"Chef" Stephen Curry sublimated, Golden State Warriors won away
Taking place at 8:00 am this morning (January 31) is the match between the Golden State Warriors and the Oklahoma City Thunder. Both teams met at a time when the race to win the Playoffs ticket was becoming tense, the Warriors were only 1 win ahead of the Thunder in the Eastern rankings.
As a team that often stops the big guys and has the home field advantage, OKC is confident to surprise the defending champion. On the other side of the front line, Golden State marched to Paycom with the strongest lineup, welcoming the return of Andrew Wiggins.
Entering open and confident, the visitors Golden State Warriors were the better ones when they increased the gap to 10 points in the first 5 minutes of the first half.
The sublimation momentum continued until the end of the first 12 minutes with 8 successful 3-pointers for Curry and his teammates. As for Oklahoma City, they were completely inferior to the energy that the opponent brought.
The 10-point gap was extended to 20 points in the second and early third periods thanks to the excellence of Klay Thompson and Andrew Wiggins. It seemed that the Warriors would continue to bombard the opponent with the familiar explosive round, but the Oklahoma City Thunder revived.
From an 18-point difference in the middle of the third half (79-61), the Thunder narrowed this number to 2 points at the beginning of the fourth half thanks to Jalen Williams' successful long throw.
In the last 8 minutes of the match, the two teams devoted themselves to a spectacular game for the fans. Thunder tried to equalize the score when continuously attacking the area below the basket, but they encountered too disciplined defense on the Warriors side.
Using that as a spiritual fulcrum, the defending champion shined in attack with many individuals scoring together such as Klay Thompson, Stephen Curry, Jordan Poole and Kevon Looney.
The match ended with a score of 128-120, the overall victory belonged to the Golden State Warriors.
Stephen Curry continued his sublime streak with 38 points, completing a double-double with 12 assists and eight rebounds. Klay Thompson was right behind with 28 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.
Jordan Poole and Andrew Wiggins each had 15 points, while Draymond Green provided more assists and rebounds with 12 assists, nine rebounds and seven points.
On the side of the Oklahoma City Thunder, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led with 31 points (10-10 FT) with 7 assists, 4 rebounds and 3 blocks. Josh Giddey, Jalen Williams, Isaiah Joe and Vietnamese-born player Jaylin Williams are names with over 10 points in this match.
This result marks the third consecutive victory for the Golden State Warriors, an unbeaten series that helps them rise to 5th place in the Western rankings with a total record of 26-24. In contrast, OKC Thunder fell to 11th place with a 24-26 record.
In the next match, Stephen Curry and his teammates will face the Minnesota Timberwolves at 8:00 am on February 2, while the Oklahoma City Thunder will come as a guest at the Houston Rockets' field on the same day.
