NBA Best Record Holders Oklahoma City Thunder Visiting Golden State Warriors
Tuesday, February 07, 2012
Frank Martin
After surviving 111-107 in overtime at Portland on Monday, Oklahoma City Thunder will try to finish the second half of a back-to-back Tuesday at Golden State Warriors.
The Thunder got 33 points from Kevin Durant and 28 from Russell Westbrook and staved off a season-high 39 from Portland’s LaMarcus Aldridge. The Warriors nearly pulled off a late comeback at Sacramento on Saturday before falling 114-106 in overtime.
Golden State’s bench got the Warriors to overtime after Sacramento led 87-76 entering the fourth. Nate Robinson had 20 points. Klay Thompson scored a career-high 16 points for the Warriors, including 12 in the fourth, and made a tying 3-pointer with nine seconds remaining. “Our bench was incredible. The effort was outstanding,” first-year Warriors coach Mark Jackson said.
“I look forward to the day where I'm not a coach standing over there thinking: ‘Do I stick with these guys or do I get my starters back in the game.’ ” The Warriors need to find a way to rebound better. In a 120-109 loss to Oklahoma City on Jan. 27, the Warriors were outrebounded 53-34 and the Kings outrebounded them 55-36.
- Oklahoma City Thunder @ Golden State Warriors
When: 10:30 PM ET, Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Where: Oracle Arena, Oakland, California
TV: 10:30 p.m. ET, FS Oklahoma (Thunder), CS Bay Area (Warriors)
The Thunder have opened as 2.5-point favorites on SBG Global Sportsbook’s Live NBA Basketball Odds.
Oklahoma City Thunder (19-5): Starting center Kendrick Perkins is taking heat on several fronts, the latest for his lack of rebounding. He averages 5.4, third on the team, but that is his lowest since averaging 5.2 during the 2006-07 season. “I just got to play better,” Perkins told Oklahoma reporters. “It’s not just the rebounding. My points are down. I’m usually one of the league leaders in field goal percentage. I just got to play better.” After grabbing only four total rebounds in the previous two games, he had 10 against Portland, his best rebounding game since taking a season-high 13 against Memphis on Jan. 10.
Golden State Warriors (8-13): Golden State is still searching for that elusive three-game winning streak. After the reserves helped the Warriors battle back and force overtime, the Warriors missed their first seven shots, three by Stephen Curry and two by Monta Ellis. “It's got to sting, and we've got to find a way to make the proper adjustments,” Jackson said. “We've been playing great, and this was a great opportunity to come here and get a 'W.' We didn't finish.”
1. Golden State has posted a 12-4 record over the past 16 games at home against Oklahoma City.
2. Stephen Curry has averaged 24.5 points in eight games against the Thunder on .56.1 percent shooting, both his best marks against any Western Conference opponent.
3. The Thunder recalled forward Ryan Reid from the Tulsa 66ers of the NBA Development League. Reid had surgery for a broken nose last month.
NBA BASKETBALL PREDICTION: Thunder 111, Warriors 102
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