NBA Twitter reacts to Warriors’ hanging on for road win vs. Thunder, 128-120
As they saw their 21-point lead quickly evaporate in the second half against the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Golden State Warriors’ road issues looked like they were beginning to show on Monday night.
Once Oklahoma City cut Golden State’s advantage down to two points with 4:15 remaining in the fourth quarter, the Warriors answered the bell in the final minutes.
Late 3-pointers from Steph Curry and Jordan Poole paired with a strong stretch of defensive stops helped the Warriors close out the Thunder on the road down the stretch, 128-120.
Curry tallied a game-high 38 points on 12-of-20 shooting from the field with eight-made triples to go along with 12 assists and eight boards in 37 minutes against the Thunder.
Klay Thompson added 28 points with six made triples of his own in 37 minutes.
Shain Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder with 21 points on 10-of-24 shooting from the field with seven assists, four rebounds and three blocks in 37 minutes. Four other members of the Thunder registered double-figures in scoring on Monday, but it wasn’t enough to seal a comeback win against the Warriors.
After the Warriors notched their third consecutive win, the NBA community on Twitter weighed-in with different reactions. Here’s a look at what fans and analysts were saying on Monday night.
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Welp, the Warriors almost blew a 21-point lead but hang on to defeat Oklahaoma City 128-120 on the road.
Stephen Curry scored a game-high 38 points and Klay Thompson added 28. Golden State made 20 3-pointers.
The record is 26-24 with 32 games left.
Share your thoughts below.
— C.J. Holmes 🚀 (@CjHolmes22) January 31, 2023
Warriors beat the Thunder in OKC to begin the road trip. Steph Curry and Klay Thompson combine for 66 points and 14 made 3s. Curry had 38 and eight 3s. Thompson had 28 and six 3s. They like this building. GSW record: 26-24. Up next: at Minnesota, at Denver back-to-back.
— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) January 31, 2023
The Warriors (26-24) are now the No. 5 seed in the Western Conference.
— C.J. Holmes 🚀 (@CjHolmes22) January 31, 2023
Good W tonight. The run is coming, it would appear.
— Shohei Ohtani Stan Account (@AndyKHLiu) January 31, 2023
Andrew Wiggins was 4-for-6 in the paint and 6-for-9 on 2-pointers tonight. This one stood out pic.twitter.com/MLDhslHncx
— Dalton Johnson (@DaltonJ_Johnson) January 31, 2023
Steph in the Warriors W:
38 PTS
8 REB
12 AST
8 Threes pic.twitter.com/mJce2hiK1L— NBA (@NBA) January 31, 2023
A record-breaking bucket 👏@Verizon || Reliable Moments pic.twitter.com/LF0CRiXhpU
— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) January 31, 2023
3-0 since Steph cut his hair 🔥 pic.twitter.com/CbQmhoSXsp
— ³⁰ (@StephMuse_) January 31, 2023
Call me crazy, but it feels like the Warriors are getting healthy and comfortable and are gearing up for a run. pic.twitter.com/SvONewY1Fu
— Warriors Huddle (@WarriorsHuddle) January 31, 2023
The Warriors small-ball lineup of Steph, Poole, Klay, Wiggins and Draymond was a +17 tonight
They played 17 minutes together and outscored the Thunder 52-35
— Dalton Johnson (@DaltonJ_Johnson) January 31, 2023
Final 📊
Stephen – 38p/8r/12a/1b
Klay – 28p/7r/3a/1s
Andrew – 15p/4r/1a/1s/2b
Jordan – 15p/4a/2s
Kevon – 8p/6r/1b
Donte – 8p/4r/3a/3s
Draymond – 7p/9r/12a/2s
Anthony – 5p/3r/1a
Jonathan – 4p/3r/1a pic.twitter.com/NCYjSVKqcU— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) January 31, 2023
Warriors are now 8-3 in games that were within 5 points in the final 5 minutes since Christmas
— Brian Witt (@Wittnessed) January 31, 2023
3-0 SINCE STEPH THREW HIS MOUTHPIECE 👀 pic.twitter.com/x28THNFUlQ
— De🅿️ressed Warriors Fan 🏆 (@GoIdenState) January 31, 2023
— No Context Warriors (@NoContext_GSW) January 31, 2023
Steph Curry tonight
38 PTS
12-20 FG
8-14 3PT
4-4 FT
8 REB
12 AST
1 BLK
84 TS%3 straight wins for the Warriors. pic.twitter.com/Oz4djgv2PC
— ³⁰ (@StephMuse_) January 31, 2023
Curry was HOOPIN' and the Warriors got the dub in OKC 😤 pic.twitter.com/CRHuq24tn2
— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) January 31, 2023
Splash Brothers against the Thunder
Steph: 38 points, 12-for-20, 8-for-14, 6-for-6
Klay: 28 points, 10-for-21, 6-for-14, 2-for-2
Combined: 66 points, 53.7%, 50%, 100% 🔥🔥— Dalton Johnson (@DaltonJ_Johnson) January 31, 2023
