Game ID: 22400207
Golden State Warriors @ Oklahoma City Thunder
Sunday, November 10, 2024 at 7:00 PM ET
Paycom Center, Oklahoma City, OK
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
OKC 33 25 21 37 116GSW 26 39 42 20 127
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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 11/02 · back-to-back
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OKC availability going into 11/04 · 1 day's rest
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OKC availability going into 11/06 · 1 day's rest
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OKC availability going into 11/08 · 1 day's rest
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OKC availability going into 11/10 · 1 day's rest
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OKC availability going into 11/11 · back-to-back
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OKC availability going into 11/13 · 1 day's restNEW Joe 19 to 25 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 11/15 · 1 day's restOUT Holmgren missed 2 since 11/11, out tonight
NEW Joe 19 to 25 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 11/17 · 1 day's restOUT Holmgren missed 3 since 11/11, out tonight
OUT Caruso missed 2 since 11/13, out tonight
NEW Joe 19 to 24 min over the last 5
NEW Mitchell 14 to 20 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 11/02 · 2 days' restOUT Curry missed 2 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Wiggins missed 2 since 10/29, returns tonight: 31 min (104% of 30)
OUT Melton missed 2 since 10/29, out tonight
GSW availability going into 11/04 · 1 day's restOUT Curry missed 3 since 10/29, returns tonight: 24 min (74% of 32)
OUT Melton missed 3 since 10/29, out tonight
BACK Wiggins back 11/02 after 2, 31 min since (104% of 30)
GSW availability going into 11/06 · 1 day's restOUT Melton missed 4 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Santos missed 2 since 11/02, out tonight
BACK Curry back 11/04 after 3, 24 min since (74% of 32)
BACK Wiggins back 11/02 after 2, 25 min since (82% of 30)
NEW Hield 23 to 29 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 11/08 · 1 day's restOUT Melton missed 5 since 10/29, returns tonight: 18 min (88% of 20)
OUT Santos missed 3 since 11/02, returns tonight: 5 min (37% of 13)
BACK Curry back 11/04 after 3, 29 min since (90% of 32)
BACK Wiggins back 11/02 after 2, 27 min since (89% of 30)
NEW Hield 23 to 29 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 11/10 · 1 day's restBACK Curry back 11/04 after 3, 27 min since (84% of 32)
BACK Wiggins back 11/02 after 2, 25 min since (84% of 30)
BACK Melton back 11/08 after 5, 18 min since (88% of 20)
BACK Santos back 11/08 after 3, 5 min since (37% of 13)
GSW availability going into 11/12 · 1 day's restBACK Curry back 11/04 after 3, 30 min since (91% of 32)
BACK Wiggins back 11/02 after 2, 27 min since (91% of 30)
BACK Melton back 11/08 after 5, 22 min since (110% of 20)
BACK Santos back 11/08 after 3, 5 min since (37% of 13)
GSW availability going into 11/15 · 2 days' restOUT Waters III missed 2 since 11/10, returns tonight: 11 min (62% of 17)
OUT Santos missed 2 since 11/10, out tonight
BACK Curry back 11/04 after 3, 31 min since (95% of 32)
BACK Melton back 11/08 after 5, 24 min since (117% of 20)
GSW availability going into 11/18 · 2 days' restOUT Santos missed 3 since 11/10, out tonight
BACK Melton back 11/08 after 5, 24 min since (117% of 20)
BACK Waters III back 11/15 after 2, 11 min since (62% of 17)
GSW availability going into 11/20 · 1 day's restOUT Santos missed 4 since 11/10, returns tonight: 2 min (20% of 13)
BACK Melton back 11/08 after 5, 24 min since (117% of 20)
BACK Waters III back 11/15 after 2, 20 min since (114% of 17)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 105, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 20 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 27 and Jal. Williams at 21 a game. One day's rest. Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 114, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 27 free throws a game; Curry at 21 and Hield at 17 a game. One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the defense, OKC allowing 105 a night to Golden State's 114 and the line, where Golden State takes 27 free throws a game to OKC's 20. Call it OKC 115, Golden State 110.
11/02 @ LAC 105-92 — OKC notes
OKC won 105-92. OKC shot 43% (36 of 84) to LAC's 41%, 16 of 39 from three, and got to the line 19 times to LAC's 26. OKC turned it over 12 times to LAC's 20. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 25 (7 of 14, 2 of 4 from three, 9 of 9 at the line); Dort added 16, Williams 15. The hinge was Q4, 24-14: a lead of 3 became 13, and the lead reached 18. OKC trailed 53-57 at the half and won the second half 52-35. Joe was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
11/04 vs ORL 102-86 — OKC notes
OKC won 102-86. OKC shot 46% (39 of 85) to ORL's 35%, 12 of 31 from three, and got to the line 16 times to ORL's 27. Williams led with 23 (10 of 17, 3 of 7 from three); Gilgeous-Alexander added 21, Holmgren 14. The hinge was Q1, 39-26: from level to 13 ahead, and the lead reached 26. Gilgeous-Alexander was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
11/06 @ DEN 122-124 — OKC notes
OKC lost 122-124. OKC took 11 more shots (100 to 89), fed by 13 offensive rebounds, but shot 44% to DEN's 47%, 16 of 40 from three, and got to the line 23 times to DEN's 33. Williams led with 29 (11 of 20, 4 of 8 from three); Gilgeous-Alexander added 28, Holmgren 15. Q2 was theirs, 34-25, but the other 3 periods went 99-88 against them. They led by as many as 16.
11/08 vs HOU 126-107 — OKC notes
OKC won 126-107. OKC shot 51% (46 of 90) to HOU's 43%, 14 of 37 from three. OKC turned it over 10 times to HOU's 17. Holmgren led with 29 (8 of 14, 4 of 6 from three, 9 of 10 at the line); Gilgeous-Alexander added 29, Williams 14. The hinge was Q2, 44-20: from level to 24 ahead, and the lead reached 29. Williams was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
11/10 vs GSW 116-127 — OKC notes
OKC lost 116-127. OKC shot 45% (42 of 94) to GSW's 51%, 11 of 33 from three. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 24 (6 of 17, 12 of 14 at the line); Williams added 20, Wallace 16. Q4 was theirs, 37-20, the deficit cut from 28 to 11, but the other 3 periods went 107-79 against them. Williams's -19 in 31 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/11 vs LAC — 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 114 a night and allowing 107, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 21 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 25 and Jal. Williams at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Second night of a back-to-back. The Clippers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 102, shooting 46 percent and 42 from three, 23 free throws a game; Powell at 26 and Harden at 19 a game. That is 4 straight wins. They have won the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the glass, where the Clippers have been plus-4 a night and OKC minus-6 and the turnovers, the Clippers giving it away 15 times a game to OKC's 12. Call it OKC 110, the Clippers 105.
11/13 vs NOP — 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 120 a night and allowing 114, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 29 and Jal. Williams at 23 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest. New Orleans comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 119, shooting 44 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; Ingram at 23 and Boston at 16 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without McCollum (7 straight), Murray (10 straight), Jones (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it OKC 120, New Orleans 106, OKC by 14.
11/15 vs PHX — 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 121 a night and allowing 115, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 31 and Jal. Williams at 24 a game. It has lost the glass by 13 a night. Without Holmgren (2 straight). One day's rest. Phoenix comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 118, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 20 free throws a game; Booker at 21 and Beal at 18 a game. Without Durant (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Phoenix has been minus-2 a night and OKC minus-13. Call it OKC 119, Phoenix 110.
11/17 vs DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 107, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 21 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 31 and Jal. Williams at 21 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 11 a night. Without Holmgren (3 straight), Caruso (2 straight). One day's rest. Dallas comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 113, shooting 51 percent and 31 from three, 21 free throws a game; Irving at 29 and Dončić at 28 a game. Without Edwards (4 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Dallas has been minus-3 a night and OKC minus-11 and the turnovers, Dallas giving it away 14 times a game to OKC's 9. Call it OKC 116, Dallas 107.
11/02 @ HOU 127-121 — GSW notes
GSW won 127-121 in 1 overtime. GSW shot 51% (40 of 78) to HOU's 41%, 15 of 32 from three, and went to the line 50 times to HOU's 24 — 32 points from the stripe to their 18. Hield led with 27 (9 of 14, 6 of 10 from three); Kuminga added 23, Wiggins 15. The hinge was Q1, 38-20: from level to 18 ahead, and the lead reached 31.
11/04 @ WAS 125-112 — GSW notes
GSW won 125-112. GSW shot 45% (44 of 97) to WAS's 44%, 12 of 37 from three, and went to the line 34 times to WAS's 21 — 25 points from the stripe to their 18. Curry led with 24 (7 of 15, 4 of 9 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Hield added 20, Green 18. The hinge was Q1, 29-20: from level to 9 ahead, and the lead reached 17. Hield was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
11/06 @ BOS 118-112 — GSW notes
GSW won 118-112. GSW shot 46% (42 of 91) to BOS's 42%, 14 of 34 from three. Curry led with 27 (8 of 17, 4 of 9 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Wiggins added 16, Hield 16. The hinge was Q2, 32-16: GSW came in trailing by 5 and left it ahead by 11. Hield was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
11/08 @ CLE 117-136 — GSW notes
GSW lost 117-136. GSW took 13 more shots (98 to 85), fed by 11 offensive rebounds, but shot 48% to CLE's 54%, 13 of 42 from three, and got to the line 14 times to CLE's 28. Kuminga led with 21 (7 of 14, 3 of 7 from three, 4 of 6 at the line); Podziemski added 14, Curry 12. Q3 was theirs, 41-29, the deficit cut from 41 to 29, but the other 3 periods went 107-76 against them. Curry's -25 in 24 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/10 @ OKC 127-116 — GSW notes
GSW won 127-116. GSW shot 51% (45 of 89) to OKC's 45%, 21 of 43 from three. Curry led with 36 (13 of 23, 7 of 13 from three); Kuminga added 20, Melton 19. The hinge was Q3, 42-21: a lead of 7 became 28. Curry was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
11/12 vs DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 119, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 29 free throws a game; Curry at 25 and Kuminga at 18 a game. One day's rest. Dallas comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 111, shooting 51 percent and 34 from three, 22 free throws a game; Dončić at 29 and Irving at 27 a game. Without Washington (3 straight), Lively II (4 straight), Kleber (8 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the arc, Golden State at 40 percent from three to Dallas's 34 and the defense, Dallas allowing 111 a night to Golden State's 119. Call it Golden State 118, Dallas 113.
11/15 vs MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 119, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 24 free throws a game; Curry at 27 and Kuminga at 16 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Waters III (2 straight). 2 days' rest. Memphis comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 108, shooting 50 percent and 37 from three, 24 free throws a game; Jackson Jr. at 25 and Edey at 14 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Bane (7 straight), Morant (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the defense, Memphis allowing 108 a night to Golden State's 119 and the turnovers, Memphis giving it away 16 times a game to Golden State's 12. Call it Golden State 118, Memphis 117, Memphis keeping it close.
11/18 @ LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 116, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 25 free throws a game; Harden at 20 and Powell at 19 a game. Second night of a back-to-back. Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 120, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 23 free throws a game; Curry at 25 and Kuminga at 15 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 4 a night. 2 days' rest.
So: Golden State wins, on the road, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Golden State 117, the Clippers 113, the Clippers keeping it close.
11/20 vs ATL — 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 117 a night and allowing 118, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; Curry at 25 and Kuminga at 15 a game. One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 116, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 23 free throws a game; Johnson at 20 and Daniels at 19 a game. Without Gueye (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Golden State 119, Atlanta 114.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
OKCAC A. Caruso
AM A. Mitchell
AW A. Wiggins
CH C. Holmgren
CW C. Wallace
DJ D. Jones
IJ I. Joe
JW J. Williams
LD L. Dort
OD O. Dieng
SG S. Gilgeous-Alexander
GSWBH B. Hield
BP B. Podziemski
DG D. Green
DM D. Melton
GP G. Payton II
JK J. Kuminga
KA K. Anderson
MM M. Moody
SC S. Curry
TJ T. Jackson-Davis
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 scores 36, OKC loses Holmgren to hip injury in Warriors' 127-116 win over Thunder
OKLAHOMA CITY -- — Stephen Curry scored 36 points, and the Golden State Warriors held off a late rally to defeat the Oklahoma City Thunder 127-116 on Sunday night.
It was a double whammy for the Thunder as forward Chet Holmgren didn't return after suffering a right hip injury in the first quarter. The injury put a damper on a matchup between two of the top teams in the Western Conference.
Jonathan Kuminga scored 20 points, De’Anthony Melton had 19 points and 10 rebounds and Andrew Wiggins added 18 points for the Warriors.
Golden State led by 30 late in the third quarter before the Thunder stormed back. A steal and dunk by Alex Caruso cut Golden State's lead to six with 4:46 left before the Warriors regained control.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 24 points and Jalen Williams added 20 for the Thunder, who suffered their first home loss of the season.
Takeaways Warriors: This version of Curry is what Oklahoma City fans have come to expect when he visits. The 36-year-old made 7 of 13 3-pointers and shot 13 of 23 overall and showed that when he's on, his team is tough to slow down.
Thunder: Oklahoma City led the league in defensive rating partly due to the 7-foot-1 Holmgren's ability protect the rim and cover for his teammates' mistakes. Without him, the guards couldn't gamble as much, and the Thunder weren't as good defensively around the rim.
Key moment Oklahoma City cut its deficit to 116-108 before Curry hit a 3-pointer while falling to the ground with 3:23 remaining. The Warriors led by at least seven the rest of the way.
Key stat Golden State shot 50.6% from the field. It was the first time this season a Thunder opponent shot better than 50%.
Up next Golden State visits Dallas on Tuesday, and the Thunder host the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday night.