OAKLAND, Calif. Shayne Gostisbehere Jersey . - Klay Thompson is ready for the regular season.Thompson scored 35 points in nearly 36 minutes to help the Golden State Warriors beat the Denver Nuggets 119-112 on Friday night in the preseason finale for both teams.Our offence is going good and tonight is a good indication of what we can do, Thompson said. After eight preseason games we are all ready for the real thing.Thompson was 13 of 26 from the field.I think Klay is taking another step up this year, Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. Maybe some of that has to do with his summer performance with Team USA, but you can just tell the confidence that he has.Stephen Curry added 17 points for Golden State (6-2).Steph, obviously, on high screens is so difficult to handle and those two guys (Curry and Thompson) are more than likely going to be the guys with the ball in their hands, Kerr said.Jusuf Nurkic led Denver (2-6) with 16 points.He is really smart and has been playing pro for a long time, Nuggets teammate Danilo Gallinari said about Nurkic. I think he is going to be an All-Star in this league.Denver cut it to 104-98 with 6:18 left when Gary Harris hit a 3-pointer. Nurkic made a layup with 5:21 to play and converted two free throws 34 seconds later to cut the Warriors lead to 104-102 with 4:47 left.The Warriors countered with a Thompsons layup in traffic, Currys two free throws and Thompsons 3-pointer to make it 111-102 with 3:23 to play.TIP-INSWarriors: The Warriors also beat the Nuggets 104-101 in Des Moines, Iowa, on Oct. 16.Nuggets: J.J. Hickson, Nate Robinson, JaVale McGee and Danilo Gallinari all saw action against the Warriors, a welcome sight for Denver. All four missed a significant number of games last season, but are all relatively healthy going into the season.Denver coach Brian Shaw rested starters Ty Lawson and Kenneth Faried the entire game.We had a lot of guys on minute restrictions tonight, Shaw said. I saw what I needed to see. Im glad preseason is over and we can start to gear up and get ready for our season opener on Wednesday.PACKED HOUSEEven with two other big sporting events — Game 3 of the World Series at AT&T Park in San Francisco and the Oregon-Stanford football game in Santa Clara — going on, Oracle Arena was sold out with a crowd of 19,596.QUOTES OF THE NIGHTI think Klay Thompson may be the best 2-guard in the league right now. — Shaw said.Defensively we have to get better — a lot of mistakes. Our effort and our rotations are getting better. All in all, a good night. — Kerr.UP NEXTDenver hosts Detroit on Wednesday night in its regular-season opener.Golden State plays at Sacramento on Wednesday night in its regular-season opener. James Van Riemsdyk Flyers Jersey .com) - Pavel Datsyuk and Gustav Nyquist both scored in the shootout as the Detroit Red Wings denied the Minnesota Wilds comeback bid with a 5-4 win on Tuesday. Sean Couturier Flyers Jersey . Just ask Arsenal fans. However, Arsene Wenger has repeatedly told anyone willing to listen that finishing in that spot is more important than winning a cup competition. http://www.hockeyflyersauthentic.com/jakub-voracek-jersey/ . About seven hours before facing Washington in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference second round series, team officials said the oft-injured Bynum would miss the rest of the playoffs and would not even be with the team for the rest of the post-season.MIAMI -- Indianas Paul George will play in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals, which comes as no surprise to the Miami Heat. They were expecting him there all along. The Pacers announced Friday night that George has been cleared "to return to normal basketball activity," a decision made three days after he was concussed in Game 2 of the Indiana-Miami series. "Barring any unforeseen complications, he will play" on Saturday in Miami, the Pacers said. So that settled one lineup issue. The Heat now have a lineup decision to make. Greg Oden -- whose last post-season appearance was April 30, 2009 -- may be inserted into the Heat rotation after showing Miamis coaches in recent days that back issues that slowed him down for weeks may finally be a thing of the past. Heat coach Erik Spoelstra suggested that Oden "could" get some minutes, which would almost certainly come against Indiana centre Roy Hibbert. "If coach needs me, Im ready to play," Oden said. "Im definitely ready whenever he needs me." The series is tied at a game apiece, with Miami grabbing the home-court edge away by rallying for an 87-83 win at Indianapolis in Game 2. The teams have been off since, which figures to be a blessing of sorts for the Pacers -- who had several players limping and ailing late in that game, with Georges concussion the most notable malady. The back of Georges head was struck by Dwyane Wades knee as both were trying to get control of a loose ball during the fourth quarter of that game. George remained in the game but was basically a non-factor the rest of the way, and Miami owned the final minutes. The concussion came to light only after George revealed postgame that he briefly "blacked out." "I probably should have kept that to myself," George said. "It just made a mess. Thats something that, going forward, just keep that between myself and the training staff." The Heat never even considered the possibility that George wouldnt play in Game 3. "Why wouldnt he?" Heat star LeBron& James asked. Jaromir Jagr Jersey. Wade said he wanted to see George out there, because competitors always want to play against the best, particularly at this time of year. And in these playoffs, no one has looked better on the road -- especially defensively -- than the Pacers, who still havent won even two consecutive home games in this post-season but have won five in a row away from home. Atlanta and Washington combined to shoot only 38 per cent at home against Indiana in the opening two rounds, averaging just 84.8 points per game. The Pacers havent exactly been offensive juggernauts in those games, averaging 90.7 points themselves, but the airtight defence was enough for Indiana to save its season by winning elimination games in both matchups. "We played at a high level in the Washington series, and those last two against Atlanta when we were down in the series, we played with great desperation," Pacers coach Frank Vogel said. "Our guys take pride in their defence. Thats probably why you see those numbers." Then again, the Heat present a bit more of a challenge than the Hawks and Wizards. "I dont know if the home court really matters right now in the playoffs," Spoelstra said. "Its more about your collective disposition, and youre imposing that identity on the other team. I think either team could win home or away." Miami is 5-0 at home in the post-season, winning by an average of 10 points per game and shooting nearly 50 per cent from the floor. Going back to last season, the Heat have won eight straight playoff games in their own building and since James joined the club theyre 35-7 at home during the post-season. Among those seven losses? The Pacers won at Miami in both 2012 and 2013. And thats why Miami knows having the home-court edge now hardly assures a series win. "Both teams can win on each others floor. Weve proven that the last couple years," James said. "We have to protect our home, but we cant go out there saying that just because were back home we get automatic wins. Weve got to play." ' ' '