OKC Thunder has equaled the franchise scorer record in a playoff game. And what better way to break it perfectly. Billy Donovan’s team had 133 points against the Warriors to win by 28. And the team only scored 16 points in the fourth quarter.
The first 3 quarters were a scoring party, leading always in every quarter: 34 points, 38 and 45 The team had 117 points at the end of the third quarter. Kevin Durant (33 points) and Russell Westbrook (30) led the attack and were both above 50% in field goal in a game for the first time in the current playoffs.
Thunder came to had a maximum lead in the game of 41 points. Golden State never had been in such a situation in his triumphant season (73 wins). Stephen Curry’s team was butchered from start to finish.
Draymond Green
The NBA has taken a very measured solution, although it may be for many unjust. The league has decided not to suspend Draymond Green for his kick in the genitals to Steven Adams, but has raised the seriousness of the offense imposed and has fined the player.
The foul is changed from flagrant foul 1 to 2, which means it should have been expelled, and the fine is $ 25,000 for Green. But the NBA is very much cautious to set a one-game suspension for the player, a suspension could have been lethal to Golden State Warriors in the fourth game losing as OKC Thunder lost 2-1.
The action had little doubt for the impartial spectator. Green kicked Steven Adams in the genitals, in the second quarter of the third game. And with all the earmarks of doing it intentionally. By the way, Green had already hit Adams on that body part in the second game.
The referees decided to whistle a flagrant foul type 1, which left Green on track. A decision to all mushy and insufficient in lights that benefited the Warriors, but then they did not take anything in the end.
After the match, Draymond Green and Steve Kerr were determined to make everyone believe that the action was involuntary. But in view of the images, they did not convince almost anyone. Fortunately for the Warriors, the NBA has been quite kind to the power forward, who can play the fourth game of the West finals.
