Curry, Poole combine for 64 as Warriors beat Thunder 136-125

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stephen Curry scored 34points, Jordan Poole dazzled down the stretch to score 30 and theGolden State Warriors beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 136-125 onTuesday night in their final regular-season home game to move intofifth place in the Western Conference standings.

For a day, that is. The winner of the Clippers-Lakers gameWednesday jumps to fifth and will drop Golden State to sixth.

On a night Klay Thompson was a late scratch with low backtightness, Poole and his backcourt mates came through. Poole raisedhis hands to make a 3 sign while celebrating his big make from deepwith 3:17 to play that put the Warriors up 131-120. He added a360-degree layup the next time down off Draymond Green’s steal.

Green contributed 17 points, 10 rebounds and five assists with apair of blocked shots and steals.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 32 points, 21 in the first half,for the Thunder. Jalen Williams added 19 points but the Thunderlost their third in a row and fourth of five.

Moses Moody’s dunk with 4:57 left in the third pulled theWarriors within 92-91 after they trailed by 10 at halftime. Hefinished with 13 points and five rebounds in his first game scoringin double figures since Jan. 13.

Donte DiVincenzo added 16 points and Kevon Looney grabbed 11rebounds as the Warriors held a 54-38 advantage on the boards.

The defending champions got a nice lift before the game seeingAndrew Wiggins back with the team after he had been away sincemid-February dealing with a family matter, though he won’t be readyto play immediately as he works to get his conditioning back.Wiggins received a warm ovation when announced during the firstquarter and he grinned ear to ear.

HOME SWEET HOME

The Warriors won their final three at home and finished theregular season 33-8 at Chase Center and with their 471stconsecutive sellout.

WIGGINS RETURNS

Wiggins has rejoined the team after being away for six weeksdealing with a family matter and is working his way back to beingable to play again. That won’t be in the next few days, coach SteveKerr said.

“When you’re in a certain situation and your family needs you,it requires your attention and your love, that’s my firstpriority,” Wiggins said. “My career, everything, family’s alwaysfirst for me. It will always be that way. I felt like I was in asafe space to come back. We’ve got everything settled, not fullysettled, but in a safe place where I can come back.”

Wiggins missed his 23rd straight game and hasn’t played sinceFeb. 13 versus Washington. He has missed 43 games in all — threemore with left foot soreness, 10 because of a strained adductor inhis right thigh, and seven games with a non-COVID illness.

TIP-INS

Thunder: Oklahoma City shot 15 for 26 in the opening quarter and59.6% in the first half. ... The Thunder lost the season series 3-0last year and 3-1 this season.

Warriors: Golden State has won five straight against the Thunderat home and hasn’t lost on its home floor in the series since a100-97 defeat on Nov. 25, 2019, in Chase Center’s initialseason.

UP NEXT

Thunder: At Utah on Thursday night looking to snap a four-gameskid on the Jazz’s home floor and win the season series.

Warriors: At Sacramento on Friday night looking to win theseason series against the playoff-bound Kings and former topassistant Mike Brown.