Hot 3-Point Shooting Night From OKC Thunder Overwhelms Golden State Warriors

The Oklahoma City Thunder dismantled the Warriors off a magnificent 3-point shooting night, led by a perfect 7-of-7 performance from Isaiah Joe.

The Oklahoma City Thunder tied up its season series with the Golden State Warriors, winning 128-109.

Golden State dominated on the offensive glass, but Oklahoma City's unreal 3-point shooting night was far too much to overcome without Stephen Curry and Draymond Green. 

The Thunder shot 19-of-32 from 3-point range, an unreal 59.4 shooting percentage. The dominance from behind the arc was steered by Isaiah Joe, who scored 23 points on a perfect 7-of-7 performance from three. 

Josh Giddey has struggled immensely from deep this season, but even he got in on the 3-point party tonight. The guard shot a perfect 3-of-3 from three, and he's starting to put a string of quality performances together after a rough start to the season. 

It wasn't Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's most efficient shooting night – going 6-of-21 from the field – but the guard still managed to score a team-high 24 points. 

The first quarter started off pretty back and forth, with the Thunder taking advantage of early Warriors turnovers to gain a 12-10 lead at the first timeout. Oklahoma City then stretched out to a 39-24 lead by the end of the first quarter, defending Golden State well and hitting some big shots. 

The Warriors went on to outscore the Thunder 36-28 in the second quarter, with Kevon Looney and Moses Moody providing a combined 21 points off the bench. Gilgeous-Alexander led Oklahoma City in scoring with 13 points, but shot just 3-of-10 from the field in the half. 

Golden State continued to close the gap in the third quarter, getting within one-point at the 2:46 mark. However, Jonathan Kuminga's miss on his second free throw led to a pair of 3-pointers from Joe and Gilgeous-Alexander, resulting in a nine-point lead heading into the fourth quarter for Oklahoma City. 

The fourth quarter was dominated by Joe, as he knocked down three of his seven 3-point attempts on the night. Oklahoma City was hot all night from deep, proving to be too much for Golden State to handle.

The win brings Oklahoma City to an 8-4 record, and fourth place in the Western Conference. 

The Thunder will remain in Golden State until Saturday, where it will have a rematch against the Warriors at 7:30 p.m. CT. 

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