Stephen Curry scored 37 points, and the Warriors rallied from a 15-point halftime deficit, holding off Portland for a 114-111 win and a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference finals.
Nikola Jokic had 21 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists for his second straight triple-double and the Nuggets evened their Western Conference semifinal at 2-2 with Portland.
Lillard finished with a franchise playoff-record 50 points and Portland eliminated Oklahoma City from the postseason in five games with a 118-115 victory.
Damian Lillard scored 24 points, CJ McCollum added 20 and the Trail Blazers pulled away in the second half to hand the Suns their sixth straight loss, 120-106.
Lillard scored 26 points and hit key shots down the stretch, but Nurkic's 17-point, four-block third quarter was the talk of the Portland locker room after the game.
Marvin Bagley III got his fifth double-double, De'Aaron Fox scored 16 points and made a key 3-pointer with 1:30 remaining, and Sacramento beat the Trail Blazers 115-107.
LeBron had a season-high 44 points to roaring past Chamberlain for fifth place on the scoring chart and leading the Lakers to a 126-117 victory over Portland.
A wide open, Markieff Morris had 28 points as the Washington Wizards won their first game of the season with a 125-124 OT win over the Portland Trail Blazers.