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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Golden State 114, Oklahoma City 109
When: 10:30 PM ET, Thursday, December 18, 2014
Where: Oracle Arena, Oakland, California
Officials: #35 Kane Fitzgerald, #14 Ed Malloy, #63 Derek Richardson
Attendance: 19596

Warriors 114, Thunder 109: Stephen Curry collected 34 points, nine assists, seven rebounds and four steals as Golden State battled past visiting Oklahoma City.

Klay Thompson added 19 points and Draymond Green recorded 16 points, a career-high nine assists and nine rebounds for the Warriors, who bounced back after their 16-game winning streak came to an end in Memphis on Tuesday. Harrison Barnes and Shaun Livingston each chipped in 12 points for Golden State.

Kevin Durant scored 30 points in 19 minutes on 10-of-13 shooting but rolled his right ankle at the end of the second quarter and did not return as the Thunder had a seven-game winning streak come to an end. Russell Westbrook went for 33 points and eight assists and Serge Ibaka scored 12 for Oklahoma City.

The Warriors took a 94-89 lead into the fourth quarter and pushed it to 102-94 with 8:07 left on Curry’s fifth 3-pointer. The Thunder responded with an 11-2 run to take their first lead of the second half on Westbrook’s jumper with 2:59 remaining, but Curry scored six in a 10-4 run to end the game.

Durant came out on fire and scored 16 points in the first 5 1/2 minutes, capped by 3-pointers on three straight possessions, before Ibaka’s 3-pointer pushed the lead to 30-13 with over five minutes left in the first quarter. The Warriors settled down on the defensive end and fought back on the other side, grabbing the lead with a 10-0 run early in the second quarter and leading by as much as eight before settling for a 65-63 gap at the break.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Durant is the first person since the NBA/ABA merger to score 30 or more points in under 20 minutes. … The Warriors suffered their largest deficit of the season when the Thunder went up by 17 points in the first quarter. … Golden State beat Oklahoma City 91-86 on Nov. 23 – a total of six points fewer than the teams accumulated in three quarters in this meeting.
Top Game Performances
 
Oklahoma City   Golden State
Russell Westbrook 33 Scoring Stephen Curry 34
Russell Westbrook 8 Assists Stephen Curry 9
Andre Roberson 12 Rebounds Draymond Green 9
Russell Westbrook 8 Free Throws Made Klay Thompson 3
Russell Westbrook 2 Steals Stephen Curry 4
Serge Ibaka 3 Blocks Marreese Speights 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Oklahoma City 109 47.7 11-25 16-24 17 43 4 5 16
Golden State 114 51.1 12-31 6-10 32 39 7 9 10
Upcoming Games
  • Golden State will play their next game at home against Sacramento. The Warriors have a W/L % of .909 after a win and .667 after a loss.
  • Oklahoma City will play their next game on the road against L.A. Lakers. The Thunder have a W/L % of .583 after a win and .357 after a loss.