Three Takeaways From the OKC Thunder's Overtime Victory Versus the Warriors

The Oklahoma City Thunder hung on to defeat the Golden State Warriors inside Paycom Friday night, edging them out in overtime to quickly bounce back from a rough loss to the Houston Rockets on Wednesday.

Despite six threes, 34 points and some clutch baskets down the stretch from Stephen Curry, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's 38 and Jalen William's 28 points were enough to secure a hard-fought game in extra minutes.

An uncharacteristic shooting night, 5-of-29 from 3-point distance, didn't see the team's downfall contrary to what's been the theme for Oklahoma City this season — but the Thunder still managed to come out on top.

Oklahoma City Notches Season-High in Forced Turnovers

The Thunder were causing plenty of problems for the Warriors on the night, forcing them to cough up the ball 29 times, and notching 17 steals.

Oklahoma City has been one of the premier teams in the league at forcing turnovers, and especially capitalizing off them — sitting at first in the league in points off turnovers with 20.6 per game.

Last night, the Thunder took advantage of those errors, scoring 35 points off the Warriors' turnovers en route to its win.

Five steals from Gilgeous-Alexander, three apiece from Josh Giddey and Williams was enough in helping squeeze past Golden State and Curry's performance.

Jalen Williams Shines, Drops an Efficient 28

Williams has been waiting for a game of this type of caliber this season, and it was definitely needed to clutch out the win for Oklahoma City Friday night.

His 28 points on 12-of-15 of the field behind Gilgeous-Alexander's 38 was much needed, leaving the pair as the two 20-plus point scorers for the Thunder on the night. But his production wasn't solely coming on the offensive end of the floor, posting three steals of Oklahoma City's 17.

This marks the second game Williams has surpassed 25-plus points in a game this season, as he hit 31 in a victory against the Phoenix Suns in November.

Through a Lackluster Shooting Night, the Thunder Maintained a Win

What's been customary throughout the young season thus far, is the Thunder's success has typically come from its outside shooting success.

The Thunder offense is at its best when it can spread the ball and knock down its 3-point shots at a high clip. And whenever it hasn't, the offense has looked somewhat stagnant.

Through its 17.2% from distance, Oklahoma City still maintained a 52.0% shooting night from the field, finding other ways to open up its offense, deriving points from avenues other than shooting — mostly in the form of free throws.

The Thunder made 31 free throws on its 36 attempts, continuing to add to its case as the best free throw shooting team in the league — which is where they're currently sitting at — shooting 85.0% from the charity stripe on the season.

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