Even though Shai Gilgeous-Alexander put up 52 points, the Golden State Warriors still overcame a 14-point deficit to defeat the Western Conference-leading Oklahoma City Thunder 116-109 at Chase Center on Wednesday.
Stephen Curry bounced back from a four-point first half with five second-half 3-pointers and the Golden State Warriors rallied to overcome Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's 52 points and stun the Oklahoma City Thunder 116-109 on Wednesday night in San Francisco.
The 116-109 win means the Warriors have beaten the Western Conference front runners for the second time in three meetings this season. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Containing MVP frontrunner Shai Gilgeous-Alexander will take a team effort, and Andrew Wiggins will be first in line for the Warriors on Wednesday night at Chase Center.
The Golden State Warriors withstand 52 points from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander to beat Western Conference leaders Oklahoma Thunder 116-109.
After the Thunder's loss, SGA revealed he wasn't satisfied with the performance, even though it was his second-ever 50-point game.
Despite Alexander's 52-point performance, the Western Conference-leading Thunder fell short on the road against the Warriors at Chase Center. For Golden State, Andrew Wiggins led the charge with 27 points, while Stephen Curry finished with 21 points.
Stephen Curry bounced back from a four-point first half with five second-half 3-pointers and the Golden State Warriors rallied to overcome Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's 52 points and stun the Oklahoma City Thunder 116-109 on Wednesday night in San Francisco.
Thunder doesn’t lose that much, but also strange because the Thunder produced one of the most top-heavy box scores in NBA history.
After a campaign that has been disjointed in concept and execution, the Warriors can make the case with wins on Tuesday and particularly Wednesday that they are, in fact, “figuring it out,” as Steph Curry implored fans (specifically “Twitter fingers”) to do two weeks back.
The Warriors were much more balanced, as Andrew Wiggins led the way with 27 points and superstar Steph Curry contributed 21 on 5-10 shooting from deep. Following the game, Curry revealed what was successful for them and how they were able to pull out a huge win over the top team in the conference.