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Thursday, May 26, 2016Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · CF · G5 · Box score
Thunder111
Warriors120
Q1 GSW +4; Q2 GSW +8; Q3 GSW +4; Q4 GSW +9
On this day · 2014–15May 26, 2015: 1 game. Top scorer: LeBron James (Cavs-Hawks), 23 points.
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The lead · Conference finals · Game 5 · Thunder-Warriors

Golden State stays alive against OKC

Russell Westbrook goes for 31 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4+8+4+9GSW AHEAD ↑OKC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder21292734111
Warriors25332339120
Who led
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 46, 24, 6, 40, 29, 26, 28, 24, 19, 31GSW31 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 37, 27, 35, 23, 33, 25, 15, 18, 26, 27GSW27 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 28, 26, 41, 23, 37, 26, 29, 33, 26, 40OKC40 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 29, 31, 14, 35, 28, 27, 16, 30, 36, 31OKC31 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Final · Thunder-Warriors
Thunder 111Warriors 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder21292734111
Warriors25332339120
The story
Stephen Curry had 31 points as Golden State beat Oklahoma City 120-111

Serge Ibaka led Oklahoma City with 13 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 31 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 5 STL · 9-20 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

The Warriors won the fourth 39-34, their biggest quarter edge.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +4+8+4+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
23.5Reg. season avg32.3Last 3 playoff games

32.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.5 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 31 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.0Reg. season avg11.0Last 3 playoff games

11.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.0 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 1 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.2Reg. season avg33.6Today

34 minutes today, against 22.2 a game in the regular season (70 games). Line: 6 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 40

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 28, 26, 41, 23, 37, 26, 29, 33, 26, 40Thunder-Warriors · L
28.4 PPG playoffs to date · +12.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kobe Bryant LAL, Dec 17, 2000: 40 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
40 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 29, 31, 14, 35, 28, 27, 16, 30, 36, 31Thunder-Warriors · L
26.3 PPG playoffs to date · +5.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 46, 24, 6, 40, 29, 26, 28, 24, 19, 31Warriors-Thunder · W
25.2 PPG playoffs to date · +6.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 37, 27, 35, 23, 33, 25, 15, 18, 26, 27Warriors-Thunder · W
25.5 PPG playoffs to date · +1.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Andrew BogutPoints, last 10 games: 10, 4, 6, 3, 4, 0, 4, 2, 6, 15Warriors-Thunder · W
5.2 PPG playoffs to date · +10.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Marreese SpeightsPoints, last 10 games: 6, 0, 0, 11, 5, 1, 13, 8, 5, 14Warriors-Thunder · W
7.8 PPG playoffs to date · +6.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Lead changes
Thunder-Warriors2