We won't have to wait long to see a repeat of one of the best games so far this season when the Oklahoma City Thunder and Golden State Warriors square off less than a week after playing a thrilling overtime game. Will Steph Curry be able to bring that same level of magic yet again?
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SCHEDULE
When Golden State traveled to Oklahoma City last Saturday, it was the culmination of a six game road streak and the Warriors had to dig deep to pull it out. Now it's the Thunder's turn to play on tired legs with Oklahoma City facing the Warriors as the third road game in four nights.
To add a degree of difficulty as well, the Thunder will have to play another contender, the Clippers, in LA the night before traveling to the Bay Area.
KEY MATCHUP
Kevin Durant did virtually all he could to get Oklahoma City the win, but he fouled out near the end and was left to sit on the bench while Curry worked his magic. Durant was dominant under and away from the basket, hitting 13-26 shots and 7-11 threes for 37 points and also collected 12 rebounds.
In fact, OKC was so overwhelming on the glass, the Thunder outrebounded the Warriors by 30! Even a great performance like that wasn't enough with Curry on his game.
People joke about video game numbers all the time, but Curry is making a mockery of the record book with his three point shooting this year. Steph broke his own record for most three pointers made in a season through just 58 games and hit a record 12 against the Thunder on Saturday.
His range is out of this world and any attempt to move back the three point line to counter his excellence would only make him even better in comparison to the rest of the league. Against the Thunder, Curry was 12-16 from behind the three point line while the rest of his team hit just 2-16.
LIVE BETTING SCENARIO
Oklahoma City is one of the worst teams in the NBA away from home, carrying an 8-18 ATS record. Almost as bad for moneyline bettors, the Thunder are just 16-10 SU on the road despite being large road favorites in most of their games. The over has been a hot play for the Thunder with OKC's last three games going over the total as well as its last three road games.
Spreads have started to skyrocket in Golden State games and as a result the Warriors' ATS record has suffered. The Warriors are just 2-5-1 ATS over their last eight and to the point of high spreads affecting their ability to cover, they failed to cover as 16 and 13.5 point favorites over that stretch.
What else can the Thunder do to beat the Warriors? Draymond Green couldn't make a shot from the floor on Saturday and only Curry was able to hit treys, but the Warriors still won despite being exhausted from their road stretch and crazy performances from Durant and Serge Ibaka.
The Warriors just have OKC's number and it's hard to imagine Golden State isn't in OKC's head at this point. It's rare to advise you bet a team no matter the circumstances, but barring receiving an insane number on the Thunder it's very difficult not to back the Warriors on the readjusted pointspread throughout this or any other game.
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