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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 35 as Thunder hold off Warriors
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 35 as Thunder hold off Warriors

NBA: Oklahoma City Thunder at Golden State WarriorsNovember 27, 2024; San Francisco, California, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2) drives past Golden State Warriors guard Gary Payton II (0) during the first half at Chase Center. Mandatory credit: John Hefti-Imagn images

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander made his team’s only two field goals in the final 8:25 for a 35-point performance, Isaiah Hartenstein recorded a third straight double-double and the Oklahoma City Thunder outlasted Stephen Curry-less Golden State Warriors 105- 101 in San Francisco Wednesday night.

Hartenstein finished with 14 points and 14 rebounds for the Thunder, who earned their third straight victory despite losing Jalen Williams to an eye injury late in the first half.

With Curry watching from the bench as he dealt with sore knees, the Warriors got a team-high 19 points from Jonathan Kuminga and double-digit scores from five others but couldn’t escape a third straight loss.

After seeing a 19-point lead disappear into a 94-93 deficit on a 3-pointer by the Warriors’ Buddy Hield with 8:14 left, the Thunder turned to the league’s No. 1 defense and the score from Gilgeous-Alexander, who hit a 3-pointer to produce a tie game with 4:11 to play and another with 1:25 left, giving Oklahoma City a 100-96 lead yielded with 1:25 left.

Golden State pulled within 102-101 with 11.1 seconds left on an Andrew Wiggins three-pointer, but Alexander made a free throw with 7.7 seconds left and Lu Dort blocked a Wiggins runner that tied the score with 3.4 seconds left.

Gilgeous-Alexander added two free throws to complete his seventh 30-point performance of the season, which he supplemented with nine rebounds, five assists and two blocks.

The Thunder standout shot 13-for-28, helping the visitors outscore the Warriors 45.9 percent to 35.7 percent. Neither team fared well from 3-point range, with Golden State going 16-for-50 (32.0 percent) and Oklahoma City 11-for-37 (29.7 percent).

Isaiah Joe scored 17 points and Williams 13, along with seven assists, six rebounds and two steals in 16 minutes before being stabbed in the eye on a Kuminga drive to the hoop.

Draymond Green posted a double-double with 10 points, a team-high 13 rebounds, a game-high seven assists and two blocks for the Warriors. Hield had 17 points, Wiggins 16, Brandin Podziemski 12 to go with eight rebounds and five assists, and Kyle Anderson 10 points.

–Field-level media