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Thunder need to keep scoring against Warriors worr

The Oklahoma City Thunder continue to find ways to win in places they arent supposed to.The Thunder beat the Golden State Warriors 108-102to steal Game 1 at Oracle Arena on Monday night.MORE: Ru sell Westbrook led the way with 27 points, 12 a sists and seven steals for the Thunder.It was a tale of two halves as the Warriors led by 13 Bryan Trottier Jersey at the break. The Warriors had been37-0 when leading by double-digits at halftime. But Westbrook changed the course of the game by scoring 19 points in the third quarter, helping the Thunder cut into the deficit.It was just the third win by an opposing team on the Warriors' home floor since Jan. 27, 2015. And the Thunder were able to accomplish it despite a combined 17-for-51 shooting performance from Westbrook and Durant.MORE: If we learned anything in Andy Andreoff Jersey Game 1, it's that Durant and Westbrook can't worry about shooting percentages against the Warriors, or they won't win. The key for the Thunder is to stay aggre sive on offense and defense. Durant struggled from the field, hitting just 10 of his 30 attempts, but his 17-footer with 30 seconds to go gave his team a five-point lead. Tom Pyatt Jersey Simply put, the scorers must score and worry about the shooting percentages after the fact. Stud of the nightWestbrooks shooting numbers werent that sterling he mi sed 14 of the 21 shots he attempted but he was effective from the Olli Maatta Jersey free throw line, hitting 11 of 14 shots. He gambled quite a bit on defensebut it paid off with seven steals.Dud of the nightThe Warriors' bench was uncharacteristically unproductive, scoring just 16 points. Dont expect that to happen again.Tweet of the nightThe Thunder have won three in a row on the road against two of the best home teams inNBA history.The Spurs and the Warriors were a combined 79-3 at home in the regular season.They are 1-3 against OKC at home William Karlsson Jersey in the playoffs. Steven J.Gaither(@stevenjgaither)Looking aheadEastern Conference finals Game 1: Raptors at Cavaliers, 8:30 p.m. ET, ESPNAfter what seems like forever, the Cavs are finally back on the court. The Raptors have almost played twice as many games (14) as the Cavs(eight) during the playoffs, but Sunday's Game 7 win may have been a breakthroughfor them. We'll find out soon.
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