Oklahoma City Rolls To Victory in NBA Conference Finals

Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and the Thunder gave the Warriors as complete a beating as they experienced during their record-setting season.

Suddenly, a second straight title seems to be anything but a given for Golden State. Now the Warriors are just trying to survive.

Durant scored 33 points, Westbrook had 30 points, 12 assists and eight rebounds, and Oklahoma City rolled to a 133-105 victory on Sunday night to take a 2-1 lead in the Western Conference finals.

The Warriors, who set an NBA record with 73 victories in the regular season, trailed by 41 points, their largest deficit this season.

"We got what we deserved," Warriors coach Steve Kerr said.

Durant made 10 of 15 shots and Westbrook was 10 of 19. It was the first time this postseason both players shot better than 50 percent from the field.

"We're not going to win that way," Golden State guard Klay Thompson said. "One of those guys got to have an off night."

Serge Ibaka added 14 points and eight rebounds for the Thunder, who matched a franchise record for most points scored in a playoff game.

Oklahoma City outrebounded the Warriors in its Game 1 victory, but the Warriors won the battle of the boards in Game 2 and beat the Thunder 118-91. Oklahoma City reasserted its dominance on the glass on Sunday, outrebounding Golden State 52-38.

Westbrook said the Thunder also needed to make the hustle plays that add to the rebounding totals.

"That's one thing we slipped up on in Game 2, and I think tonight, we did a good job of getting loose balls and finding ways to get 50/50 basketballs and give ourselves extra possessions," he said.

Sunday, May 22 Scoreboard
    
Oklahoma City 133, Golden State 105

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Monday, May 23 Schedule (Time Central)

Cleveland at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.

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Tuesday, May 24 Schedule (Time Central)

Golden State at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.

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Wednesday, May 25 Schedule (Time Central)

Toronto at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.

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Thursday, May 26 Schedule (Time Central)

Oklahoma City at Golden State, 8

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Friday, May 27 Schedule (Time Central)

Cleveland at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.

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Saturday, May 28 Schedule (Time Central)

Golden State at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.

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