Thunder Fall Short in Comeback Against Warriors

The Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder had been defeated by the Golden State Warriors 128-120 on the Paycom Middle on Monday evening, falling to 24-26 on the season. 

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the way in which for OKC on offense, pitching in 31 factors, seven assists, 4 rebounds, and three blocks. For the Warriors, Stephen Curry tallied 34 factors, 12 assists and eight rebounds. 

Regardless of lacking Lu Dort for the second consecutive sport, the Thunder stored tempo with Golden State early on, trailing 11-10 after a pair of Gilgeous-Alexander free throws. 3-pointers on back-to-back possessions by the Warriors swiftly gave the Thunder a 17-10 benefit and drew a timeout from Oklahoma Metropolis head coach Mark Daigneault.    

A triple from Aaron Wiggins momentarily stopped the bleeding, however not earlier than a 10-2 Golden State run that will grant the Warriors a 19-10 lead. The scenario would solely worsen for Oklahoma Metropolis, who shot 8-for-24 within the first quarter. 

The Thunder went into the second interval trailing 38-20, with Gilgeous-Alexander ending 1-of-8 from the sphere within the first 12 minutes. 

The second quarter proved to be extra of the identical, as Golden State took a 20 level lead halfway by way of the body. A number of fast buckets from rookie wing Jalen Williams introduced the sport to 50-34 with 4 minutes left within the first half, however a triple from Klay Thompson shortly shut down any momentum that OKC was constructing. 

Rookie huge man Jaylin Williams had a number of notable possessions on offense, ending an acrobatic layup and flattening a shot from past the arc. Regardless of this, the Warriors went into the break with a 63-48 lead, flattening 12 triples within the first half.

Golden State opened the third quarter on a 6-0 run, giving the visiting staff a 21 level solely three minutes in. Second-year guard Josh Giddey bought Oklahoma Metropolis on the board with a midrange floater after which dished a cross out to Jaylin Williams who related on a shot from deep to chop the Warriors result in 15. 

Moments later, a pair of free throws from Jalen Williams adopted by an “and one” from Gilgeous-Alexander introduced the Thunder inside 11. With 90 seconds left within the third quarter, Tre Mann hit a deep 3-pointer that introduced the Thunder inside 9.

SGA continued to warmth up late within the interval, heading into the ultimate body with 24 factors. Veteran huge man Mike Muscala nailed a triple on the buzzer to ship the sport to the fourth quarter with the rating 94-85 in favor of Golden State. 

The Thunder opened the interval with triples from Isaiah Joe and Gilgeous-Alexander to tug OKC inside 5. Jalen Williams discovered the underside of the web on a step-back 3-pointer following an enormous offensive rebound by Kenrich Williams to make the rating 100-98 with simply over eight minutes left within the sport.

With simply over 4 minutes left within the contest, Gilgeous-Alexander discovered Jalen Williams underneath the basket for a layup to make lower the Warriors result in 109-107. Gilgeous-Alexander drove to the basket to tie the sport on the following possession, however could not provide you with the basket. 

On the opposite finish, Jordan Poole knocked down a triple from the nook to present Golden State a 5 level benefit. Oklahoma Metropolis was unable to beat the late deficit, falling 128-120. 

The Thunder will play the primary of two consecutive video games in opposition to the Houston Rockets on Wednesday, Feb. 1, at 7 P.M. CT in Houston. 

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