The Oklahoma City Thunder are headed to the road to meet the Golden St Warriors in Game 1 of their NBA playoff series from the Western conference finals.
Start Time: 9PM ET
Location: Golden St
TV: TNT
Point Spread Odds: Golden St -7 ½ points
Over Under Total: 223 1/2 points
Money Line: Warriors -360 odds and Thunder +295 odds
Notes: The teams met three times this regular season with Golden St winning all three games. Two of the three wins came at home with the victories coming by margins of eight points or greater.
Golden St advances into the Western conference finals after eliminating the Portland Trailblazers in five games. They come off the 125-121 home victory in Game 5 against Portland as a -13 ½ point betting favorite. The total finished at over 216 ½ points. Warriors shot 51.2% from the field with 16 of 32 from three. Klay Thompson had 33 points hitting on 13 of 17 shots. Stephen Curry had 29 points 11 assists and 5 rebounds as he made 10 of 20 shots. They did survive 16 turnovers. On defense Golden St held Portland to 41.3% shooting with 16 of 36 three pointers.
Oklahoma City got past San Antonio Spurs in six games in the Western conference semifinals. OKC beat the Spurs at home in Game 6 by the score of 113-99 as a -1 point wagering favorite. The game went over 198 points. After going down 2-1 in their series with the Spurs the Thunder won the final three games by holding San Antonio to under 100 points per game. In the Game 6 victory the Thunder shot 47.1% from the floor with 6 of 22 from three. Kevin Durant had 37 points and nine rebounds hitting on 12 of 24 shots. Russell Westbrook contributed with 28 points and 12 assists going 10 of 21 from the field. They pulled down ten more rebounds than the Spurs and held San Antonio to 43% shooting with 6 of 17 three pointers. OKC held as much as a 28 point lead and went up 55-31 at the half.
