The Oklahoma City Thunder (5-2) will embark on the second game of a tough Western Conference back-to-back when they take on the Golden State Warriors (5-3) at Oracle Arena in Oakland. The game is the back end of a TNT double-header and can be live streamed by clicking this link. Thunder fans can tune in to the radio broadcast on WWLS 98.1, while Warriors fans may do the same on KNBR 680 AM.
The Thunder will have to find the legs to run with the up-tempo Warriors just one night after attempting to keep pace with the high-scoring Clippers. Thunder fans might expect power forward Serge Ibaka to play extended minutes after getting the second half off Wednesday night.
Ibaka was ejected from the game along with Clippers forward Matt Barnes for a brief altercation that involved pushing, a closed fist, and essentially nothing else. The loss of Ibaka, who was 6-of-6 from the field at the time, hurt OKC even if Kevin Durant brushed off the disadvantage.
"They just beat us," Durant said. "We've got to finish the game out. No excuses, no matter who's out there. Of course we'd rather have Serge out there, but it didn't happen like that. We still had a chance to win the game."
Golden State enters tonight's matchup red-hot, having blitzed the Detroit Pistons for 113 points and 60 percent shooting from the floor, including 50 percent from beyond the arc.
"The way the ball moved tonight, it was one of our better games where everybody was touching it," Stephen Curry said. "I think on our first five shots everybody had an assist. We were moving the ball, finding the easy shot and not forcing anything."
In addition to the sweet shooting, the Warriors' defense has been stout, allowing teams to score just 96.1 points per game.
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