Thunder Rally Late But Lose to Warriors

The Oklahoma City Thunder fell behind by 30 points, cut the deficit to six in the fourth quarter, but fell short and lost to Golden State 127-116 on Sunday night in Oklahoma City.

OKC started the fourth quarter on a 29-7 run to trim the Warriors' lead to six with 4:49 to play, but Golden State responded, with Stephen Curry hitting two of his seven three-pointers to stretch the lead back to double digits.

Curry led all scorers with 36 points, and Golden State made 21 three-pointers as a team.

The Warriors built their lead in the third quarter, outscoring OKC 42-21 in that period.

Former Sooner Buddy Hield helped during that stretch, with a pair of three-pointers, and finished with 8 points.

Six Thunder players scored in double figures, led by 24 points from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.

Jalen Williams added 20 points and Luguentz Dort 16 points.

Three Thunder reserves scored in double figures as well, with Cason Wallace scoring 16 points, Ajay Mitchell 12 and Isaiah Joe 10.

The Thunder played most of the game without Chet Holmgren, who had to leave the game midway through the first quarter after landing hard on his hip in the lane.

Golden State outshot OKC 51 percent to 45 percent from the field.

The loss drops the Thunder to 8-2 on the season.

OKC continues their homestand Monday night vs. the L.A. Clippers at 7:00 pm.