On October 31, Beijing time, the Focus Battle between the Warriors and the Thunder had just ended, and finally after 4 quarters of competition, the Warriors won 103-82 against the opponent, won the fifth victory of the season, and successfully came to the first position in the West. The Thunder, on the other hand, are 1-5 and continue to be at the bottom of the West. The Warriors were able to win this game, and their core Curry was indispensable. Curry scored 15 points in the third quarter and scored 20 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists + 6 three-pointers to lead the team to win. What Wei Shao couldn't do, Curry easily got it done, and Xiao Hua was again out of trouble.
In terms of strength, the Warriors are definitely stronger than the Thunder. Before this game, the Warriors ranked in the top three in the West with 4 wins and 1 loss, while the Thunder ranked in the bottom of the West with 1 win and 4 losses, which is also a game with a clear distinction between the strength and weakness of the West. Sure enough, from the first quarter, the Warriors showed super dominance. They won the Thunder by eight points 28-20 in the first quarter and three more points at 27-24 in the second quarter. In the second half, the Thunder tried to fight back, but Curry stood up at the right time, and shot down 15 points in a single quarter, playing the Thunder powerless. After the third quarter, the difference between the two sides exceeded 20 points, the game went into garbage time, and Curry easily clocked in to work.
Take a look at the data of the main players of both teams. Warriors: Stephen Curry 20 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists; Draymond Green 14 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists; Jordan Poole 14 points and 4 assists; Andrew Wiggins 14 points; Otto Porter 10 points.
Thunder: Shay Giljes Alexander 15 points and 5 rebounds; Lugantz Dort 14 points; Josh Gidey 10 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists; Gabriel Decker 9 points; Ty Jerome 8 points and 2 steals; Alexei Pokushevsky 7 points and 8 rebounds.
The Warriors suppressed the Thunder today on multiple stats. In addition to scoring, they led 56-45 in rebounds. They led 30-14 on assists, 9-8 on steals and drew 6-6 between the two teams on blocks. It can be said that the gap between the Thunder and the Warriors is all-round. However, the Thunder are not without gains, and their core Alexander has also learned a lot in the fight with Curry, which is beneficial to his growth. Not to mention that the Thunder are still the youngest team in the league, and they are very similar to the warriors before maturity.
Some fans joked that Curry's record of no points in the fourth quarter has been extended to the fourth game. Indeed, Curry can only sit on the bench in the fourth quarter today, after all, the point difference is so large, Curry does not need to go up and fight. Both the Warriors and the Thunder have beaten the Lakers this season, which has made Lakers fans very unhappy. In the last game, Westbrook faced the savior, he played OK, leading the team to catch up in the fourth quarter. Unfortunately, in the end, he still could not win, and after the opponent dunked, he was emotionally out of control to find the opponent's theory, and he was punished for 2 technical fouls. The same is the first quarter of the big score lead, the Lakers were overturned, the Warriors won a big victory, Westbrook can not do things, Curry easily got it done.
Ku's form this season has been so outstanding, Xiao Hua has been given another problem. In the latest issue of the official MVP list released yesterday, Curry only ranked second, and Alphabet Brother ranked first. You know, Curry's record in both stats and team leadership is better than brother alphabet, which is very puzzling. Xiao Hua wants to hold the letter brother, but Curry's performance has given him a problem, and then he must take a good look at it, is Curry more worthy of the title of MVP?