After tallying 32 or more points in seven consecutive games, including a record-breaking 53 point performance on Monday against the Denver Nuggets, Steph Curry brought his red-hot scoring streak to Oklahoma City for the first contest of a five-game road swing for the Golden State Warriors.
The seven-time All-Star point guard notched 42 points on 14-of-20 shooting from the floor with eight assists and six rebounds in only 29 minutes. Curry caught fire from beyond the arc, dropping in 11 triples in Golden State’s blowout 147-109 win over Oklahoma City.
Via @NBCSWarriors on Twitter:
Steph is out here toying with OKC pic.twitter.com/Adsn5V3xvN
— Warriors on NBCS (@NBCSWarriors) April 15, 2021
Outside of Curry, five other members of the Warriors recorded double-figures in scoring on the way to 39 team assists to seal Golden State’s third consecutive victory.
Riding a much-needed win streak, the Warriors will travel to Cleveland for the second leg of a road back-to-back against the Cavaliers.
Beyond the arc
While Curry led Golden State’s onslaught from long distance with 11 3-pointers, seven other members of the Warriors tacked on jumpers from beyond the arc.
1️⃣1️⃣ threes for Steph pic.twitter.com/o1nHlf7L3I
— Warriors on NBCS (@NBCSWarriors) April 15, 2021
Jordan Poole, Damion Lee and Kent Bazemore each hit three triples, with Andrew Wiggins, Gary Payton II, Mychal Mulder and Juan Toscano-Anderson adding a splash to match Golden State’s franchise high for made 3-pointers in a game with 24.
Draymond Green
While Curry stole the show with 42 points in three-quarters of action, Draymond Green quietly added a triple-double performance against the Thunder.
The former Defensive Player of the Year registered 12 points on 5-of-10 shooting from the floor with 16 assists, 10 boards, three steals and two blocks in 30 minutes. Green’s performance against the Thunder was his third triple-double effort of the 2020-21 campaign.
Via @warriors on Twitter:
💪 Draymond Green 💪
12 PTS | 10 REB | 16 AST pic.twitter.com/9pB19fNe2j
— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) April 15, 2021
Jordan Poole
Poole led Golden State’s second unit, tallying 17 points on 5-of-13 shooting from the floor and 3-of-7 from deep. Poole tacked on four assists and a rebound in 25 minutes off the bench. The second-year guard has scored in double-figures in three of his last five games for the Warriors off the bench.
JP is feelin' it from deep 🔥 pic.twitter.com/N2XpS0znYl
— Warriors on NBCS (@NBCSWarriors) April 15, 2021