Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Golden State Warriors Prediction: Will Klay Thompson Step Up for Warriors?
Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Golden State Warriors Prediction: Will Klay Thompson Step Up for Warriors?
The Golden State Warriors have dropped three straight games and are in need of a win. Tonight, they host the Oklahoma City Thunder and are three-point underdogs. Of course, this is entirely due to the fact that the Warriors are without Steph Curry and Draymond Green. Who can step up without them?
Thunder vs. Warriors Date, Time, and Where to Watch
- Date: November 16, 2023
- Game Time: 10:00 p.m. ET
- Where To Watch: NBA TV
Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Golden State Warriors Prediction
Steph Curry is still out with a knee injury, and the Warriors are 0-1 without him. Draymond Green is out as well with a suspension for locking Rudy Gobert in a chokehold. Draymond does not mean as much to the offense, as he was averaging 8.8 points per game, but Curry means a lot more. Steph was easily leading the team with 30.7 points per game, with Klay Thompson being the second-leading scorer with 14.6 points per game. The splash bros are down a bro tonight, but Klay should step up.
Klay was thrown out of the last game as well for the fight, but the Warriors need him in tonight. He will be the best shooter on the floor, and he will need to take the reigns of this offense. Specifically, I like him to hit some threes. Curry averages 12.6 threes attempted per game, and Klay is second with 6.9 attempts per game. With Curry out, Klay should jump to at least 11+ attempts. Klay has been slightly underwhelming with a 34% rate from three, but he has not stopped shooting regardless. He had 10 attempts last game (not counting Tuesday's ejection as the last game for him) and that was with Curry in.
Thompson's threes line has floated around 3.5 and 4.5 even with Curry in, and now its +120 on the over with Curry out. I get Thompson has been spotty with the threes this season, but with the volume he's shooting tonight, five can easily fall in. He's only hit 5+ once this season, which is why we are getting this good of a line, but this is a special scenario where he will be the main three-point shooter on the team. The Thunder also allow the most three-pointers in the league to shooting guards.
Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Golden State Warriors Pick
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