3rd Quarter Report
The Thunder and the Warriors have shown up to the contest, but their offenses sure haven’t. Sitting on a score of 58-48, the Thunder have looked like the better team, but there’s still one more quarter to play.
If the Thunder keep playing like this, they’ll bump their record up to 38-8 in no time. On the other hand, the Warriors will have to make due with a 23-24 record unless they turn things around (and fast).
Who’s Playing
Oklahoma City Thunder @ Golden State Warriors
Current Records: Oklahoma City 37-8, Golden State 23-23
How To Watch
- When: Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at 10 p.m. ET
- Where: Chase Center — San Francisco, California
- TV: ESPN
- Follow: CBS Sports App
- Online streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
- Ticket Cost: $50.00
What to Know
The Warriors will be in front of their home fans on Wednesday, but a look at the spread shows they might need that home-court advantage. Having just played yesterday, they will get right back to it and host the Oklahoma City Thunder at 10:00 p.m. ET at Chase Center. The two teams are at an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2023, but likely not for long.
On Tuesday, the Warriors earned a 114-103 win over the Jazz.
The Warriors smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds (they’re ranked fourth in offensive rebounds per game overall). That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they’ve now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in 11 consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, the Thunder were able to grind out a solid victory over the Trail Blazers on Sunday, taking the game 118-108. The over/under was set at 225.5 points, so nice work oddsmakers; you were right on the money.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead the Thunder to victory, but perhaps none more so than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who had 35 points along with five rebounds and three steals. Gilgeous-Alexander’s evening made it 14 games in a row in which he has scored at least 30 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jalen Williams, who earned 24 points in addition to eight assists and two blocks.
The win got Golden State back to even at 23-23. As for Oklahoma City, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they’ve won 22 of their last 25 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 37-8 record this season.
The Warriors came up short against the Thunder in their previous meeting back in November of 2024, falling 105-101. Can the Warriors avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We’ll find out soon enough.
Odds
Oklahoma City is a big 10-point favorite against Golden State, according to the latest NBA odds.
The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Thunder as a 11-point favorite.
The over/under is 228 points.
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Series History
Golden State and Oklahoma City both have 5 wins in their last 10 games.
- Nov 27, 2024 – Oklahoma City 105 vs. Golden State 101
- Nov 10, 2024 – Golden State 127 vs. Oklahoma City 116
- Dec 08, 2023 – Oklahoma City 138 vs. Golden State 136
- Nov 18, 2023 – Oklahoma City 130 vs. Golden State 123
- Nov 16, 2023 – Oklahoma City 128 vs. Golden State 109
- Nov 03, 2023 – Golden State 141 vs. Oklahoma City 139
- Apr 04, 2023 – Golden State 136 vs. Oklahoma City 125
- Mar 07, 2023 – Oklahoma City 137 vs. Golden State 128
- Feb 06, 2023 – Golden State 141 vs. Oklahoma City 114
- Jan 30, 2023 – Golden State 128 vs. Oklahoma City 120
