Steph Curry dropped 17 points in the second half and made key plays down the stretch. Andrew Wiggins dropped a team-high 27 points, including five 3-pointers. Kevon Looney matched his regular season career-high with 18 points and Gary Payton II (15 points, nine rebounds) stamped the game with a vicious slam dunk with under a minute left.
One week after scoring 54 points in a win, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander poured in 52 in a losing effort Wednesday night against the Warriors.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has started the Oklahoma City Thunder's game against the Golden State Warriors in phenomenal fashion. In the first quarter, Shai put up 21 points (7-8 FG), two rebounds, and two assists to help the Thunder score 34 points.
The Oklahoma City Thunder, the NBA's top team, got 52 points from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the NBA's leading scorer, on Wednesday. It wasn't enough to defeat a team just hovering above .500.
Stephen Curry hit a long 3-pointer with 1:52 left on the way to 21 points as Golden State Warriors beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 116-109.
What Thunder All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had to say about scoring 52 points in a loss versus the Warriors
Even though Shai Gilgeous-Alexander put up 52 points, the Golden State Warriors still overcame a 14-point deficit to defeat the Western Conference-leading Oklahoma City Thunder 116-109 at Chase Center on Wednesday.
Alexander's second 50-point game of the season wasn't enough to lift the Oklahoma City Thunder in their 116-109 loss to the Golden
The 116-109 win means the Warriors have beaten the Western Conference front-runners for the second time in three meetings this season. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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NBA fans everywhere couldn't believe what they were seeing from Gilgeous-Alexander in the first quarter. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is getting his buckets, but he is also finding a way to do damage at the free throw line.