Thompson finished with 25 points (11-25 FG, 3-8 3Pt), nine rebounds, and four assists over 40 minutes in Monday’s Game 1 loss to the Thunder.

Thompson’s season-high nine boards were accompanied by Stephen Curry’s 10, a bizarre display of backcourt rebounding in an overall befuddling game for the Warriors. The fifth-year guard continued his hot scoring in the playoffs with his eighth consecutive 20-plus point performance, but took 25 shots to get there. He’s now averaging 27.0 points on 47.0 percent shooting, and Golden State should need plenty more of that as they continue battling in this series.

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Durant finished with 26 points (10-30 FG, 1-4 3Pt, 5-7 FT), 10 rebounds, three assists, three steals and one block in 46 huge minutes during Monday’s Game 1 win.