Let’s get into the highs and lows of the late collapse from the Golden State Warriors’ 100-97 loss to Chris Paul’s Oklahoma City Thunder.
The Warriors get a fast start (finally)
The Dubs led 59-53 at the half, a noteworthy moment considering Golden State’s blundering starts against OKC in their previous two matchups earlier this season. The Thunder led 70-37 after two quarters in their first meeting, and 60-43 by halftime in their second game.
This depleted version of Golden State has rarely led at halftime this season, forcing them to mount furious late game comebacks to make games interesting (like the last Utah game), or just getting blown out (like the last Dallas game).