OAKLAND, Calif. _ The Golden State Warriors have no longer been the unstoppable offense that shatters scoring records. Instead, they have mirrored an NBA team from the 1980's.
The Warriors slogged through a 123-95 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday at Oracle Arena, marking their first four-game losing streak for the first time since the 2012-13 season and their sixth defeat in the past eight games. The obvious reasoning: the Warriors still do not have Stephen Curry (left groin) and Draymond Green (right knee). The harder explanation: the Warriors have shown no solution on absorbing those absences.
Yes, the Warriors still have two healthy All-Stars in Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson. Durant scored 27 points on 11-of-22 shooting, but he went 1-of-5 from 3-point range. Thompson added 27 points on a 10-of-22 clip and a 3-of-8 mark from 3-point range. But the Warriors still shot only 43.4 percent from the field and 24.1 percent from 3-point range, while committing 17 turnovers and getting outrebounded, 61-42.
The Thunder featured Dennis Schroder (32 points), Paul George (25), Steven Adams (20) and Jerami Grant (14) scoring in double digits. Although Oklahoma City guard Russell Westbrook had 11 points on only 5-of-15 shooting, he added 13 assists and 11 rebounds.
