The Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Golden State Warriors 105-101 on Wednesday night in San Francisco.
In 39 minutes of action, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander finished with 35 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal, and 2 blocks while shooting 13/28 from the field.
In an interview with ESPN following the win, he was open about Golden State.
Gilgeous-Alexander: “Every time you play this team it’s a dog fight. They won at a high level for so long for a reason. No matter who’s out there, no matter who’s not playing, they play the right way, they play together and they play physical. We knew that coming into the night and we did enough of that obviously baring some injuries to get dub.”
Despite without having Steph Curry, the Warriors managed to hold the Thunder till the very end.
The team had six players with double-digit scores.
Through Nick Gallo: “Thunder allowed no points between the 5:45 mark and the 19.5 second mark of the 4th quarter. Golden State went 0/14 with 2 turnovers during the stretch.”
The Thunder, who have a 14-4 record in 18 games, are still the top seed in the Western Conference after defeating the Warriors.
They are currently enjoying a winning streak of three games.
The Thunder’s next game is against the Lakers in Los Angeles on Friday, following Golden State.
