Stephen Curry (right) of the Golden State Warriors takes a shot in Game 2 of the Western Conference NBA finals against Oklahoma City Thunder in Oakland, California, on Wednesday. (Photo: AFP)
Stephen Curry (right) of the Golden State Warriors takes a shot in Game 2 of the Western Conference NBA finals against Oklahoma City Thunder in Oakland, California, on Wednesday. (Photo: AFP)
Steph Curry scored 28 points as the Golden State Warriors roared back to life in their Western Conference finals series against the Oklahoma City Thunder with an emphatic 118-91 victory on Wednesday.
Curry seized control of the contest with a spellbinding third-quarter points blitz as the Warriors squared the series at 1-1 heading into Sunday’s Game 3 in Oklahoma City.
The 27-point blowout victory preserved Golden State’s remarkable season-long record of never having suffered back-to-back defeats.
“Our ball movement was a lot better tonight. We got it going side to side and set screens and found easier shots and thankfully they went down,” a relieved Curry said. “That’s the way we’ve got to play going forward.”
Oklahoma City had stunned the reigning NBA champions and their fans at the Oracle Arena in game one on Monday, overturning a 60-47 halftime deficit to run out deserved winners.
A similarly nail-biting encounter looked likely in the early exchanges in Game Two, with the Thunder always managing to stay in touch despite an error-strewn first half characterised by several turnovers.
Yet the Warriors took control in the third quarter with Curry’s devastating scoring burst propelling them to a double-digit lead.
For Oklahoma City, Durant scored a game-high 29 points with one assist and six rebounds.
