Golden State however, wouldn’t go down fighting, with Iguodala responding with a layup on the next possession. Durant would bury a dagger shot, hitting a right wing jumper over 2015 Finals MVP Andre Iguodala with 30.7 seconds left in the contest, to make the score 105-100 in favor of OKC. Kevin Durant then wound the clock down on the next OKC Thunder possession. Golden State then came up empty on the next trip leaving forty-nine seconds on the clock.
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He hit both free throws to make the score 103-100 in favor of the Thunder. Steven Adams was able to draw a foul in the next OKC Thunder possession off of a broken play. The defending champions then responded with a 7-0 run, sparked by a Steph Curry three and consecutive drives from Draymond Green and Harrison Barnes to cut the OKC Thunder lead down to one, 101-100, with one minute and twelve seconds left in the game.
After nearly eight minutes gone by in the final period, the OKC Thunder would establish their biggest lead of the game 101-93. A deep three by Dion Waiters and a turnaround fadeaway jumper from Durant would see the Thunder up by 4, 95-91 a few moments later. The OKC Thunder would get its first lead 90-88 in less than one minute and thirty seconds of play into the fourth quarter, after spending 45 minutes and 14 seconds trailing Golden State in the first three periods of the game. Russell Westbrook scored 24 of his 27 points in the second half, including 19 in the third quarter. This rally was mostly on the back of Russell Westbrook’s 19 third quarter points, including a personal run of scoring 10 straight points for the OCK Thunder at one stretch of the period. From that point on, the OKC Thunder would go on 27-20 run, capped off by a Kevin Durant layup, to cut the lead down to three points, 88-85, heading into the fourth quarter. The Golden State Warriors would remain on top by double digits, 68-58, after four minutes and thirty-three seconds of play in the third period. Seemingly, the Warriors were on the verge of another easy game 1 victory. Reigning two-time NBA Steph Curry then splashed in two consecutive three-pointers to end the half, the second of which was an ominous-looking buzzer beater that brought the score 60-47 in favor of Golden State.
Klay Thompson led the way for Golden State in the first two periods, shooting 8-for-15 on his way to 19 first-half points. This resulted to the OKC Thunder finding themselves down by 13 points by the end of the first twenty-four minutes of play. Golden State also shot 7-for-13 from three in the first half, with the Thunder shooting less than half that at 3-for-6. The Golden State Warriors shot a blistering fifty-one percent in the first half compared to a respectable forty-five percent from the OKC Thunder. The OKC Thunder became the first team in the 2016 NBA Playoffs to deal a home loss to number one seed Golden State.
Reserves Enes Kanter and Dion Waiters added 8 and 10 points, respectively, with Waiters shooting a perfect 2-for-2 from three-point range.
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In total, eight out of eight players fielded by the OKC Thunder were able to score during the game, five of which were able to crack double digits. Center Steven Adams added 16 points, 12 rebounds and 2 blocks. Kevin Durant had 26 points, 10 rebounds and 3 steals while Russell Westbrook notched 27 points, 12 assists and 7 steals. OKC Thunder superstars Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook combined for 53 points to give their team a 108-102 game 1 upset win against the defending champions the Golden State Warriors. OKC Thunder superstars Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant combined for 53 points to stun Golden State in game 1 of the Western Conference Finals.