Warriors Vs Thunder

The Golden State Warriors had been confined to successive loses for the first time in the current season after they were crushed 128-120 by the Brooklyn Nets at the Chase Center on Tuesday morning.

Stephen Curry scored 28 points and had seven assists putting the Warriors in a comfortable 18 point lead before the start of the fourth quarter but they wilted and lost 41-28 to give the Nets a whopping 32 point victory.

Four out of the five starters of the Nets stayed in double digits, and Dennis Schroder scored 31 points as the game-high scorer, while Ziaire Williams got himself a double-double 19-10.

This came after warriors put up a spirited performance in a 104-94 defeat at the hands of the San Antonio Spurs, on November 24, this year, although the Warriors’ Victory Wembanyama bagged 25 points, eight assist and seven seasons, it only managed to record its ninth win in the campaigns only to deny the Warriors of a third successful streak.

Before Wednesday’s defeat, Steve Kerr men had registered five straight back-to-backs at home and although they lost 118-123 to the Memphis Grizzlies their previous two fixtures were consecutive victories against the struggling New Orleans Pelicans in a two-legged October series.The Oklahoma City Thunder on the other side bypassed the Sacramento Kings on Monday night with 130-109 to assume the first position in the power ranking of the Western Conference.

It was back and forth until Sacramento let go of the rope midway through the third quarter as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander dropped 37 points in 35 minutes of action out the Kings at the ax.

Two weeks prior to losing 110-104 to the San Antonio Spurs at the Frost Bank Center, OKC had lost two straight games, first by a slim margin of 124-122 against the Denver Nuggets on November 7.

Mark Daigneault's team has once again established themselves as serious contenders after finishing first in the West the previous season, and they are expected to secure the top seed for the second straight year.

It was back and forth until Sacramento let go of the rope midway through the third quarter as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander poured 37 points in 35 minutes of action out the Kings at the ax. Two weeks prior to losing 110-104 to the San Antonio Spurs at the Frost Bank Center, OKC had lost two straight games, first by a slim margin of 124-122 against the Denver Nuggets on November 7.

Mark Daigneault's team has once again established themselves as serious contenders after finishing first in the West the previous season, and they are expected to secure the top seed for the second straight year.

The 22-year-old Jonathan Kuminga is doubtful to play against the Thunder after missing Monday night's game against the Brooklyn Nets due to an illness.

Guard De'Anthony Melton, who has been out since sustaining a season-ending ACL injury during the game against the Dallas Mavericks on November 13, joins him on the injury table.

acquisition during the off-season Due to a hip issue, Alex Ducas was unable to play in Tuesday's game against the Kings. The guard is regarded as day-to-day. Alex Ducas has been sidelined since suffering an injury during the preseason game against the Spurs on October 8.