Game ID: 22300005
Golden State Warriors @ Oklahoma City Thunder
Friday, November 3, 2023 at 8:00 PM ET
Paycom Center, Oklahoma City, OK
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
OKC 33 34 39 33 139GSW 38 31 37 35 141
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Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
OKC availability going into 10/27 · 1 day's rest
full strength
OKC availability going into 10/29 · 1 day's rest
full strength
OKC availability going into 10/30 · back-to-back
full strength
OKC availability going into 11/01 · 1 day's restNEW Dieng 10 to 16 min over the last 4
OKC availability going into 11/03 · 1 day's restOUT Micić missed 2 since 10/30, returns tonight: 12 min (101% of 12)
OKC availability going into 11/06 · 2 days' restBACK Micić back 11/03 after 2, 12 min since (101% of 12)
OKC availability going into 11/08 · 1 day's restBACK Micić back 11/03 after 2, 12 min since (101% of 12)
OKC availability going into 11/10 · 1 day's restOUT Micić missed 2 since 11/06, out tonight
OKC availability going into 11/12 · 1 day's restOUT Micić missed 3 since 11/06, out tonight
GSW availability going into 10/27 · 2 days' rest
full strength
GSW availability going into 10/29 · 1 day's restOUT Podziemski missed 2 since 10/24, out tonight
GSW availability going into 10/30 · back-to-backOUT Podziemski missed 3 since 10/24, returns tonight: 23 min (86% of 27)
OUT Joseph missed 2 since 10/27, returns tonight: 5 min (41% of 11)
NEW Paul 26 to 32 min over the last 3
NEW Looney 16 to 28 min over the last 3
GSW availability going into 11/01 · 1 day's restBACK Podziemski back 10/30 after 3, 23 min since (86% of 27)
BACK Joseph back 10/30 after 2, 5 min since (41% of 11)
NEW Looney 16 to 27 min over the last 4
GSW availability going into 11/03 · 1 day's restBACK Podziemski back 10/30 after 3, 23 min since (86% of 27)
BACK Joseph back 10/30 after 2, 5 min since (41% of 11)
NEW Looney 16 to 26 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 11/05 · 1 day's restOUT Podziemski missed 2 since 11/01, returns tonight: 8 min (31% of 27)
OUT Jackson-Davis missed 2 since 11/01, returns tonight: 12 min (69% of 17)
OUT Joseph missed 2 since 11/01, returns tonight: 2 min (22% of 11)
OUT Quinones missed 2 since 11/01, out tonight
NEW Looney 16 to 23 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 11/06 · back-to-backOUT Quinones missed 3 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Podziemski back 10/30 after 3, 16 min since (58% of 27)
BACK Jackson-Davis back 11/05 after 2, 12 min since (69% of 17)
BACK Joseph back 10/30 after 2, 4 min since (32% of 11)
GSW availability going into 11/08 · 1 day's restOUT Quinones missed 4 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Podziemski back 10/30 after 3, 11 min since (40% of 27)
BACK Jackson-Davis back 11/05 after 2, 6 min since (36% of 17)
BACK Joseph back 10/30 after 2, 4 min since (32% of 11)
GSW availability going into 11/11 · 2 days' restOUT Joseph missed 2 since 11/06, returns tonight: 2 min (19% of 11)
OUT Quinones missed 5 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Podziemski back 11/05 after 2, 7 min since (25% of 27)
BACK Jackson-Davis back 11/05 after 2, 10 min since (60% of 17)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 112, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 25 and Jal. Williams at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest. Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 104, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 20 free throws a game; Curry at 31 and Thompson at 16 a game. That is 4 straight wins. One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Golden State has been plus-1 a night and OKC minus-5 and the defense, Golden State allowing 104 a night to OKC's 112. Call it Golden State 111, OKC 109, OKC keeping it close.
10/27 @ CLE 108-105 — OKC notes
OKC won 108-105. OKC shot 46% (40 of 87) to CLE's 41%, 13 of 26 from three. OKC turned it over 18 times to CLE's 13, and CLE turned those into 10 steals. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 34 (15 of 26); Dort added 25, Holmgren 16. The hinge was Q1, 31-26: from level to 5 ahead, and the lead reached 15. Joe was the night's best plus/minus at +12.
10/29 vs DEN 95-128 — OKC notes
OKC lost 95-128. OKC shot 41% (37 of 90) to DEN's 60%, 6 of 32 from three. The glass went 29-48 against them. Holmgren led with 19 (7 of 12, 1 of 4 from three); Williams added 13, Mann 12. Q3 was theirs, 24-28, but the other 3 periods went 100-71 against them. Holmgren's -23 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/30 vs DET 124-112 — OKC notes
OKC won 124-112. OKC shot 53% (44 of 83) to DET's 43%, 13 of 29 from three. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 32 (11 of 23, 1 of 3 from three, 9 of 9 at the line); Giddey added 21, Williams 19. The hinge was Q1, 33-21: from level to 12 ahead, and the lead reached 21. Gilgeous-Alexander was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
11/01 vs NOP 106-110 — OKC notes
OKC lost 106-110. OKC shot 43% (38 of 88) to NOP's 39%, 7 of 34 from three. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 20 (8 of 20, 0 of 5 from three); Holmgren added 19, Williams 18. Q1 was theirs, 33-14, but the other 3 periods went 96-73 against them. They led by as many as 22. Dieng's -11 in 12 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/03 vs GSW 139-141 — OKC notes
OKC lost 139-141. OKC shot 60% (50 of 83) to GSW's 53%, 15 of 29 from three. Dort led with 29 (9 of 12, 6 of 6 from three, 5 of 7 at the line); Holmgren added 24, Jal. Williams 18. Q2 was theirs, 34-31, the deficit cut from 5 to 2, but the other 3 periods went 110-105 against them.
11/06 vs ATL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 119, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 24 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 23 and Holmgren at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. 2 days' rest. Atlanta comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 115, shooting 51 percent and 37 from three, 25 free throws a game; Murray at 24 and Young at 21 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Fernando (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Atlanta wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Atlanta has been plus-9 a night and OKC minus-6. Call it Atlanta 120, OKC 116, OKC keeping it close.
11/08 vs CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 122, shooting 49 percent and 35 from three, 25 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 22 and Holmgren at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. One day's rest. Cleveland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 110, shooting 45 percent and 32 from three, 22 free throws a game; Mitchell at 31 and LeVert at 18 a game. 2 days' rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Cleveland has been plus-0 a night and OKC minus-8 and the defense, Cleveland allowing 110 a night to OKC's 122. Call it OKC 115, Cleveland 112, Cleveland keeping it close.
11/10 @ SAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 115, shooting 43 percent and 32 from three, 25 free throws a game; Monk at 17 and Sabonis at 16 a game. Without Fox (4 straight). One day's rest. OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 120, shooting 51 percent and 39 from three, 27 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 31 and Jal. Williams at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, OKC at 39 percent from three to Sacramento's 32 and the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-1 a night and OKC minus-4. Call it OKC 117, Sacramento 116, Sacramento keeping it close.
11/12 @ PHX — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 117, shooting 45 percent and 39 from three, 28 free throws a game; Durant at 33 and Allen at 15 a game. Without Booker (4 straight). One day's rest. OKC comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 119, shooting 49 percent and 35 from three, 25 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 32 and Holmgren at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Phoenix has been plus-4 a night and OKC minus-8. Call it Phoenix 117, OKC 115, OKC keeping it close.
10/27 @ SAC 122-114 — GSW notes
GSW won 122-114. GSW shot 55% (48 of 87) to SAC's 44%, 14 of 32 from three, and got to the line 14 times to SAC's 29. GSW turned it over 19 times to SAC's 14, and SAC turned those into 10 steals. Curry led with 41 (14 of 19, 7 of 10 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Thompson added 18, Kuminga 12. The hinge was Q3, 39-27: a lead of 3 became 15, and the lead reached 18. Moody was the night's best plus/minus at +11.
10/29 @ HOU 106-95 — GSW notes
GSW won 106-95. GSW shot 43% (35 of 81) to HOU's 38%, 18 of 45 from three. GSW turned it over 14 times to HOU's 7. Curry led with 24 (6 of 16, 6 of 14 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); K. Thompson added 19, Payton II 15. The hinge was Q2, 31-23: a lead of 2 became 10, and the lead reached 16. Paul was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
10/30 @ NOP 130-102 — GSW notes
GSW won 130-102. GSW shot 52% (51 of 98) to NOP's 41%, 15 of 41 from three, and got to the line 20 times to NOP's 26. The glass went 64-39 for them. Curry led with 42 (15 of 22, 7 of 13 from three, 5 of 7 at the line); Paul added 13, Moody 13. The hinge was Q3, 39-21: a lead of 2 became 20, and the lead reached 29. Looney was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
11/01 vs SAC 102-101 — GSW notes
GSW won 102-101. GSW shot 48% (39 of 81) to SAC's 41%, 11 of 31 from three, and got to the line 15 times to SAC's 23. GSW turned it over 17 times to SAC's 12, and SAC turned those into 8 steals. The glass went 36-48 against them. Curry led with 21 (7 of 15, 4 of 10 from three); Šarić added 15, Thompson 14. The hinge was Q4, 28-22: GSW came in trailing by 5 and left it ahead by 1. Thompson was the night's best plus/minus at +10.
11/03 @ OKC 141-139 — GSW notes
GSW won 141-139. GSW shot 53% (49 of 92) to OKC's 60%, 18 of 40 from three. Curry led with 30 (9 of 15, 5 of 10 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Šarić added 20, Kuminga 19. The hinge was Q1, 38-33: from level to 5 ahead. Payton II was the night's best plus/minus at +9.
11/05 @ CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 110, shooting 44 percent and 31 from three, 21 free throws a game; Mitchell at 34 and LeVert at 20 a game. Without Merrill (2 straight). One day's rest. Golden State comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 110, shooting 51 percent and 40 from three, 20 free throws a game; Curry at 32 and Thompson at 17 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Podziemski (2 straight), Jackson-Davis (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Golden State at 40 percent from three to Cleveland's 31 and the glass, where Golden State has been plus-5 a night and Cleveland minus-1. Call it Golden State 113, Cleveland 109, Cleveland keeping it close.
11/06 @ DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 116, shooting 46 percent and 40 from three, 19 free throws a game; Cunningham at 24 and Thompson at 14 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Burks (3 straight), Wiseman (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 110, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 24 free throws a game; Curry at 29 and Thompson at 16 a game. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Golden State wins, on the road, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Golden State 113, Detroit 112, Detroit keeping it close.
11/08 @ DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 109, shooting 51 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; Jokić at 30 and Porter Jr. at 17 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest. Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 113, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Curry at 31 and Thompson at 16 a game. One day's rest.
So: Denver wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Denver 115, Golden State 112, Golden State keeping it close.
11/11 vs CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 114, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 24 free throws a game; Curry at 27 and Thompson at 16 a game. 2 days' rest. Cleveland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 110, shooting 47 percent and 30 from three, 24 free throws a game; Mitchell at 29 and Garland at 18 a game. Without Okoro (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the arc, Golden State at 36 percent from three to Cleveland's 30 and the turnovers, Cleveland giving it away 16 times a game to Golden State's 13. Call it Golden State 114, Cleveland 109.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
OKCCH C. Holmgren
CW C. Wallace
IJ I. Joe
JG J. Giddey
JW J. Williams
JW Jal. Williams
JW Jay. Williams
LD L. Dort
MI Micic
OD O. Dieng
VM V. Micić
GSWAW A. Wiggins
CP C. Paul
DG D. Green
DŠ D. Šarić
GP G. Payton II
JK J. Kuminga
KL K. Looney
KT K. Thompson
MM M. Moody
SC S. Curry
SA Saric
OKC/GSW the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Curry makes last-second layup to give Warriors 141-139 win over Thunder in tourney opener
OKLAHOMA CITY -- — The Golden State Warriors and the Oklahoma City Thunder gave the NBA exactly what it wanted out of the inaugural In-Season Tournament — playoff-caliber intensity early in the season.
Stephen Curry scored 30 points, including the winning layup with 0.2 seconds left, to help the Warriors beat the Thunder 141-139 on Friday night.
Initially, Curry's final shot was ruled no good because of offensive goaltending against Draymond Green . The call was overturned, and the Warriors held on. Green said the call was overturned because he touched the rim and not the ball. Thunder coach Mark Daigneault also said that was the explanation he was given.
Green said the NBA has created something good.
“You just saw two teams competing," he said. "We talk about this In-Season Tournament, and —- it’s a playoff game. It was a fun game to play and intensity level is there. So job well done to the NBA, having his type of excitement in November. Because there be some dark days in November. But games like this? You can appreciate them.”
The crowd was loud throughout, especially when foul calls involved Green.
“You know, this crowd tends to go at me quite a bit, but we usually win, so it’s all right,” he said. “But this is a great crowd. Honestly, I love coming to play here. Crowd brings it every time. I don’t think I’ve ever been to a game here and the crowd wasn’t in it. They bring it every single night. And so it’s always a fun place to come and play.”
Dario Saric scored 20 points and Chris Paul had 13 assists and no turnovers for Golden State, which improved to 5-1.
The Warriors claimed their second straight last-second victory. On Wednesday, Klay Thompson scored with less than a second remaining to seal a win over Sacramento.
Lu Dort scored 29 points and made all six of his 3-point attempts, Chet Holmgren scored 24 on 7-for-9 shooting and Josh Giddey scored 14 of his 18 points in the fourth quarter for the Thunder. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander , Oklahoma City's leading scorer this season, sat out with a sprained left knee.
Golden State hit seven 3s in the first quarter to take a 38-33 lead. Saric scored 11 points as a reserve in the period.
Curry threw a no-look lob from beyond the 3-point line to Gary Payton II for a dunk that gave the Warriors a 50-44 lead. Golden State hit six 3-pointers in the second quarter to lead 69-67 at halftime. Thompson's leaning 3-pointer at the buzzer that would have made it a five-point lead was called no good on the floor, and that ruling held up after review.
Dort scored 11 points in just over four minutes at the start of the third quarter to give the Thunder an 85-80 lead. The Warriors rallied, and the game was tied at 106 heading into the fourth quarter.
Oklahoma City's Isaiah Joe hit a 3-pointer and was fouled with 9:15 to go. He made the free throw to give the Thunder a 118-115 lead, and the game remained close the rest of the way.
Oklahoma City just missed out on a signature victory.
“For the most part, we gave ourselves every chance to win that game," Giddey said. “Just needed to be little bit better down the stretch.”
UP NEXT
Warriors. Host Minnesota on Nov. 14 in next In-Season Tournament game. At Cleveland on Sunday in a regular game.
Thunder: At Sacramento on Nov. 10 in next In-Season Tournament game. Host Atlanta on Monday in a regular game.