Without gamers like Steph Curry, Jimmy Butler, Draymond Green, De’Anthony Melton and Jonathan Kuminga, the Golden State Warriors had no reply for the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday evening at Chase Center.
In the opening quarter, the Thunder jumped out to a double-figure lead and by no means actually regarded again. In the second quarter, the Warriors put collectively a 9-0 run to chop Oklahoma City’s lead right down to solely two factors. However, the Thunder rapidly answered with a run of their very own, scoring 19 unanswered factors. At halftime, the Thunder managed the sport with a 19-point lead.
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In the second half, the Thunder continued to pour it on, stretching their result in as many as 41 factors on their technique to a dominant 131-94 lead on Friday evening.
Six completely different members of the Warriors scored in double figures towards the Thunder. Yet, no participant tallied over 13 factors. Moses Moody, Will Richard and Al Horford all tallied 13 factors on Friday.
Pat Spencer led the Warriors with 11 assists. However, completed the sport with a team-high -41 in 31 minutes off the bench.
The Warriors will not should dwell on their loss to the Thunder for lengthy. Saturday will mark the second leg of a house back-to-back with Lauri Markkanen and the Utah Jazz coming to city.
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