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Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors avoids Aaron Wiggins #21 of the Oklahoma City Thunder during a three-point basket attempt during the third quarter at the Paycom Center on January 30, 2023 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Ian Maule/Getty Images/AFP
Stephen Curry scored 38 points to lead the Golden State Warriors to a 128-120 victory over the host Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday.
Curry matched his season high with eight 3-pointers as the Warriors won their third straight game. The Thunder lost for the third time in nine games.
Golden State led by 21 in the third quarter, but the lead was cut to two in the fourth quarter.
Jordan Poole and Curry hit 3-pointers in a three-possession span to extend the lead back to eight with 2:35 left, then the Warriors hit 7 of 8 free throws to preserve the lead.
Curry and Draymond Green each have 12 Golden State with 37 assists.
Steph at Warriors W:
38 PTS
8 WEDNESDAY
12 AST
8 three pic.twitter.com/mJce2hiK1L— NBA (@NBA) January 31, 2023
Klay Thompson added 28 points while Poole and Andrew Wiggins, who returned from a two-game absence due to a non-COVID illness, scored 15 apiece.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder with 31 points on 10-of-24 shooting, despite going just 1-for-8 from the floor in the first quarter.
Josh Giddey added 21 points and Jalen Williams 19 for Oklahoma City.
The Warriors took control late in the first quarter with a 19-5 run to jump ahead by 20, 38-18.
Donte DiVincenzo scored eight consecutive Golden State points during the half as the Warriors went 7-for-11 to close the quarter.
Golden State hit eight 3-pointers in the first quarter, while the Thunder made just eight field goals.
The Warriors led by 21 early in the third quarter before Oklahoma City started a third quarter push with a 20-10 run, then Mike Muscala hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to cut the deficit to nine to four.
Thunder coach Mark Daigneault changed his typical rotation, keeping Gilgeous-Alexander in the lineup for the fourth start.
It paid off, as Oklahoma City pulled within two with a 13-4 run early in the quarter that included a Gilgeous-Alexander pull-up 3-pointer.
Jaylin Williams’s step-back 3-pointer with just over eight minutes cut Golden State’s lead to 100-98. But those close to the Thunder can ask for it.
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