Warriors’ Zaza Pachulia beginning to find his groove

DENVER — Zaza Pachulia stole the ball, barreled past Nuggets center Nikola Jokic and lumbered down the court for a layup. As his Warriors teammates signaled their approval, Pachulia, stone-faced, punched the air with his fists at least a half-dozen times. "I was just showing off my handles," Pachulia recalled with a grin. That third-quarter footrace, which put Golden State up 69-57 in Saturday night's 127-108 rout of Denver, was a welcome development for a player who hasn't had much to celebrate this season. As the league trends toward small-ball lineups, the Warriors are finding less use for Pachulia, a 6-foot-11 center whose best skills don't translate into the box score.