GETTING BACK ON TRACK
The Golden State Warriors, winners of five of their last six games, will take on the Oklahoma City Thunder in Oklahoma City on Tuesday. This will be the third of this season’s four head-to-head meetings against the Thunder. The Dubs are 2-0 against the Thunder this season, winning their most recent matchup 141-114 on Feb. 6 at Chase Center.
The Thunder (30-34) are 3.5 games behind the Warriors (34-31) in the standings. Despite being in 12th place, the Thunder have the fifth-best point differential per game in the Western Conference (+1.6), trailing the Nuggets (+4.6), Grizzlies (+3.8), Kings (+2.5) and Suns (+2.0). The Warriors are in a three-way tie for sixth (+0.8) with the Mavericks and Pelicans. No other team in the Western Conference has a positive point differential.
Warriors at Thunder
Tuesday, March 7 | Tipoff: 5 p.m.
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LAST TIME OUT
Despite the return of Stephen Curry, the Lakers ended the Warriors’ five-game winning streak in Los Angeles 113-105 on Sunday. The Warriors dropped to 7-24 on the road and 5-15 with Curry away from home. Curry scored 27 points, including 19 in the fourth quarter in his first game back, after missing 11 straight games due to a left superior tib/fib sprain. » Full Game Recap
MATCHUP AT A GLANCE
| GSW | OKC |
| 34-31 | 30-34 |
| 5th in West | 12th in West |
| PTS: 118.0 (3rd) | PTS: 118.2 (2nd) |
| REB: 44.2 (9th) | REB: 43.7 (13th) |
| AST: 29.6 (1st) | AST: 24.9 (19th) |
PREVIOUS GAME STARTERS
GSW: Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Donte DiVincenzo, Draymond Green and Kevon Looney
OKC: Josh Giddey, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Luguentz Dort, Jalen Williams and Jaylin Williams
INJURY & ROSTER NOTES
GSW: Draymond Green (left hand soreness) and Andre Iguodala (right hip soreness) are probable. Team Notes
OKC: Jalen Williams (right wrist sprain) is questionable. Chet Holmgren (right foot surgery), Aleksej Pokusevski (left tibial plateau; non-displaced fracture) and Kenrich Williams (left wrist; scapholunate ligament rupture) are out. Team Notes
ROAD WOES
The Warriors are just 7-24 on the road this season. Only the 14th-place San Antonio Spurs (6-27) and 15th-place Houston Rockets (6-27) have fewer road victories than the Warriors. Even when Stephen Curry has been in the lineup, the Dubs have struggled on the road, going 5-15. Their defense is the most significant difference between the Dubs at home versus on the road. The Dubs rank 28th in defensive rating (118.7) in away games leading to a -6.5 net rating (26th). At home, the Warriors have the third-best defensive rating (108.1) and the sixth-best net rating (+7.6). Ten of their final 17 games are away from home, including Tuesday's game in Oklahoma City.
TEAM LEADERS
| GSW | OKC |
| PTS: Curry (29.4) | PTS: Gilgeous-Alexander (31.1) |
| REB: Looney (9.0) | REB: Giddey (7.7) |
| AST: D. Green (6.7) | AST: Giddey (6.1) |
OKC THUNDER SCOUTING REPORT
The Thunder are the second-highest-scoring team in the NBA, averaging 118.2 points per game. The Warriors rank third, averaging 118.0 points per game. The Thunder’s leading scorer, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, ranks fifth in the league in points per game (31.1), trailing Luka Doncic (33.4), Joel Embiid (33.0), Damian Lillard (32.5) and Giannis Antetokounmpo (31.2). Gilgeous-Alexander and Stephen Curry are two of four guards to average 28 or more points per game on a 60 true shooting percentage or higher (Curry 29.4 PPG, 66.3 TS%; Lillard 32.5 PPG, 65.2 TS%; Gilgeous-Alexander 31.1 PPG, 62.5 TS%; Doncic 33.4 PPG, 61.6 TS%).
The Warriors (1st; 102.65 PACE) and Thunder (3rd; 102.11 PACE) are two of the fastest-paced teams in the NBA. The Thunder attempt the most shots per game (92.9), while the Warriors attempt the most threes (43.1). Both teams are nearly even on the defensive side, as the Thunder rank 11th in defensive rating (112.9) and the Warriors rank 13th (113.2).
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