SAN FRANCISCO — Indeed after making about 60% of their 3-pointers, the Oklahoma City Thunder were fair as satisfied with how they moved the ball around the court in recording 31 helps.
“You can’t anticipate to shoot the ball like that each night,” Oklahoma City coach Stamp Daigneault said. “That clearly comes and goes. That’s why we emphasize all the things ready to control.”
Isaiah Joe was 7 for 7 from 3-point run and scored a season-high 23 focuses, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 24 focuses and 7 helps and the Thunder sent the Brilliant State Warriors to their fifth straight misfortune with a 128-109 triumph on Thursday night.
“By the time that one got there,” Joe said of his final couple 3-pointers, “it was like shooting into an sea.”
Josh Giddey included 19 focuses and rookie Chet Holmgren had 13 points and 10 bounce back in his fourth double-double to assist impel Oklahoma City to its fifth win in six diversions. The Thunder were 19 of 32 (59.4%) behind the circular segment.
“They spread you out, they’ve got shooters all over and they got a parcel of measure positionally, their watches, between Shai, Giddey and (Jalen) Williams,” Brilliant State coach Steve Kerr said. “The team’s truly well put-together, well-coached, and they pounded us today.”
The Thunder had won fair one of their past 11 challenges against the Warriors dating back to 2020-21. But Oklahoma City was removable in control against a short-handed Brilliant State squad that developed more lean as the night went on.
Warriors protect Stephen Curry (right knee soreness) and forward Draymond Green ( five-game suspension ) were unavailable, and watch Gary Payton II left with a sprained cleared out lower leg within the moment quarter. X-rays on Payton’s lower leg came back negative, the group declared.
Lost their driving scorer for a moment straight amusement, the Warriors fell to 1-5 at Chase Center this season.
Green’s no attendance may have been felt most on defense, as Oklahoma City hopped out to a 39-24 lead after the primary quarter. Brilliant State closed inside a point of the lead within the third but was eventually outscored 34-24 within the fourth.
Jonathan Kuminga driven Brilliant State with 21 focuses, drawing the begin in put of Green. He was one of seven Warriors to score in twofold figures, but Klay Thompson was held to five focuses and fair 1 of 10 from the field.
The Warriors attempted to remain within the diversion by snatching 20 hostile bounce back, driving to a 27-6advantage in second-chance focuses.
“Credit to them, they did a great work hustling on the glass,” Holmgren said. “We have to be come back and be way better for that on Saturday.”
Forward Gui Santos, Brilliant State’s second-round draft choose in 2022, made his NBA make a big appearance within the fourth quarter, playing four minutes and getting three sheets. Santos is the third Brazilian-born player to seem in a diversion for the Warriors
