Thunder 114 Warriors 108
The Oklahoma City Thunder improve to 4-5 after a 114-108 win over the Golden State Warriors. Danilo Gallinari leads the Thunder with 21 points, while Dennis Schroder continues to be a force off the bench pouring in 16 for Oklahoma City. Mike Muscala may have had the most surprising performance going three of five from three scorings nine while helping keep D'Angelo Russell under control.
For the Thunder to be 2-0 vs. Golden State, this season is no small feat.
The Warriors outscored Oklahoma CIty 41-24 in the third quarter. And despite blowing out Golden State in their first meeting the Thunder are proving they will hard-pressed to repeat that achievement.
Oklahoma City does, however, seem to be finding itself. Thunder fans have been crying for a team that doesn't let the ball stick. As a team, the Thunder had 30 assists tonight, which is overwhelming evidence they are learning how to play together.
Chris Paul summed things up, saying it was time to "stop thinking and start hooping." While Billy Donovan would love to fix the third-quarter struggles, he is pleased with Oklahoma CIty's effort. If the Thunder can stop overthinking and take a cue from Paul, you could see a team that has a lot more flow then in years past and may have some fun while contending for the postseason. No rest for the Thunder as the Bucks are in town tomorrow for the second of a back to back. So far, Billy Donovan is practicing load management, so expect everyone who played tonight to be ready to go on Sunday.
