCO -- Aaron Gordon didn't want the game ball.

That might be a first in basketball history for a player who just scored a career-high 50 points while going 10 for 11 from 3-point range. But because the Denver Nuggets lost a 137-130 overtime thriller to the Golden State Warriors on Thursday night, Gordon respectfully declined the honor.

"It sucks," he said with a slight scowl after the loss. "They're asking if I wanted the game ball. No, I don't want the game ball. Take the L home with me. No thank you."

Gordon's demeanor was the total reverse of the elation that he and Denver felt after, about half an hour earlier, he nailed his 10th 3-pointer of the night to put the Nuggets up by three with 25 seconds left in regulation.

Unfortunately, one of the opposing players happ

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