DENVER -- Chris Mullin scored 38 points and Tim Hardaway added 32 and 18 assists Friday night to lead the Golden State Warriors to a 162-158 victory over the Denver Nuggets in the highest scoring regulation game in NBA history.
Mitch Richmond had 29 for the Warriors, who snapped a 14-game losing streak in Denver.
The game featured the debut of Denver Coach Paul Westhead's run-at- all-costs system, and the fans were not disappointed. The two teams combined to a set a new NBA record for most points scored in a regulation game, breaking the old mark of 318 set by Denver and San Antonio in 1984.
Mullin's three-point play with 2:27 to go put the Warriors ahead for good, 155-152.
The Nuggets closed to 159-158 on T.R. Dunn's basket with 59 seconds to go, before Hardaway made one of two free throws to give the Warriors a two-point lead.
Denver had two chances to tie the game in the final minute, but Todd Lichti and Corey Gaines both missed jumpers, and Rod Higgins sank two free throws with 9 seconds left to seal the win.
Orlando Woolridge, playing his first game in a Denver uniform, scored 37 points and Walter Davis added 33 for the Nuggets, who took 130 shots from the floor. Lichti finished with 19 points, all in the second half.
Golden State led 43-41 after one quarter behind 10 points each from Mullin and Tom Tolbert. The Warriors held an 87-83 edge at halftime, setting a franchise record for most points in the first half in the process.
Hardaway scored 12 of his total in the third period as Golden State clung to a 125-122 lead heading into the final 12 minutes.
