The Golden State Warriors continued their dominance at Oracle Arena on Thursday night, tying a 20-year-old NBA record with their 44th straight home victory.
Entering the fourth quarter down one, the Warriors dominated the Thunder down the stretch, earning a 121-106 victory to sweep the season series against Oklahoma City.
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Returning from an ankle injury that kept him out of Tuesday's matchup, Steph Curry put together another MVP-like performance, collecting 33 points, four rebounds, and four assists in 37 minutes.
Crazy Stat of the Day: Kevin Durant had 9 turnovers tonight. The entire Warriors team had 9 turnovers tonight. pic.twitter.com/oojrLoVdH5
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) March 4, 2016
Curry was uncharacteristically cold from beyond the arc entering the fourth, but heated up when it mattered most, hitting two daggers down the stretch that sealed the win for Golden State.
While the starters for both teams put together strong performances, it was Golden State's bench that was a difference maker, led by Marreese Speights (plus-11) and Shaun Livingston (plus-17).
When Mo Speights was the lone big on the floor for the @warriors, they shot 12-of-19 and outscored the Thunder by 13.
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) March 4, 2016
Kevin Durant led the way for the Thunder with a near triple-double (32 points, 10 rebounds, and nine assists), but his nine turnovers factored into the defeat.
Oklahoma City has now lost six of eight and is in serious danger of losing its No. 3 seed to the Los Angeles Clippers.
Warriors: Not only have the best record in history through 60 games (55-5), but are 19-1 vs the NBA's 10 best teams! pic.twitter.com/AQA2eaiWly
— ESPN (@espn) March 4, 2016
The Warriors (55-5) extended their winning streak to seven games and need to go 18-4 down the stretch to break the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls' regular season record for wins (72).
