Golden State Warriors @ Oklahoma City Thunder
Saturday, March 7, 2026 at 8:30 PM ET
Paycom Center, Oklahoma City, OK | Game ID: 22500920
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
OKC 34 33 19 18 104GSW 28 26 29 14 97
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Gilgeous-Alexander scores 27 as the Thunder beat the Warriors 104-97 for 5th straight win
OKLAHOMA CITY -- — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 27 points, and the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Golden State Warriors 104-97 on Saturday night for their fifth straight win.
Gilgeous-Alexander made just 6 of 15 field goals, but he made 14 of 15 free throws to maintain his usual production. He has scored at least 20 points in 125 consecutive games. He can tie Wilt Chamberlain’s record of 126 straight games with at least 20 points Monday at home against Denver.
Oklahoma City is 5-0 since Gilgeous-Alexander returned from an abdominal strain. The defending champion Thunder have the league's best record and became the first team in the league to win 50 games this season.
Isaiah Joe added 18 points and Jaylin Williams had nine points and 14 rebounds for Oklahoma City.
Gui Santos had 22 points and 11 rebounds, Brandin Podziemski scored 17 points and Draymond Green added 16 for the Warriors, who were held to 40.9% shooting.
This matchup wasn't as star-studded as many past matchups between these longtime rivals. Golden State's Stephen Curry (right knee) missed his 13th straight game. The Thunder were without regular starters Chet Holmgren (illness), Jalen Williams (strained right hamstring) and center Isaiah Hartenstein (left calf bruise).
The Thunder led 67-54 at halftime behind 13 points from Kenrich Williams and 12 from Gilgeous-Alexander. Santos scored 14 points in the first half to help the Warriors stay within reach.
Golden State cut into the lead early in the third quarter. A 3-pointer by Malevy Leons tied the game at 77 with just over four minutes left in the quarter, but the Thunder took an 86-83 lead into the fourth.
With the Thunder up 99-97, Gilgeous-Alexander made a 3-pointer with Green in his face to push the lead to five with 42.4 seconds left.
Up next Warriors: Visit the Utah Jazz on Monday night.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
GSWAH A. Horford
BP B. Podziemski
DG D. Green
GP G. Payton II
GS G. Santos
KP K. Porziņģis
LC L. Cryer
ML M. Leons
NW N. Williams
PS P. Spencer
PO Porzingis
OKCAW A. Wiggins
BB B. Barnhizer
CW C. Wallace
IJ I. Joe
JM J. McCain
JW J. Williams
KW K. Williams
LD L. Dort
SG S. Gilgeous-Alexander
GSW/OKC 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
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