After a solid home victory over the Clippers on Thursday, the Warriors host the Thunder on Saturday night. The Warriors have yet to defeat the newly-constructed Thunder this season.
In its first game since the All-Star break, Oklahoma City (34-26) defeated the Kings, 110-107, thanks to Russell Westbrook's buzzer-beating game winner. In Sacramento, Paul George contributed 26 points, eight assists and seven rebounds, Carmelo Anthony added 23 points and Westbrook recorded his 18th triple-double of the season with 17 points, 15 rebounds and 11 assists. No points were bigger than Westbrook's 3-pointer as time expired to give OKC the win.
In their two wins over Golden State (45-14) this season, the Thunder have handily defeated the Warriors by an average margin of 18.5 points. After Anthony left with a sprained ankle six minutes into the Thunder's most recent game in Oakland on Feb. 6, George (38 points, six steals) and Westbrook (34 points, nine assists, nine rebounds) led OKC to victory. In the matchups with Golden State this season, George has posted averages of 29 points and eight rebounds, while Westbrook is averaging 34 points, 9.5 rebounds and nine assists.
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Warriors All-Star point guard Stephen Curry had an impressive performance of his own Thursday night, scoring 44 points on 19 shots. Curry made eight of his 11 field goal attempts, shot a perfect eight-for-eight from the free throw line and added 10 assists in the win over LA.
Golden State's other three All-Stars impressed as well; Draymond Green filled the stat sheet with 14 points, six assists and eight rebounds, Klay Thompson scored 19 points on 14 shots, and Kevin Durant added 24 points along with eight assists. A win Saturday is extremely important for the Warriors in order to keep pace with the streaking Rockets for the Western Conference's No. 1 seed.
Tune in Saturday night to see if the Warriors will get their first win of the season over the Thunder.
Thunder vs. Warriors
Time: 8:30 p.m. ET, Saturday, Feb. 24
Location: Oracle Arena, Oakland
TV: ABC
Streaming: fuboTV (sign up for a 7-day free trial)
