Curry scored 34 points and the Warriors lost to the Thunder again, and Holmgren became a nightmare for the Warriors
At noon on December 9, Beijing time, the NBA regular season ushered in the Western heavyweight dialogue. The Warriors, who were playing on the road, lost to the Thunder in overtime, losing 136-138, and Curry scored 34 points. Before the end of regulation time, it was the 21-year-old and 2022 star Holmgren who saved the Thunder with 3 of 3 free throws to send the game into overtime and help his team win. After this game, the Warriors have an overall record of 10 wins and 12 losses, still ranked 11th in the West, and still failed to enter the playoff round, and the situation is very passive. The Thunder has risen to second place in the West, the youth army is full of passion, and the overall strength of the team has improved significantly.
So far, all the games between the Warriors and the Thunder this season ended early, the two sides have met four times, and the Warriors have only achieved a dismal result of 1 win and 3 losses.
In this game, the Warriors got into the groove first, and the score was always suppressed in the first half, and the most in the middle was a double-digit lead. However, the previous "Yong Sanmad" dropped the chain in the third quarter, and was beaten 33-22 by the Thunder in this quarter, losing the initiative to lead. In the decisive quarter, the Warriors followed the score closely under the leadership of Curry and Thompson, and achieved a comeback in a stalemate.
Entering the final stage of regular time, Curry first played 2+1 to help the team take the lead, and after the two sides were tied, he then hit a 3-pointer to see the victory in hand. Holmgren made a decisive long-range shot to try to tie the score, but was fouled by the Warriors' defensive titan Green, and the referee awarded three free throws.
This is definitely the time to test the mentality of the players, and the youngster Holmgren, who was born in 2022 and only entered the league last season, was unrelenting, calmly hitting all three free throws steadily, and brought the game into overtime. In the last 5 minutes, the Warriors made a series of mistakes, and the Thunder took the opportunity to widen the lead to a 10-point safe area, and the Warriors counterattacked unsuccessfully, and the Thunder won this hard-fought game at home. Curry and Thompson combined for 10 3-pointers in this game, and the two combined for 56 points, but still failed to take away the victory from the road. The Thunder trio reached 20+ points, with Alexander's 38 points, Jalen Williams' 28 points, and Holmgren's 21 points.
The Thunder and Holmgren seem to be the nemesis of the Warriors. When the two teams met at home on November 19, it was Holmgren who saved the Thunder, and then the team defeated the Warriors in overtime, which gave the Warriors a six-game losing streak and fell directly to the lowest point, and the game on December 9 seemed to be a replica of 20 days ago. It was also a 3-point lead before the end of regular time, and with 1.6 seconds left in the final 1.6 seconds, Holmgren received the ball in the bottom corner, and then twisted his hand to hit a hollow 3-pointer to drag the game into overtime. In overtime, the Thunder continued to beat the Warriors in one fell swoop. As a 2.16-meter-tall center player, he is so young, and the Thunder team handed over the killer ball at critical moments to him, and he can also do it without disappointing his teammates, this son is also malleable.
Text/Beiqing Sports Liu Ailin