Golden State Warriors vs. Oklahoma City Thunder – NBA playoffs
The Oklahoma City Thunder upset the Golden State Warriors at home with a 108-102 victory in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals. The matchup for Game 2 between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Golden State Warriors is scheduled for Wednesday, May 18, 2016, at 9 p.m. ET at Oracle Arena. The game will be televised on TNT.
The Oklahoma City Thunder is a team to be reckoned with. They upset the No. 2 seed Spurs by winning two games in San Antonio. Up to that point he Spurs just lost one home game during the regular season. Power forward Kevin Durant and point guard Russel Westbrook are the backbone of the Thunder. The Thunder stayed in the game just enough to let their big guns Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook win it for them. Also, center Steven Adams was a pleasant surprise in Game 1 with 16 points and 12 rebounds in 37 minutes. He is physically big and his interior defense takes the Thunder to another level.
The Golden State Warriors led by as much as 14 points in Game 1, but the Thunder stayed in it. Stephen Curry made his second straight start since coming off the bench in Game 4 against Portland. His right knee sprain still isn’t 100 percent but he will manage just fine going forward. The Warriors half court offense was taken away by the Thunder defense and that hurried them into trying the three-pointers. Golden State was 11 for 30 for just 36.7 percent in their three-point shots. The Warriors are unbeatable when the three-pointers drop, and are vulnerable when they don’t drop. The thing about the Warriors is that they’ve responded all season. Top Sports Blog believes while the Thunder looked good on Monday, the Warriors will counter just like they have all year and win Game 2. The Warriors haven’t lost consecutive games all season and will even this NBA series.
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