National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Golden State 91, Oklahoma City 86
When: 7:00 PM ET, Sunday, November 23, 2014
Where: Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Officials: #49 Tom Washington, #65 Sean Wright, #46 Ben Taylor
Attendance: 18203

Warriors 91, Thunder 86: Marreese Speights scored a season-high 28 points and visiting Golden State held off a late charge to edge Oklahoma City.

Klay Thompson added 20 points and Stephen Curry struggled to 15 points on 5-of-15 shooting as the Warriors picked up their fifth straight win. Draymond Green collected 10 points, nine rebounds and six assists for Golden State, which is off to the best 12-game start in franchise history at 10-2.

Reggie Jackson recorded 22 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists for the Thunder, who dropped their sixth straight game. Anthony Morrow added 16 points and tied a career high with 12 rebounds while Serge Ibaka contributed 16 points and five blocks for Oklahoma City.

Speights converted a three-point play and added two jumpers in a 9-4 surge that left the Warriors with a seven-point edge with 7:48 left. Morrow’s 3-pointer cut it back to 85-82 with three minutes to play and Ibaka got free for a dunk to make it 88-86 with 21 seconds remaining before Curry and Thompson closed it out at the free-throw line.

Golden State jumped out to a 22-12 lead in the first quarter and was up 10 midway through the second quarter before the Thunder cut it to 52-47 at the half. Morrow’s free throw with 1:34 left in the third gave Oklahoma City its first lead at 66-65 before Speights scored five straight to send the Warriors into the third up 70-66.

GAME NOTEBOOK: The Warriors had 14 assists and five turnovers at the half and own a 4.68-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio in the first half during their winning streak. … Golden State C Andrew Bogut (orbital contusion) and G Leandro Barbosa (knee) each left the game in the first half. … The double-double was Morrow’s first since he was with the Warriors in April 2010.
Top Game Performances
 
Golden State   Oklahoma City
Marreese Speights 28 Scoring Reggie Jackson 22
Stephen Curry 6 Assists Reggie Jackson 8
Draymond Green 9 Rebounds Reggie Jackson 11
Marreese Speights 6 Free Throws Made Serge Ibaka 6
Leandro Barbosa 1 Steals Anthony Morrow 2
Andrew Bogut 2 Blocks Serge Ibaka 5
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Golden State 91 35.5 7-25 18-24 26 52 8 7 10
Oklahoma City 86 35.6 3-17 19-27 13 57 12 3 11
Upcoming Games
  • Oklahoma City will play their next game at home against Utah. The Thunder have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .250 after a loss.
  • Golden State will play their next game on the road against Miami. The Warriors have a W/L % of .900 after a win and .500 after a loss.