Okc Thunder Vs Golden State Warriors Live
The Golden State Warriors head to Chesapeake Energy Arena on Saturday night to take on the Oklahoma City Thunder in a marquee Western Conference matchup. The Warriors come into this game at 52-5 which is the best record in the NBA while the Thunder come in at 41-17 which is third best in the West.
The Warriors were beaten badly by the Blazers a little more than a week ago but they have responded in a big way. Golden State has rattled off four straight wins since that blowout loss and are on pace to break the wins record. The Bulls team that won 72 games was 51-6 through 57 games so the Warriors are in good shape to make history.
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Golden State last played on Thursday night when they beat the Magic by 16 points. In that game Stephen Curry had 51 points on 10-15 shooting from three. Curry is approaching the record for threes made in a season already, a record he set himself last season. The 27-year-old guard is running away with the race for MVP as he is the NBA's leading scorer and should easily take home the award for the second straight season.
Klay Thompson has been a huge help to Curry this season but is coming off a game where he only scored nine points. Before that game Thompson had scored at least 23 points in five consecutive games so he will look to get back on track on Saturday night.
The Golden State Warriors are hoping to patch up the holes in a defense that has allowed an average of 121.89 points per matchup. They will challenge the Oklahoma City Thunder on the road at 8 p.m. The Golden State Warriors head to Chesapeake Energy Arena on Saturday night to take on the Oklahoma City Thunder in a marquee Western Conference matchup. The Warriors come into this game at 52-5 which is the best record in the NBA while the Thunder come in at 41-17 which is third best in the West. Golden State Warriors vs Oklahoma City Thunder - Full Game Highlights October 27, 2019 2019-20 NBA Season📌 NEW HOH BACK TO SCHOOL MERCH: https://hoh.wor.
On the injury front the Warriors are still without backup center Festus Ezeli. There hasn't been an update on Ezeli in about a week and a half so he is still likely not close to returning. With Ezeli out we should see some Anderson Varejao and a lot of Draymond Green at center.
While the Warriors come into this game playing great the same cannot be said of the Thunder. Oklahoma City has lost three of its last four games and are now in danger of falling from the third spot to the fourth spot in the West. The Clippers are just three games behind them and although it wouldn't seem all that important, the difference between third and fourth, it is huge. Whoever gets the third spot will be able to avoid the Warriors in a second round playoff series and instead likely take on the Spurs (admittedly not much better, but still better).
In the Thunder's last game, a loss to the Pelicans, they got great performances from both Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant yet they still lost. Durant and Westbrook have been tremendous all season but the fact that they lost despite the two of them combining for 76 points shows the Thunder's major flaw. They need a third scorer and they have guys that are certainly capable like Serge Ibaka and Enes Kanter.
Ibaka did have 15 points in the game against the Pelicans and has been in double figures the last five games but overall his production has been inconsistent. Westbrook and Durant are a truly great duo but in order for this team to reach its potential they need a third guy to step up night in and night out and that guy should be Ibaka.
Everyone should be available for the Thunder in this game as they are relatively healthy. Andre Roberson came back from his knee injury on Wednesday and has played 20 plus minutes in both games since.
This will be the second of three meetings between these two teams this season. The first meeting took place a few weeks ago at Oracle Arena and the Warriors came away with a close victory. The third and final meeting is set for Thursday so these teams will see plenty of each other in the next week.
The game is scheduled to tip off at 8:30 Eastern time on ABC and to watch the live broadcast go here. For the Warriors radio broadcast go here and for the Thunder radio broadcast go here.
Another trade, another first-round pick coming Sam Presti’s way.
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The Oklahoma City Thunder traded Kelly Oubre Jr. to the Golden State Warriors for a first-round pick that is top-20 protected, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. If Golden State ends up in the top 20, it will convert to two second-rounders.
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Wojnarowski and Anthony Slater, who confirmed the trade, did not specify if any Warriors players would be involved.
As of now, the Thunder’s return for Chris Paul and Abdel Nader has turned into Aleksej Pokusevski, a 2021 first-round Warriors pick, a 2022 first-round Suns pick, James Johnson, Ty Jerome and Jalen Lecque.
Oklahoma City gets out of Oubre’s $14.4 million salary. The Warriors used the Andre Iguodala trade exception to complete this deal, so they did not have to send any money back to the Thunder to complete the trade.
Additionally, the Thunder have created a $14.4 million trade exception, according to Bobby Marks. They will be able to use that to match salary in a trade this season.
Oubre, 24 years old, is an explosive wing who gets to the rim and dunks with power. He can hit 3s with moderate reliability and has a personality that will add to the culture of Golden State as he helps replace the loss of Klay Thompson, who suffered an Achilles injury.
Oubre averaged 18.7 points and 6.4 rebounds per game last season for the Phoenix Suns.
Oklahoma City owns three first-round picks next year. The organization has its own, Golden State’s protected pick, the Miami Heat’s unprotected pick and it has the right to swap draft picks with the Houston Rockets.
The Warriors’ luxury tax figure may be startling. According to Bobby Marks, Oubre’s salary would increase the tax bill by $68 million, putting them at $134 million in luxury taxes alone.