OAKLAND, Calif, April 5 (Ticker) -- Gilbert Arenas scored 25 points and fellow rookie Jason Richardson added 22 as the Golden State Warriors squandered a huge lead but posted a 108-104 victory over the Denver Nuggets.

Arenas gave the Warriors with a 77-55 lead on a basket with 7:16 left in the third quarter. But the Nuggets roared back and tied it, 92-92, on George McCloud's 3-pointer with 5:06 remaining.

Calbert Cheaney's layup gave the Nuggets a 98-94 advantage with 3:04 to go, but Arenas hit two free throws and Antawn Jamison put the Warriors ahead, 99-98, with a three-point play with 2:30 left.

Juwan Howard gave Denver a 101-100 lead with a pair of free throws with 88 seconds left before Golden State went ahead for good, 103-102, on a 13-foot jumper by Arenas with 61 seconds remaining.

NBA TV highlights from Nuggets-Warriors: 56k | 300k Jason Richardson scored nine of his 22 points in the third quarter. Rocky Widner NBAE/Getty Images

Reserve Bob Sura contributed 19 points and Jamison had 17 and eight rebounds as Golden State won consecutive games for the first time since December 22-26.

Howard finished with 27 points, Voshon Lenard added 15 and McCloud 12 for Denver, which failed to extend its winning streak to three games.