Stephen Curry scored a season-high 36 points as the visiting Golden State Warriors held off the Thunder for a 127-116 win in Oklahoma City on Sunday, November 10 (Monday, November 11, Manila time).
Curry hit seven three-pointers and finished 13-of-23 from the field for Golden State, which led by 30 late in the third quarter before Oklahoma City pulled within 6 points with 4:46 remaining in the game.
Jonathan Kuminga scored 12 of his 20 points for the Warriors in the second quarter and shot 8-of-11 from the field. De’Anthony Melton hit five of Golden State’s season-high-tying 21 three-pointers and finished with 19 points and 10 rebounds.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder with 24 points but was just 6-of-17 from the field, including 1-for-5 in the fourth quarter.
Oklahoma City played most of the game without star center Chet Holmgren, who injured his right hip on a hard fall after a midair collision with the Warriors’ Andrew Wiggins in the first quarter. Holmgren finished scoreless for the first time in his career, going 0-for-3 from the field, and had 4 rebounds.
The Thunder trailed 107-77 late in the third but got within 114-108 in the fourth after Alex Caruso stole an inbounds pass and streaked to the other end for a dunk.
Oklahoma City immediately forced another turnover, this one by Curry, but couldn’t take advantage again. Golden State scored on its next two possessions, the latter coming on Curry’s sixth three-pointer that made it 119-108 with 3:23 remaining.
Curry scored 5 more points the rest of the way as the Thunder never got closer than 7 points.
The Warriors outshot the hosts 50.6% (45-of-89) to 44.7% (42-of-94) and held Oklahoma City to 11-of-33 shooting (33.3%) on three-pointers.
The Thunder initially responded well after Holmgren’s injury, stretching their lead to 7 by the end of the first quarter. Golden State turned things around in the second, outscoring the Thunder 39-25 to carry a 65-58 lead into halftime.
The Warriors’ surge continued in the third quarter as Curry exploded for 17 points. Golden State outscored Oklahoma City 42-21 in the third to take a 107-79 lead into the fourth before the Thunder threatened late.
The Warriors have won six of their last seven and wrapped up their five-game road trip 4-1. The Thunder have lost two of their last three since starting 7-0. – Rappler.com