NBA 2018-19: Oklahoma Thunder vs Golden State Warriors, Post Match analysis

The Oklahoma City Thunder had a blowout 123-95 victory over the Golden State Warriors who are now on a four-match losing streak for the first time in the Steve Kerr era and for the first time since 2013. Russell Westbrook had his first triple-double of the season. Paul George also had a nice night, finishing with 25 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists to go along with his 2 steals.

Thunder came into this match after a home loss to the Sacramento Kings whereas Warriors had just finished a 0-3 Texas losing swing. Steph Curry again missed this match because of injury. Draymond Green was also missing on account of a toe injury.

The Thunder were dominant right from the start. They even got massive production off the bench. Warriors struggled shooting from the field. They finished with just 43.4% shooting from the field. Only two starters managed to crack the double figures for the Warriors, both Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson finishing with 27 points. Here are some of the key takeaways from this match.

#1 Thunder Offensive Rebounding

Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams

The Oklahoma City Thunder absolutely dominated the paint coming away with 18 offensive rebounds in the match. Steven Adams himself had seven offensive rebounds. This helped the Thunder in having a lot of extra possessions which helped them to control the game. The Warriors were no match for Thunder in the paint.

In total, the Thunder had 61 rebounds to only 42 from the Warriors. Warriors starter Damian Jones came away with 0 rebounds, batting Steven Adams inside for most of the match. The Warriors looked short and out of ideas. Three of the Thunder's starters finished with 10+ rebounds, thus showing a tremendous team effort.

#2 Strong showing from Dennis Schroder

Schroder had a great game against the Warriors

Dennis Schroder had a very strong showing coming off the bench for the Thunder. Schroder finished with a game-high 32 points to go along with 4 assists and 4 rebounds on 12-19 shooting from the field.

Schroder also shot lights-out from the deep, going 5-6 from the 3PT line. He kept on making key plays with the bench unit which never allowed the Warriors to get in the game. He also made some crucial three-point shots when the game was close, to keep the Thunder lead intact.

Dennis Schroder is having a fantastic time with the Thunder since his trade from the Atlanta Hawks. He had proved more than just an able backup for Russell Westbrook. In fact, they both are also playing together for most of the clutch moments. Thunder also played quite decent when Westbrook was out injured because of strong displays from Schroder.

#3 Warriors shooting struggles

The Warriors are struggling to shoot the basketball

The Warriors shooting struggles continue to haunt them since Steph Curry's injury. They shot only 43.4% from the field. From the 3PT line, they managed 7-29 in the entire match which is way off from what is normally expected from them.

Some of the shooting struggles for the Warriors can be attributed to the ball movement. They are missing their two best playmakers in Steph and Draymond and that is affecting the ball movement. There is also not a lot of great off-ball movements. Most of the time there are just isolation plays designed for either Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson.

Kevin Durant only shot 1-5 from the deep and Klay also had an average 3-8 performance from the deep. Both are shooting around 32% from the three-point line for the season which is way below their career average.

The Warriors outshoot their opponents way better than others. They need to find their shooting touch to get out of this slump.