Warriors vs. Thunder: Game 3 Score and Twitter Reaction from 2016 NBA Playoffs

The Golden State Warriors are the 73-win juggernauts and defending champions with two-time MVP Stephen Curry directing a show that is supposed to end in another title if things go according to script. It won’t if the Oklahoma City Thunder play unstoppable basketball two more times.  

The Thunder eviscerated the Warriors, 133-105, on Sunday at Chesapeake Energy Arena in Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals in a contest that wasn’t even as close as the 28-point deficit indicates. Golden State’s bench outscored the Thunder by seven in the fourth quarter after Oklahoma City’s starters put on an early clinic to seize the 2-1 lead in the series.

OKC beat Golden State by 28 to take the 2-1 series lead ???????????? https://t.co/djJOohywIP

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) May 23, 2016

Russell Westbrook was two rebounds shy of a triple-double with 30 points, 12 assists and eight rebounds, while Kevin Durant was an offensive force with 33 points on 10-of-15 shooting from the field and 12-of-12 from the free-throw line.

Westbrook and Durant were the two best players on the floor, but four other Oklahoma City players scored in double figures during the blowout. Serge Ibaka dropped 14, Enes Kanter finished with 10 and Andre Roberson and Dion Waiters both posted 13 in support of the stars. 

The Warriors did receive 24 points from Stephen Curry, but even the MVP was a mortal 3-of-11 from three-point range. Klay Thompson added 18 points as the only other Golden State player to crack double figures. The third piece of the Warriors’ Big Three, Draymond Green, turned in a forgettable performance with six points and four turnovers behind 1-of-9 shooting from the field.

Despite the loss, ESPN Stats & Info suggested it probably isn’t time for Golden State to panic:

Warriors have trailed a best-of-7 2-1 three times in last 2 seasonsThe other 2 instances, they won 3 straight games to win the series

— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) May 23, 2016

Golden State may be known for its small ball and tempo, but the Thunder dictated the pace from the start and set the tone with a 30-18 lead after Ibaka threw down a monster dunk over Festus Ezeli:

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Tim Bontemps of the Washington Post said, “The Thunder have gone small and are flying down the court at every …

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