The Golden State Warriors (55 - 5) defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder (42 - 20) 121 - 106 at Oracle Arena on Thursday. Stephen Curry (ankle) returned to the starting lineup after missing Tuesday’s game. The reigning MVP did not take long to get going, as he put Kevin Durant on his heels with a behind - the - back dribble and drive early in the first quarter. Curry was not able to string together scoring runs, but still led all scorers with 33 points, which marked his fifth consecutive 30 - plus point game, and added four rebounds and four assists on 12 - of - 25 shooting. The awareness that has improved on Curry’s end has been one of his best assets, as he was able to take advantage of a slacking Steven Adams and constantly find space on his way to the rim, especially when he started to struggle finding his range from behind the arc. Andre Iguodala (hamstring) also made his return, but did not look fully fit during the game, as reflected by his 14 minutes of playing time off the bench. Klay Thompson scored 21 points, while Harrison Barnes and Draymond Green pitched in 14 points each. The two forwards combined for 15 rebounds and 12 assists in their starting roles, and the constant mismatches made for a major advantage against the Thunder’s weak defense. As for the bench, Shaun Livingston and Marreese Speights both eclipsed double figures, with Livingston adding eight assists in 20 minutes to aid Curry in the backup point guard role. The Warriors will continue to chase history when they visit the Los Angeles Lakers (12 - 50) on Sunday. The Thunder were demoralized and tired after giving up a 20 - plus point lead to the Clippers on Wednesday, but the theme of Billy Donovan’s squad since returning from the all - star break has been weak fourth quarter play. Oklahoma City was able to put together some brilliant scoring runs, and had the Warriors down double figures late in the third quarter, but the aforementioned defensive miscues and cold shooting from their superstars late in the game resulted in dropping two straight games against high quality opponents. The box score reflects three strong performances from Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and Serge Ibaka. Durant fell one assist shy of a triple - double, scoring 32 points, to go along with 10 rebounds and nine assists on 11 - of - 17 shooting. In fact, Durant was additionally one turnover shy of a quadruple - double, as his nine errors were a rarity. Westbrook totaled 22 points, six boards and seven assists, while Ibaka 20 points and six rebounds. Ibaka played high IQ basketball, and was in the right place at the right time throughout most of the game, bailing out Durant and Westbrook when their shots would not fall, however, it was far from enough to stop the Warriors scoring runs in the fourth quarter. The Thunder have dropped to 4 - 6 in their last 10 games. Oklahoma City will look to bounce back when they visit Milwaukee Bucks (25 - 36) on Sunday.
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