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The Warriors are whole again with the return of Stephen Curry. And boy, did he make his presence felt with a milestone career moment for the first time in 17 seasons. But Curry’s return after a three-game absence was soured. The Dubs were up against the Oklahoma City Thunder in their home. The reigning champions beat them 126-102, improving to a 11-1 record. The Warriors are now down to a 6-6.

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Golden State Warriors vs Oklahoma City Thunder player stats

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Golden State Warriors

PLAYERMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOPF+/-
STARTERS
Jimmy Butler III#102212323010-15
Draymond Green#23223241034-21
Jonathan Kuminga#12413340150-20
Quinten Post#21176320111+1
Stephen Curry#302011101015-23
BENCH
Trayce Jackson-Davis#32226610164-12
Gui Santos#15124301001+11
Buddy Hield#7124042022-11
Gary Payton II#0152632000+9
Moses Moody#42010001110-25
Pat Spencer#611212111002+11
Brandin Podziemski#22110413005-21
Will Richard#3229011004-4
TEAM TOTAL10232231642028

Oklahoma City Thunder

PLAYERMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOPF+/-
STARTERS
Isaiah Hartenstein#55208720132+13
Chet Holmgren#725231120123+23
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander#228285113122_25
Cason Wallace#22213120013+25
Ajay Mitchell#253117321113+6
BENCH
Jaylin Williams#63012651022+10
Brooks Barnhizer#23164301000-15
Ousmane Dieng#13205100020-4
Alex Caruso#9158235031+25
Isaiah Joe#112918110034+8
Chris Youngblood#350011001+4
Luguentz Dort#5DNP
TEAM TOTAL12640291241921

Warriors vs Thunder: Game summary and key moments

The Warriors beat the shorthanded Pacers without Stephen Curry on Sunday night and it filled Dub Nation with premature confidence about tonight. The Warriors were missing Al Horford tonight, with Curry ending his missed game streak against the reigning champs in PayCom Center. OKC was missing Lu Dort in the lineup with an upper trap strain. It fell on his teammates to fill in the defensive gaps and they delivered.

Of the 40 rebounds OKC got, 30 were defensive. They also forced multiple turnovers in the first half that made Steve Kerr very stressed on the sidelines. Although, overall. the Warriors had only one turnover more than OKC.

The Warriors also drew more fouls, but one made history. Stephen Curry earned the first flagrant foul I of his entire career when he stepped into the landing zone of OKC guard Isaiah Joe while he attempted a last-second three. Besides that unwanted milestone, Curry was held to only 11 points at his return.

It’s Draymond Green who is getting the most heat right now. With only 3 points, 2 rebounds, 1 steal and no blocks, he’s not making a great argument for his ‘defense wins championships’ campaign while OKC was down its primary defender.

While Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored the game-high 28 points, it was Chet Holmgren who was the star of the night. He made franchise history as the first OKC player to record 20+ points, 10+ rebounds and a 100% FG. Holmgren 23 points and 11 rebounds look tame till you notice he was 9-for9 from the field and 3-3 from the free throw line.

OKC still looks like the toughest team to beat as they face the Lakers tomorrow. The Warriors face the Spurs at the same time and Green as well as Jimmy Butler are side-eyeing the youngsters to show more committment for that.

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