Game ID: 22500323
Oklahoma City Thunder @ Golden State Warriors
Tuesday, December 2, 2025 at 11:00 PM ET
Chase Center, San Francisco, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
GSW 26 18 44 24 112OKC 32 31 28 33 124
GSW vs OKC ScoutingGSW vs OKC Scouting
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.
GSW availability going into 11/21 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 4 since 11/14, out tonight
BACK Santos back 11/16 after 2, 12 min since (56% of 20)
BACK Spencer back 11/16 after 2, 18 min since (99% of 19)
BACK Jackson-Davis back 11/16 after 2, 14 min since (122% of 11)
NEW Moody 26 to 31 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 11/24 · 2 days' restOUT Kuminga missed 5 since 11/14, out tonight
BACK Santos back 11/16 after 2, 12 min since (56% of 20)
BACK Spencer back 11/16 after 2, 18 min since (99% of 19)
BACK Jackson-Davis back 11/16 after 2, 10 min since (91% of 11)
NEW Moody 26 to 31 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 11/26 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 6 since 11/14, out tonight
BACK Santos back 11/16 after 2, 11 min since (52% of 20)
BACK Spencer back 11/16 after 2, 17 min since (90% of 19)
BACK Jackson-Davis back 11/16 after 2, 13 min since (113% of 11)
NEW Moody 26 to 31 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 11/29 · 2 days' restOUT Kuminga missed 7 since 11/14, returns tonight: 19 min (79% of 24)
OUT Horford missed 2 since 11/24, out tonight
NEW Green 28 to 33 min over the last 3
GSW availability going into 12/02 · 2 days' restOUT Horford missed 3 since 11/24, out tonight
OUT Jackson-Davis missed 2 since 11/26, out tonight
BACK Kuminga back 11/29 after 7, 19 min since (79% of 24)
NEW Green 28 to 33 min over the last 3
GSW availability going into 12/04 · 1 day's restOUT Ste. Curry missed 2 since 11/29, out tonight
OUT Horford missed 4 since 11/24, returns tonight: 18 min (83% of 22)
OUT Santos missed 2 since 11/29, returns tonight: 12 min (57% of 20)
OUT Jackson-Davis missed 3 since 11/26, returns tonight: 4 min (36% of 11)
BACK Kuminga back 11/29 after 7, 17 min since (73% of 24)
GSW availability going into 12/06 · 1 day's restOUT Ste. Curry missed 3 since 11/29, out tonight
BACK Kuminga back 11/29 after 7, 18 min since (77% of 24)
BACK Horford back 12/04 after 4, 18 min since (83% of 22)
BACK Santos back 12/04 after 2, 12 min since (57% of 20)
BACK Jackson-Davis back 12/04 after 3, 4 min since (36% of 11)
GSW availability going into 12/07 · back-to-backOUT Butler III missed 2 since 12/04, returns tonight: 29 min (93% of 31)
OUT Ste. Curry missed 4 since 11/29, out tonight
BACK Kuminga back 11/29 after 7, 19 min since (80% of 24)
BACK Horford back 12/04 after 4, 18 min since (83% of 22)
BACK Santos back 12/04 after 2, 19 min since (93% of 20)
BACK Jackson-Davis back 12/04 after 3, 10 min since (89% of 11)
NEW Post 17 to 23 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 12/12 · 4 days' restOUT Ste. Curry missed 5 since 11/29, returns tonight: 32 min (104% of 31)
OUT Green missed 2 since 12/06, out tonight
OUT Horford missed 2 since 12/06, out tonight
OUT Set. Curry missed 2 since 12/06, out tonight
BACK Butler III back 12/07 after 2, 29 min since (93% of 31)
BACK Kuminga back 11/29 after 7, 19 min since (80% of 24)
BACK Santos back 12/04 after 2, 19 min since (94% of 20)
BACK Jackson-Davis back 12/04 after 3, 14 min since (123% of 11)
NEW Hield 18 to 24 min over the last 5
NEW Post 17 to 24 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 11/23 · 1 day's restOUT Wiggins missed 8 since 11/07, out tonight
BACK Dort back 11/15 after 5, 26 min since (100% of 26)
BACK Carlson back 11/12 after 3, 12 min since (101% of 12)
NEW Joe 20 to 25 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 11/26 · 2 days' restOUT Wiggins missed 9 since 11/07, out tonight
BACK Dort back 11/15 after 5, 25 min since (96% of 26)
OKC availability going into 11/28 · 1 day's restOUT Wiggins missed 10 since 11/07, out tonight
OKC availability going into 11/30 · 1 day's restOUT Wiggins missed 11 since 11/07, returns tonight: 20 min (104% of 19)
OUT Carlson missed 2 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Dieng missed 2 since 11/26, out tonight
OKC availability going into 12/02 · 1 day's restOUT Hartenstein missed 2 since 11/28, out tonight
OUT Carlson missed 3 since 11/26, returns tonight: 3 min (22% of 12)
OUT Dieng missed 3 since 11/26, out tonight
BACK Wiggins back 11/30 after 11, 20 min since (104% of 19)
OKC availability going into 12/05 · 2 days' restOUT Hartenstein missed 3 since 11/28, out tonight
OUT Caruso missed 2 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Dieng missed 4 since 11/26, returns tonight: 22 min (197% of 11)
BACK Wiggins back 11/30 after 11, 21 min since (109% of 19)
BACK Carlson back 12/02 after 3, 3 min since (22% of 12)
OKC availability going into 12/07 · 1 day's restOUT Dort missed 2 since 12/02, out tonight
OUT Hartenstein missed 4 since 11/28, out tonight
OUT Caruso missed 3 since 11/30, out tonight
BACK Wiggins back 11/30 after 11, 21 min since (107% of 19)
BACK Carlson back 12/02 after 3, 12 min since (105% of 12)
BACK Dieng back 12/05 after 4, 22 min since (197% of 11)
OKC availability going into 12/10 · 2 days' restOUT Dort missed 3 since 12/02, returns tonight: 22 min (83% of 26)
OUT Hartenstein missed 5 since 11/28, out tonight
OUT Joe missed 2 since 12/05, out tonight
OUT Caruso missed 4 since 11/30, returns tonight: 13 min (66% of 19)
BACK Wiggins back 11/30 after 11, 20 min since (106% of 19)
BACK Carlson back 12/02 after 3, 16 min since (140% of 12)
BACK Dieng back 12/05 after 4, 24 min since (217% of 11)
OKC availability going into 12/13
OUT Hartenstein missed 6 since 11/28, tonight's box is missing
OUT Joe missed 3 since 12/05, tonight's box is missing
BACK Dort back 12/10 after 3, 22 min since (83% of 26)
BACK Caruso back 12/10 after 4, 13 min since (66% of 19)
BACK Wiggins back 11/30 after 11, 21 min since (108% of 19)
BACK Carlson back 12/02 after 3, 15 min since (131% of 12)
BACK Dieng back 12/05 after 4, 20 min since (182% of 11)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 111, shooting 43 percent and 31 from three, 22 free throws a game; Ste. Curry at 28 and Butler III at 21 a game. Without Horford (3 straight). 2 days' rest. OKC comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 109, shooting 52 percent and 44 from three, 29 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 34 and Holmgren at 14 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Hartenstein (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, OKC at 44 percent from three to Golden State's 31 and the line, where OKC takes 29 free throws a game to Golden State's 22. Call it OKC 116, Golden State 112, Golden State keeping it close.
11/21 vs POR 123-127 — GSW notes
GSW lost 123-127. GSW shot 48% (40 of 83) to POR's 48%, 17 of 43 from three. GSW turned it over 13 times to POR's 20. The glass went 32-52 against them. Curry led with 38 (14 of 23, 9 of 17 from three); Butler III added 20, Podziemski 20. Q2 was theirs, 44-30, turning a 7-point deficit into a 7-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 97-79 against them. They led by as many as 11. Moody's -15 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/24 vs UTA 134-117 — GSW notes
GSW won 134-117. GSW shot 49% (51 of 104) to UTA's 47%, 19 of 52 from three. Curry led with 31 (12 of 24, 6 of 17 from three); Hield added 20, Butler III 18. The hinge was Q2, 41-20: GSW came in trailing by 9 and left it ahead by 12, and the lead reached 26. Richard was the night's best plus/minus at +29.
11/26 vs HOU 100-104 — GSW notes
GSW lost 100-104. GSW shot 43% (35 of 82) to HOU's 39%, 12 of 43 from three. GSW turned it over 16 times to HOU's 10. Butler III led with 21 (6 of 11, 2 of 4 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Richard added 18, Curry 14. Q2 was theirs, 34-25, but the other 3 periods went 79-66 against them. They led by as many as 14.
11/29 vs NOP 104-96 — GSW notes
GSW won 104-96. GSW shot 41% (38 of 93) to NOP's 37%, 12 of 47 from three, and got to the line 20 times to NOP's 34. Butler III led with 24 (7 of 15, 10 of 14 at the line); Payton II added 19, Podziemski 15. The hinge was Q4, 31-24: a lead of 1 became 8. Butler III was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
12/02 vs OKC 112-124 — GSW notes
Golden State lost it on volume without efficiency. Ninety-five field-goal attempts, sixteen more than OKC and fed by twelve offensive rebounds, produced 43 makes, 45 percent, and only ten trips to the line against 22 fouls committed. Curry played 18 minutes and made 6 of 7 when he was out there; the box does not say why he sat, only that the offense had to find 112 points without him for thirty minutes, and Hield's 4 of 15 and Butler's 2 of 7 were the answers it got. Green's minus-17 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor. The third quarter was real: 44 points, the deficit down to three with twelve minutes left. But a team that needs 44 in a quarter to get back within three has already told you how the other three quarters went.
12/04 @ PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 124, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 23 free throws a game; Maxey at 30 and Grimes at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Oubre Jr. (8 straight), Watford (3 straight). One day's rest. Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 114, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 20 free throws a game; Ste. Curry at 28 and Butler III at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Ste. Curry (2 straight), Horford (4 straight), Santos (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the defense, Golden State allowing 114 a night to Philadelphia's 124. Call it Philadelphia 118, Golden State 117, Golden State keeping it close.
12/06 @ CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 121, shooting 48 percent and 34 from three, 23 free throws a game; Mitchell at 33 and Mobley at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Allen (4 straight), Merrill (9 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 108, shooting 44 percent and 32 from three, 17 free throws a game; Butler III at 17 and Podziemski at 12 a game. Without Ste. Curry (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the defense, Golden State allowing 108 a night to Cleveland's 121 and the glass, where Cleveland has been plus-4 a night and Golden State minus-2. Call it Cleveland 116, Golden State 115, Golden State keeping it close.
12/07 @ CHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 117, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 22 free throws a game; Giddey at 20 and Jones at 18 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Jones (2 straight), Okoro (7 straight), Huerter (2 straight). One day's rest. Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 103, shooting 42 percent and 32 from three, 18 free throws a game; Butler III at 17 and Podziemski at 12 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Butler III (2 straight), Ste. Curry (4 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Chicago wins, and the game turns on the defense, Golden State allowing 103 a night to Chicago's 117 and the glass, where Chicago has been plus-1 a night and Golden State minus-5. Call it Chicago 113, Golden State 112, Golden State keeping it close.
12/12 vs MIN — 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 107 a night and allowing 101, shooting 43 percent and 36 from three, 18 free throws a game; Butler III at 16 and Podziemski at 14 a game. Without Ste. Curry (5 straight), Green (2 straight), Horford (2 straight). 4 days' rest. Minnesota comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 117, shooting 50 percent and 38 from three, 26 free throws a game; Edwards at 28 and Randle at 22 a game. 3 days' rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the defense, Golden State allowing 101 a night to Minnesota's 117 and the line, where Minnesota takes 26 free throws a game to Golden State's 18. Call it Golden State 114, Minnesota 111, Minnesota keeping it close.
11/23 vs POR 122-95 — OKC notes
OKC won 122-95. OKC shot 53% (45 of 85) to POR's 37%, 15 of 36 from three. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 37 (13 of 18, 2 of 3 from three, 9 of 9 at the line); Mitchell added 20, Joe 10. The hinge was Q1, 39-18: from level to 21 ahead, and the lead reached 36. Gilgeous-Alexander was the night's best plus/minus at +27.
11/26 vs MIN 113-105 — OKC notes
OKC won 113-105. OKC shot 48% (38 of 80) to MIN's 41%, 7 of 26 from three. OKC turned it over 7 times to MIN's 14. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 40 (12 of 19, 15 of 17 at the line); Hartenstein added 15, Mitchell 13. The hinge was Q1, 24-17: from level to 7 ahead. Mitchell was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
11/28 vs PHX 123-119 — OKC notes
OKC won 123-119. OKC shot 48% (42 of 87) to PHX's 46%, 15 of 32 from three. OKC turned it over 10 times to PHX's 18. The glass went 37-51 against them. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 37 (10 of 20, 3 of 5 from three, 14 of 17 at the line); Holmgren added 23, Wallace 14. The hinge was Q3, 38-30: a lead of 4 became 12, and the lead reached 15. Dort was the night's best plus/minus at +12.
11/30 @ POR 123-115 — OKC notes
OKC won 123-115. OKC shot 49% (44 of 90) to POR's 39%, 10 of 29 from three. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 26 (8 of 15, 0 of 3 from three, 10 of 12 at the line); Holmgren added 19, Mitchell 17. The hinge was Q4, 38-28: OKC came in trailing by 2 and left it ahead by 8. OKC trailed 54-55 at the half and won the second half 69-60. Holmgren was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
12/02 @ GSW 124-112 — OKC notes
OKC won this with efficiency and the free-throw line. Forty-six of seventy-nine from the floor is 58 percent, fifteen of thirty-two from three is 47, and Gilgeous-Alexander's 38 came on just 21 shots: 13 makes, 5 of 6 from deep, 7 of 10 at the line. Jalen Williams (22) and Holmgren (21 on 8 of 12) meant the Warriors could not send the whole defense at one man, and the Thunder got to the line 23 times to Golden State's 10, a 17-8 edge in points that nobody has to run an offense for. The margin's shape tells the rest: a 31-18 second quarter built a 19-point halftime lead, and when the Warriors' 44-point third cut it to three, the Thunder answered 33-24 in the fourth instead of flinching.
12/05 vs DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 109, shooting 51 percent and 40 from three, and living at the line: 29 free throws a game, Gilgeous-Alexander alone taking 9 to 17 of them while averaging 35.6. The wins came every which way, a 39-18 first quarter against Portland, a fourth-quarter comeback at Portland, a 31-18 second at Golden State, which is the mark of a team that does not need one particular quarter to go right. Dallas comes in hot in its own way: three straight wins, 131 at Denver on 56 percent shooting, Davis back and scoring (32, then 17), Flagg carrying real minutes (35, 24, 22), and a habit of owning the second quarter, 42-27 at Denver and 36-21 against Miami, both turning deficits into leads. The soft spots: Dallas gets to the line 18 times a game to OKC's 29, allows 115, and shot 39 percent on 97 attempts in its last loss.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on two things. The second quarter is Dallas's. Expect them within a possession or ahead at the half if Davis and Flagg get the ball inside and the threes fall at their 40 percent clip. Then the free-throw line decides it. OKC's edge there has been ten attempts a game, and Gilgeous-Alexander against a defense that allowed 24 and 26 free throws in its two recent losses is the worst matchup on the floor for Dallas. Call it OKC 122, Dallas 112, the Thunder pulling away in the third, Gilgeous-Alexander over 30 with double-digit free throws, and the glass (OKC lost it 51-37 to Phoenix) the only way Dallas keeps it inside five.
12/07 @ UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 126, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 31 free throws a game; Markkanen at 25 and George at 21 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Kessler (17 straight), Harkless (8 straight), Tshiebwe (22 straight). One day's rest. OKC comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 112, shooting 52 percent and 40 from three, 30 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 35 and Holmgren at 18 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Dort (2 straight), Hartenstein (4 straight), Caruso (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, OKC allowing 112 a night to Utah's 126 and the turnovers, Utah giving it away 13 times a game to OKC's 10. Call it OKC 123, Utah 116.
12/10 vs PHX — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 112, shooting 54 percent and 44 from three, 26 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 34 and Holmgren at 21 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Dort (3 straight), Hartenstein (5 straight), Joe (2 straight). 2 days' rest. Phoenix comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 117, shooting 46 percent and 32 from three, 19 free throws a game; Brooks at 24 and Gillespie at 19 a game. Without Booker (2 straight), Green (14 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the arc, OKC at 44 percent from three to Phoenix's 32 and the line, where OKC takes 26 free throws a game to Phoenix's 19. Call it OKC 121, Phoenix 111, OKC by 10.
12/13 vs SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 130 a night and allowing 106, shooting 56 percent and 46 from three, 23 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 31 and Holmgren at 21 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Hartenstein (6 straight), Joe (3 straight). 2 days' rest. San Antonio comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 122, shooting 47 percent and 41 from three, 28 free throws a game; Fox at 24 and Barnes at 18 a game. Without Wembanyama (12 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the defense, OKC allowing 106 a night to San Antonio's 122 and the arc, OKC at 46 percent from three to San Antonio's 41. Call it OKC 124, San Antonio 113, OKC by 11.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
OKCAM A. Mitchell
AW A. Wiggins
BC B. Carlson
CH C. Holmgren
CW C. Wallace
IJ I. Joe
JW J. Williams
JW Jal. Williams
JW Jay. Williams
KW K. Williams
SG S. Gilgeous-Alexander
GSWBH B. Hield
BP B. Podziemski
DG D. Green
GP G. Payton II
JB J. Butler III
JK J. Kuminga
MM M. Moody
PS P. Spencer
QP Q. Post
SC S. Curry
WR W. Richard
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
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 38 points as defending champion Thunder hold off Warriors 124-112
SAN FRANCISCO -- — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 38 points and made a key 3-pointer with 3:34 left, Jalen Williams added 22 points and six assists, and the Oklahoma City Thunder held off the determined Golden State Warriors 124-112 on Tuesday night.
Chet Holmgren hit a go-ahead 3 from the top with 6:02 remaining and finished with 21 points and eight rebounds for the defending champions.
Brandin Podziemski scored 17 points and Seth Curry added 14 in his Warriors debut with older brother Stephen Curry sidelined for a second straight game because a bruised left quadriceps and muscle strain sustained last Wednesday against Houston.
Pat Spencer’s putback with 2:26 left in the third got Golden State to 81-79 then his 3 the next time down made it a one-point game — and he matched his career high with 17 points to go with six assists. Podziemski’s buzzer-beating 3 at the end of the third pulled the Warriors within 91-88.
Jimmy Butler didn't play the second half for Golden State because of a sore left knee. He started despite being questionable because of a bruised left glute muscle after a hard fall in Saturday’s win against the Pelicans. He then cut awkwardly under the basket and lost his left shoe midway through the second quarter, limping afterward.
Gilgeous-Alexander, averaging 32.5 points, scored nine over the final 1:16 of the second quarter to put Oklahoma City ahead 63-44 at halftime. The Thunder (21-1) handed the Warriors just their third home defeat.
Seth Curry received a warm ovation when he checked in for the closing moments of the first quarter after re-signing with the team Monday . He was with Golden State for training camp then waived for financial reasons with the plan to bring him back.
There were more cheers when he made a jumper at the 8:24 mark of the second quarter for his first points.
Gary Payton II had 13 points, five rebounds and five assists for Golden State while Draymond Green and Buddy Hield also scored 13.
Up next Thunder: Host Dallas on Friday night.
Warriors: Begin a three-game road trip Thursday at Philadelphia.