By Ben Leonard

Banged up, the Warriors are hitting the toughest stretch of a long NBA season. It’s a mental and physical grind at this point of the season — Stephen Curry knows that best. The Warriors’ star guard re-injured his leg, but the gritty Warriors (31-2) were still able to pull out a 111-108 win over the Denver Nuggets (12-22)

After missing the two previous games, Curry returned but had to miss the entire second half with the same bruised left leg. In his absence, power forward Draymond Green led the way with his sixth triple double of the season, dropping 29 points, grabbing 17 rebounds, and dishing out 14 assists.

The Nuggets had their own injury news, although theirs was a little scarier — Kenneth Faried eventually had to be carted off on a stretcher after being struck on the back of the neck with an elbow. Just as a precaution, Faried went to the hospital, but thankfully, he’s doing much better now, as he announced on Twitter and Instagram.

I want to thank everyone for the get will soon calls, text, tweets & comments! I’m doing much… https://t.co/O2K1zIsnLb

— Kenneth Faried (@KennethFaried35) January 3, 2016

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The Warriors had led by as many as 24 points over the lowly Nuggets after a dominant first quarter, taking a 37-13 lead. But after Curry’s departure, the lead kept shrinking and shrinking, down to just 13 at the end of the third quarter.

The Nuggets put together a crazed rally in the fourth, holding Golden State to just twelve points, while Will Barton hit a short jump shot just before time expired to send the game into overtime.

Barton played a ridiculous 50 minutes off the bench for Denver, scoring 21 points while finishing just three assists shy of a triple double after pulling down 13 rebounds.