...OKC stormed into Oakland and handed the Warriors a 122-121 loss off of a buzzer-beater by Jeff Green. The Warriors were left with a sour taste in their mouths and their coach bitterly stated after the game that "it's as simple as [it] went down to the last second and a lucky shot beat us tonight, I don't believe [Green] called bank on the shot. I believe he shot it so poorly it went in. It was one of those shots."
It's time for the Thunder to make Don Nelson eat those words. OKC is 2-1 against the Warriors this season and a victory tonight will award the season series to the Thunder. The Warriors have been playing better as of late winning four of their last six. All those wins have come at home, but all have been against playoff-caliber teams. Their three losses in the month of February have come against the Spurs, Suns, and Lakers, and no one can fault them for any of those.
The Thunder, who got buried in Phoenix just last night, are going to need another high scoring performance. Last night's 118 only tops one of the last three performances by the Warriors. The 122 we put up against them a month ago is more in line with what OKC will need tonight. After last night's high energy game, the Thunder will have to dig deep to keep pace.
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