Curry scores 36, OKC loses Holmgren to hip injury in Warriors' 127-116 win over Thunder
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Stephen Curry scored 36 points, and the Golden State Warriors held off a late rally to defeat the Oklahoma City Thunder 127-116 on Sunday night.
It was a double whammy for the Thunder as forward Chet Holmgren didn't return after suffering a right hip injury in the first quarter. The injury put a damper on a matchup between two of the top teams in the Western Conference.
Jonathan Kuminga scored 20 points, De’Anthony Melton had 19 points and 10 rebounds and Andrew Wiggins added 18 points for the Warriors.
Golden State led by 30 late in the third quarter before the Thunder stormed back. A steal and dunk by Alex Caruso cut Golden State's lead to six with 4:46 left before the Warriors regained control.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 24 points and Jalen Williams added 20 for the Thunder, who suffered their first home loss of the season.
Warriors: This version of Curry is what Oklahoma City fans have come to expect when he visits. The 36-year-old made 7 of 13 3-pointers and shot 13 of 23 overall and showed that when he's on, his team is tough to slow down.
Thunder: Oklahoma City led the league in defensive rating partly due to the 7-foot-1 Holmgren's ability protect the rim and cover for his teammates' mistakes. Without him, the guards couldn't gamble as much, and the Thunder weren't as good defensively around the rim.
Oklahoma City cut its deficit to 116-108 before Curry hit a 3-pointer while falling to the ground with 3:23 remaining. The Warriors led by at least seven the rest of the way.
Golden State shot 50.6% from the field. It was the first time this season a Thunder opponent shot better than 50%.
Golden State visits Dallas on Tuesday, and the Thunder host the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday night.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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12:00 | Trayce Jackson-Davis vs. Chet Holmgren (Jalen Williams gains possession) | |||
11:40 | +2 | Luguentz Dort makes two point cutting layup (Aaron Wiggins assists) | 0-2 | |
11:26 | +2 | Trayce Jackson-Davis makes two point cutting layup (De'Anthony Melton assists) | 2-2 | |
11:06 | Aaron Wiggins misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
11:02 | Trayce Jackson-Davis defensive rebound | |||
10:56 | +3 | Draymond Green makes three point jump shot (Stephen Curry assists) | 5-2 | |
10:43 | Chet Holmgren misses two point fadeaway jump shot | |||
10:40 | De'Anthony Melton defensive rebound | |||
10:34 | De'Anthony Melton misses two point running finger roll layup | |||
10:33 | Chet Holmgren defensive rebound | |||
10:25 | Aaron Wiggins misses three point jump shot | |||
10:21 | De'Anthony Melton defensive rebound | |||
10:13 | Luguentz Dort blocks Stephen Curry's three point jump shot | |||
10:13 | Warriors offensive rebound | |||
10:12 | Draymond Green misses three point jump shot | |||
10:08 | Chet Holmgren defensive rebound | |||
10:03 | Chet Holmgren misses three point running jump shot | |||
10:00 | Stephen Curry defensive rebound | |||
9:56 | Andrew Wiggins misses two point running layup | |||
9:54 | Chet Holmgren defensive rebound | |||
9:48 | Luguentz Dort misses three point running jump shot | |||
9:44 | Aaron Wiggins offensive rebound | |||
9:43 | +3 | Luguentz Dort makes three point jump shot (Aaron Wiggins assists) | 5-5 | |
9:24 | +2 | Andrew Wiggins makes two point cutting dunk (Draymond Green assists) | 7-5 | |
9:07 | Chet Holmgren misses three point jump shot | |||
9:05 | Trayce Jackson-Davis defensive rebound | |||
8:58 | Stephen Curry misses three point jump shot | |||
8:53 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound | |||
8:48 | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point driving bank jump shot | 7-7 | |
8:48 | Stephen Curry shooting foul (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander draws the foul) | |||
8:48 | +1 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 7-8 | |
8:38 | Andrew Wiggins misses three point jump shot | |||
8:34 | Stephen Curry offensive rebound | |||
8:34 | De'Anthony Melton turnover (out of bounds step) | |||
8:19 | +3 | Aaron Wiggins makes three point jump shot (Luguentz Dort assists) | 7-11 | |
8:08 | +3 | Andrew Wiggins makes three point jump shot (Stephen Curry assists) | 10-11 | |
7:56 | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point driving layup | 10-13 | |
7:46 | Stephen Curry turnover (bad pass) (Luguentz Dort steals) | |||
7:33 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander turnover (bad pass) (Andrew Wiggins steals) | |||
7:27 | Jalen Williams blocks Trayce Jackson-Davis's two point running layup | |||
7:24 | Chet Holmgren defensive rebound | |||
7:17 | +2 | Jalen Williams makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 10-15 | |
7:17 | Draymond Green shooting foul (Jalen Williams draws the foul) | |||
7:17 | +1 | Jalen Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 10-16 | |
7:05 | Aaron Wiggins personal foul (Gary Payton II draws the foul) | |||
6:52 | +2 | Andrew Wiggins makes two point driving layup (Gary Payton II assists) | 12-16 | |
6:50 | Thunder 60 second timeout | |||
6:33 | Aaron Wiggins misses two point fadeaway jump shot | |||
6:30 | De'Anthony Melton defensive rebound | |||
6:21 | +3 | De'Anthony Melton makes three point jump shot (Andrew Wiggins assists) | 15-16 | |
6:09 | +2 | Jalen Williams makes two point stepback jump shot | 15-18 | |
5:58 | De'Anthony Melton turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Williams steals) | |||
5:55 | +2 | Jalen Williams makes two point running dunk (Aaron Wiggins assists) | 15-20 | |
5:38 | +2 | Stephen Curry makes two point driving finger roll layup (Draymond Green assists) | 17-20 | |
5:23 | Luguentz Dort misses three point jump shot | |||
5:21 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander offensive rebound | |||
5:16 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander turnover (lost ball) (Andrew Wiggins steals) | |||
5:06 | Stephen Curry misses two point driving layup | |||
5:04 | Luguentz Dort defensive rebound | |||
5:01 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses three point running pullup jump shot | |||
4:58 | Isaiah Joe offensive rebound | |||
4:53 | +3 | Luguentz Dort makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Joe assists) | 17-23 | |
4:32 | De'Anthony Melton misses three point jump shot | |||
4:29 | Andrew Wiggins offensive rebound | |||
4:29 | Aaron Wiggins shooting foul (Andrew Wiggins draws the foul) | |||
4:29 | +1 | Andrew Wiggins makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 18-23 | |
4:29 | +1 | Andrew Wiggins makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-23 | |
4:17 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point driving bank jump shot | |||
4:15 | Andrew Wiggins defensive rebound | |||
3:53 | Buddy Hield misses two point driving layup | |||
3:50 | Luguentz Dort defensive rebound | |||
3:33 | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point driving layup | 19-25 | |
3:20 | +3 | Stephen Curry makes three point stepback jump shot (Kyle Anderson assists) | 22-25 | |
3:04 | Alex Caruso misses three point jump shot | |||
3:01 | Buddy Hield defensive rebound | |||
2:55 | Buddy Hield misses two point running finger roll layup | |||
2:53 | Gary Payton II offensive rebound | |||
2:53 | +2 | Gary Payton II makes two point putback layup | 24-25 | |
2:39 | Gary Payton II shooting foul (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander draws the foul) | |||
2:39 | Warriors 60 second timeout | |||
2:39 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
2:39 | Thunder offensive rebound | |||
2:39 | +1 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-26 | |
2:22 | Brandin Podziemski turnover (out of bounds step) | |||
2:11 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point driving finger roll layup | |||
2:09 | Kyle Anderson defensive rebound | |||
1:57 | Jonathan Kuminga misses three point jump shot | |||
1:53 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound | |||
1:43 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point turnaround bank jump shot | |||
1:41 | Alex Caruso offensive rebound | |||
1:32 | +2 | Cason Wallace makes two point cutting layup (Alex Caruso assists) | 24-28 | |
1:13 | Moses Moody misses three point jump shot | |||
1:10 | Alex Caruso defensive rebound | |||
0:58 | +2 | Ajay Mitchell makes two point layup (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists) | 24-30 | |
0:43 | Kyle Anderson misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
0:40 | Ajay Mitchell defensive rebound | |||
0:22 | Cason Wallace misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
0:21 | Jonathan Kuminga defensive rebound | |||
0:18 | +2 | Jonathan Kuminga makes two point driving floating jump shot | 26-30 | |
0:18 | Ajay Mitchell shooting foul (Jonathan Kuminga draws the foul) | |||
0:18 | Jonathan Kuminga misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
0:15 | Ajay Mitchell defensive rebound | |||
0:00 | +3 | Isaiah Joe makes three point jump shot (Ajay Mitchell assists) | 26-33 | |
0:00 | End of period |
Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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11:45 | +3 | Jonathan Kuminga makes three point jump shot (Kyle Anderson assists) | 29-33 | |
11:18 | +2 | Cason Wallace makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 29-35 | |
11:08 | +3 | Buddy Hield makes three point jump shot (Kyle Anderson assists) | 32-35 | |
10:59 | +3 | Aaron Wiggins makes three point jump shot (Jalen Williams assists) | 32-38 | |
10:41 | +3 | Moses Moody makes three point jump shot (Brandin Podziemski assists) | 35-38 | |
10:27 | Jalen Williams offensive foul (Charge) (Brandin Podziemski draws the foul) | |||
10:27 | Jalen Williams turnover (offensive foul) | |||
10:10 | Buddy Hield misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
10:07 | Jalen Williams defensive rebound | |||
9:48 | Ajay Mitchell misses two point floating jump shot | |||
9:44 | Kyle Anderson defensive rebound | |||
9:38 | Kyle Anderson misses two point driving layup | |||
9:36 | Ousmane Dieng defensive rebound | |||
9:31 | +3 | Aaron Wiggins makes three point running jump shot (Ousmane Dieng assists) | 35-41 | |
9:08 | +3 | Jonathan Kuminga makes three point jump shot (Buddy Hield assists) | 38-41 | |
8:55 | Jalen Williams turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
8:33 | +2 | Jonathan Kuminga makes two point cutting layup (Kyle Anderson assists) | 40-41 | |
8:33 | Thunder 60 second timeout | |||
8:22 | Ajay Mitchell misses two point driving layup | |||
8:19 | Ousmane Dieng offensive rebound | |||
8:19 | Ousmane Dieng misses two point tip layup | |||
8:19 | Warriors defensive rebound | |||
8:02 | Moses Moody misses three point jump shot | |||
7:57 | Cason Wallace defensive rebound | |||
7:44 | Aaron Wiggins misses two point driving finger roll layup | |||
7:42 | Buddy Hield defensive rebound | |||
7:37 | Jalen Williams blocks Jonathan Kuminga's two point running layup | |||
7:36 | Warriors offensive rebound | |||
7:28 | Stephen Curry misses two point cutting layup | |||
7:24 | Jalen Williams turnover (bad pass) (Andrew Wiggins steals) | |||
7:24 | Jalen Williams defensive rebound | |||
7:24 | Jalen Williams turnover (bad pass) (Andrew Wiggins steals) | |||
7:20 | Kyle Anderson misses three point jump shot | |||
7:16 | Luguentz Dort defensive rebound | |||
7:01 | Jalen Williams misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
6:58 | Buddy Hield defensive rebound | |||
6:49 | Andrew Wiggins misses three point jump shot | |||
6:49 | Thunder defensive rebound | |||
6:36 | Ajay Mitchell turnover (lost ball) (Stephen Curry steals) | |||
6:32 | Stephen Curry misses two point running reverse layup | |||
6:30 | Aaron Wiggins defensive rebound | |||
6:28 | Aaron Wiggins turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
6:16 | +3 | Stephen Curry makes three point jump shot (De'Anthony Melton assists) | 43-41 | |
5:52 | +2 | Jalen Williams makes two point driving reverse layup (Alex Caruso assists) | 43-43 | |
5:35 | +3 | De'Anthony Melton makes three point pullup jump shot (Andrew Wiggins assists) | 46-43 | |
5:12 | +2 | Ajay Mitchell makes two point driving finger roll layup | 46-45 | |
4:58 | +2 | Andrew Wiggins makes two point pullup jump shot | 48-45 | |
4:45 | Jalen Williams misses two point fadeaway jump shot | |||
4:42 | Draymond Green defensive rebound | |||
4:42 | Draymond Green turnover (bad pass) (Ajay Mitchell steals) | |||
4:42 | Stephen Curry personal foul (Ajay Mitchell draws the foul) | |||
4:35 | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point driving bank jump shot | 48-47 | |
4:18 | De'Anthony Melton misses three point jump shot | |||
4:15 | Isaiah Joe defensive rebound | |||
4:12 | Draymond Green personal foul (Luguentz Dort draws the foul) | |||
4:00 | Alex Caruso misses three point jump shot | |||