David Lee had 17 points and nine rebounds, and the Golden State Warriors got a big lift from their bench to put a dent in Denver's playoff hopes with a 112-97 victory over the Nuggets on Saturday night.

Reserves Brandon Rush added 20 points, Nate Robinson had 14 points and seven assists, and Richard Jefferson scored 10 points to help the Warriors to a rare blowout victory at home.

Denver could have moved into the sixth spot in the Western Conference with a win, but instead dropped into the No. 8 seed, a half-game behind Houston and Dallas.

Ty Lawson had 21 points and six assists for the Nuggets, who were outrebounded and gave up 58 points in the paint.

A day after a 105-99 victory over Phoenix, Denver came out fast but finished flat against a Warriors team that had lost 12 of its previous 15 games and is playing without Stephen Curry.

Instead of enhancing their position in the West, the Nuggets now are on the fringe of the playoffs as the regular season is winding down.

Nuggets coach George Karl's team has dropped both of its games with Golden State this season and doesn't have much time to find a solution. The teams play again in Denver on Monday.

This one is bound to stick with the Nuggets for a bit.

They jumped out to an early lead behind Aaron Afflalo and had the Warriors on their heels before Golden State rallied.

Coming off a 30-point night Friday, Afflalo had 13 in the first quarter, including a leaning 19-footer with the Warriors' Klay Thompson draped over him as the shot clock buzzer sounded.

That was about as good as it got for the Nuggets. Continued...