Bad energy, low morale and injuries to their second and third-best players. That's what the out-gunned Nuggets are going through.

The Warriors, on the other hand, are peaking at just the right time with Jordan Poole looking like a superstar alongside fellow superstar Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson.

The results have been Golden State blowout victories by 16 and 20 points in the first two games of this series.

Yeah, this Game 3 figures to be closer with the Nuggets coming home. But asking the Nuggets to end their six-game playoff losing streak, which began last season, is asking too much.

Jamal Murray and Michael Porter Jr. aren't suddenly going to appear and change the Nuggets' fortunates. Nikola Jokic is great, but he can't do it alone. And now the Warriors figure to have ace defender Andre Iguodala back for this matchup after he missed Game 2.

The Warriors are rolling. I don't expect them to lose here so laying a short money line price makes sense.