Golden State star Stephen Curry drained the winning layup with two-tenths of a second remaining on Friday, Nov. 3, as the Warriors opened the NBA's new in-season tournament with a dramatic 141-139 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder.
LOS ANGELES -- In a game featuring 23 lead changes, it was tied at 139-139 when Curry drove to the basket and rose to bank in a shot.
Even without him, the Thunder weren't about to go quietly. The Warriors led by two at halftime, but Dort scored 11 points early in the third to put Oklahoma City up by five before the Warriors battled back, knotting the score at 106-106 heading into the fourth. All games in the new tournament count in the regular season standings except for the final on December 9 in Las Vegas.
Denver scored 20 second-chance points, dominating in the paint to deny a Mavs team led by 34 points from Luka Doncic. Kyrie Irving, back after missing two games, scored 22 for Dallas. "We've got a lot of grit -- and we want to win," Bridges said of the Nets' determined fourth-quarter effort.
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