Thompson-led Warriors sink Thunder for 9th straight victory

By Can Erozden

ANKARA (AA) – Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry joined powers to help the Golden State Warriors get their ninth straight victory with a 110-98 win against the Oklahoma City Thunder in an NBA game on Monday night.

Thompson scored 21 points and Curry clocked up 18 points for the Warriors at Paycom Center, Oklahoma City.

Curry made 10 assists and took nine rebounds as well.

The Golden State were leading the game 101-96 with 2:39 remaining in the fourth quarter, and Thompson hit three-pointer jump shots twice to cement an away victory.

Then Curry scored another three-pointer for the Warriors to bag a 110-98 win in Oklahoma City.

Warriors' power forward Jonathan Kuminga had 16 points and Andrew Wiggins added 15 points.

The Oklahoma City Thunder were led by Luguentz Dort, who scored 26 points, and Darius Bazley had 20 points for the team.

Oklahoma shooting guard Josh Giddey posted a double-double.

Giddey scored 16 points and took 11 rebounds. He had seven assists too.

The Warriors are in the second spot in the Western Conference standings led by the Phoenix Suns, who are going 43-10.

The Golden State have a 41-13 win/loss record to chase the leaders.

Meanwhile, the losing team Thunder come 14th in the West.

The Oklahoma City Thunder won 17 games but lost 36 others this season.

- Suns barely beat Bulls

The Suns, the leaders in the West, took a 127-124 win in a battle against the Chicago Bulls at United Center, Chicago.

Devin Booker scored 38 points to help the Suns have a 27-point lead during the game.

However, the Bulls showed an emphatic performance in the fourth quarter as they scored 41 points as a team to narrow the deficit to single digits. The Phoenix bagged 25 points in that quarter.

Despite efforts, the Chicago Bulls lost the game at home.

DeMar DeRozan led the Bulls as he scored 38 points.

The Chicago Bulls are in the third position in the Eastern Conference standings, with a 33-21 win/loss record this season.

- Results:

Washington Wizards - Miami Heat: 100-121

Charlotte Hornets - Toronto Raptors: 101-116

Oklahoma City Thunder - Golden State Warriors: 98-110

Chicago Bulls - Phoenix Suns: 124-127

Utah Jazz - New York Knicks: 113-104