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Steph Curry will finally return to action on Tuesday night as the Golden State Warriors take on the defending champions, the Oklahoma City Thunder. The former back-to-back NBA MVP has missed the last three games due to illness, but Curry has finally recovered and will return to the court for the first time since Nov. 4.
Golden State took two of three from Oklahoma City last season, and Curry’s return gives the Warriors an instant boost. However, the Thunder have been virtually unbeatable at home, starting 4–0 at Paycom Center and outscoring opponents by double digits per game in those wins.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the OKC Thunder will host Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors at 7 p.m. Tuesday.
Despite being short-handed for much the season, the Thunder have faced little resistance in getting out to a 10-1 record. Back-to-back double-overtime games to
Steph Curry looked incredulously at the officials late in the first quarter of Oklahoma City’s 126-102 victory over the Warriors at Paycom Center on Tuesday. After a replay review
The hope for OKC is that Holmgren will shake the rust off soon. He showed All-NBA potential through the Thunder's first four games of the season with averages of 23 points, 10.3 rebounds and 1.3 blocks on 56.9% shooting from the field (41.7% from deep).
One of Oklahoma City's star big men led the NBA in 'points erased' per game last season, according to a recent report.