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NBA Twitter reacts to Curry's controversial game-winner vs. Thunder – Warriors Wire
The Golden State Warriors and Oklahoma City Thunder provided intense energy and a dramatic finish in their in-season tournament opener on Friday night.
Following a back-and-forth high-scoring contest that featured both teams trading buckets, the game went down to the wire.
The outcome came down to free throws from a red-hot Lu Dort. However, Dort split the free throws, opening the door for the Warriors to steal the game with 16 seconds left on the clock.
One game after Klay Thompson hit a game-winning jumper at the buzzer against the Sacramento Kings, Steph Curry answered the bell in Oklahoma City. However, Curry’s game-winner didn’t come without theatrics.
With time ticking down, Curry drove to the basket on his way to a high-arching layup at the rim that rattled through the net to give the Warriors a 141-139 win in a thriller against the Thunder. Yet, the final play of regulation went into review after a basket interference call on Draymond Green.
After a flurry of reviews, it looked like Oklahoma City’s Josh Giddey appeared to touch the net while Green was going for the rim. The call was overturned, and Curry was awarded the game-winning basket.
Curry finished with a game-high 30 points on 9-of-15 shooting from the field with five made triples to go along with eight boards and seven assists in 31 minutes.
After the Warriors won their fifth straight game in dramatic fashion, the NBA community on Twitter erupted with reactions. Here’s a look at what fans and analysts were saying on Friday night.
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Officially being credited as a Steph Curry game-winner. Sounds like they ruled that Josh Giddey grabbed the net before Draymond Green interference, meaning Curry basket counts. https://t.co/XflGoGr0Vh
— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) November 4, 2023
Dray and Warriors Hate Back
Turn it up pic.twitter.com/8RkGsjfwIq
— warriorsworld (@warriorsworld) November 4, 2023
Chet and Steph swap jerseys after their In-Season Tournament battle 🤝
Steph: 30 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST
Chet: 24 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST
The @warriors move to 1-0 in West Group C play 🏆 pic.twitter.com/nUJCopj9jn
— NBA In-Season Tournament (@NBA) November 4, 2023
STEPH WITH 0.2 SECONDS ON THE CLOCK 😱
WARRIORS WIN THEIR FIRST IN-SEASON TOURNAMENT GAME 🏆 pic.twitter.com/JQ8LJk5wj0
— NBA In-Season Tournament (@NBA) November 4, 2023
9th career game-winning shot for 3️⃣0️⃣
Player of the Game, powered by @googlecloud pic.twitter.com/BINEbzMA6E
— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) November 4, 2023
Warriors-Thunder on the TV: pic.twitter.com/7XSOF3eYgI
— Jordan Ramirez (@JRAM) November 4, 2023
Josh Giddey pulled the net before Green tapped the ball, so that became goaltending against the Thunder. The game-winning point for the Warriors go to Curry. https://t.co/vuwiyK5vEn
— Kendra Andrews (@kendra__andrews) November 4, 2023
Dad, what were the 2023-24 warriors like? pic.twitter.com/ryf65PP8Ip
— NO SAUCES ENT. (@b0y1da_) November 4, 2023
Warriors Win!!! Won 5 straight game!!! Won 4 straight road games!!! ROAD WARRIORS ARE BACK!!!! #Dubnation💙💛 pic.twitter.com/UH5yZW8wZY
— UG (@SCDG2330) November 4, 2023
What are some of the biggest notes you take from this box score? 👀 pic.twitter.com/i83IUqzp6n
— TheWarriorsTalk (@TheWarriorsTalk) November 4, 2023
https://x.com/warriors/status/1720637029619548299?s=20
Curry: “Walk into that office and ask them for 4 years, 130 million” #DubNation pic.twitter.com/ucoqd4GaKp
— Dr. Nirav Pandya, M.D. (@DrNiravPandya) November 4, 2023
How i’m driving knowing that Steph Curry is the most clutch player in the world pic.twitter.com/c2MMf1K4vz
— Gardas (@Gardas111) November 4, 2023
CURRY GAME-WINNER 🔥🤯
This was called not a goaltend on Draymond pic.twitter.com/xYlqcr0iao
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) November 4, 2023
Steph Curry made this shot pic.twitter.com/fApK78E0NF
— Yashwant (Yash) (@Mathketball1) November 4, 2023
STEPH CURRY GAME WINNER IN THE FIRST IN-SEASON TOURNAMENT GAME OF THE SEASON 🔥
pic.twitter.com/6C1vdwoNOE
— Guru (@DrGuru_) November 4, 2023
Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry with back to back game winners is pure poetry. pic.twitter.com/gkPbjSt8dT
— Dr. Nirav Pandya, M.D. (@DrNiravPandya) November 4, 2023
STEPHEN CURRY GAME WINNER IN THE FIRST EVER IN-SEASON NBA TOURNAMENT 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥pic.twitter.com/x5r1rXpCql
— ³⁰ (@StephMuse_) November 4, 2023
That was an unreal finish by Curry.
Game over. Dubs have won their fifth straight game and are now 4-0 on the road. What a win and what a game!
— Bonta Hill (@BontaHill) November 4, 2023
Stephen Curry, the showman! pic.twitter.com/SruV9BuzhQ
— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) November 4, 2023
Stephen Curry tonight:
30 PTS
8 REB
7 AST
2 STL
9-15 FG
5-10 3P
7-7 FT
Game-winning layup
Best in-season tournament player ever.
— Antonin (@antonin_org) November 4, 2023
Chris Paul handling a lot of the ball handling duties for Curry is going to pay dividends come playoff time; subtle decreases in exertion that will add up as the season goes on.
— Dr. Nirav Pandya, M.D. (@DrNiravPandya) November 4, 2023
Stephen Curry is playing some of the best basketball of his career at age 35.
— Dr. Nirav Pandya, M.D. (@DrNiravPandya) November 4, 2023
Steph Curry and Klay Thompson have made game winners with 0.2 seconds left in back to back games…
The Splash Bros 🤯💦 pic.twitter.com/xf67Oc4M3l
— Guru (@DrGuru_) November 4, 2023
Klay Thompson game-winner with 0.2 seconds Wedesday night
Steph Curry game-winner with 0.2 seconds Friday night
— Dalton Johnson (@DaltonJ_Johnson) November 4, 2023
Draymond knew the Thunder were going to hunt Steph, so he preswitches to move Steph off ball. Then Klay/Steph switch off the ball again to put Klay on Chet. Classic Warriors triple switch. pic.twitter.com/8Ekg7DqZOf
— Coach Gibson Pyper (@HalfCourtHoops) November 4, 2023
Draymond after committing the most obvious goaltend ever: pic.twitter.com/rmPj423uBu
— TND 🦃 (@ThunderND) November 4, 2023
The Thunder shot 60% from the field, 51% from 3-point land, at home, and lost STRAIGHT UP. There is no controversy.
— Brian Witt (@Wittnessed) November 4, 2023
That is one hell of a win for the Warriors, and one BRUTAL loss for the Thunder
— Brian Witt (@Wittnessed) November 4, 2023
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