OKC Thunder get crushed by Warriors: Player Grades
By Yams
OKC Thunder Best Reserve:
RAYMOND FELTON. B-. . PG. Oklahoma City Thunder
In the thirteen minutes that he played, Felton scored 11 points on 50 percent shooting and played decent defense.
Best Opponent:
A. . SF. Golden State Warriors. KEVIN DURANT
He scored 28 points on 50 percent
Final thoughts:
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The Thunder lost. They deserved to lose. The team shot 33 percent from the field, 26.5 percent from three, and 61.9 percent from the FT line. Those are embarrassing numbers. They were simply outmatched tonight. Russell Westbrook and Paul George combining for 5-29 shooting certainly didn’t help with that.
To add to that, the Warriors wanted to win after losing to the Thunder twice and it showed. They came at the Thunder from start to finish and pulled away late in the third quarter to put it away. They were simply the better team tonight.
With that being said, I can’t wait for them to meet again on April 3. I expect it to be an exciting and intense affair, just like the first three games.
Full ESPN box score here.