It's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder against Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night at Chase Center in San Francisco.
Stephen Curry bounced back from a four-point first half with five second-half 3-pointers and the Golden State Warriors rallied to overcome Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's 52 points and stun the Oklahoma City Thunder 116-109 on Wednesday night in San Francisco.
Even though Shai Gilgeous-Alexander put up 52 points, the Golden State Warriors still overcame a 14-point deficit to defeat the Western Conference-leading Oklahoma City Thunder 116-109 at Chase Center on Wednesday.
Unfortunately, the Thunder wasted an all-time showing from star guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. The 26-year-old had 52 points on 16-of-29 from the field and an 18-of-21 clip from the free-throw line in a massive outing. In turn, Gilgeous-Alexander set a few NBA marks in the loss, and the NBA announced the history he made after the game.
Maybe it will go in. It’s three points. I think it can help us.”
Oklahoma City visits Golden State for a Western Conference matchup Wednesday. The teams play Wednesday for the first time this season.
The Golden State Warriors withstood Oklahoma City star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's 52-point outburst to beat the Western Conference leading
Despite Alexander's 52-point performance, the Western Conference-leading Thunder fell short on the road against the Warriors at Chase Center. For Golden State, Andrew Wiggins led the charge with 27 points, while Stephen Curry finished with 21 points.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 'not satisfied' with 52 points in Oklahoma City Thunder's loss to the Golden State Warriors.
The Oklahoma City Thunder, the NBA's top team, got 52 points from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the NBA's leading scorer, on Wednesday. It wasn't enough to defeat a team just hovering above .500.
Warriors coach Steve Kerr had a hilarious reaction to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander going off in the matchup with the Thunder.