Golden State is trying to rekindle the championship fire whereas the Thunder are trying to groom all the young players they've drafted or acquired the last few years.
The Warriors enter Tuesday's game with a 3-0 record while the Thunder are 0-3. RELATED: Draymond exhibiting perfect offensive aggression early in seasonįive years later, the two franchises are headed in very different directions. They finished the season with 20-4 run to break the Chicago Bulls' single-season wins record. The Warriors could have fractured that night, but they rallied behind Curry to beat the Thunder 121-118 in overtime for their 53rd win of the season. Trailing by 11 points at halftime, Green and Kerr could be heard yelling at each other inside the locker room. See? Who knows."Įn route to winning 73 games that season, the Warriors entered that game with a 52-5 record. I like to think if we didn't have that argument in the locker room, we'd have lost the game. But that completely overshadowed my moment, which was great."ĭG: "It was great. That is the Steph 40-footer game."ĭG: "I know. Green: "I also have a very bad memory in OKC, but we're not going to talk about that one."ĪS: "Trying to remember.
That's when Green eluded to the infamous locker-room argument between him and Warriors coach Steve Kerr at halftime of the game in Feb. This content is not available due to your privacy preferences. It was a hostile environment.Īfter shootaround Monday in Oklahoma City, Draymond Green was asked to recall his favorite memories in that arena, and he even brought up one he would like to forget. He went from a legend to a cupcake in the eyes of Thunder fans. Thunder fans were devastated and furious Durant had left them to join the team OKC had just lost to in the playoffs. Then there was Durant's first game back in Oklahoma City after signing with the Warriors in free agency in the summer of 2016. Klay Thompson's incredible 11 3-pointer Game 6 performance in the 2016 Western Conference finals that helped the 73-win Warriors stave off elimination and force a Game 7 back in Oakland. 27, 2016, that culminated in arguably the most iconic shot of his NBA career, a 40-foot 3-pointer in overtime that silenced a raucous OKC crowd.
Some of the most memorable moments during the Warriors' dynasty took place in OKC. When the Warriors play the Thunder on Tuesday night at Paycom Center, the memories of the heated rivalry will be just that, memories.
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