The Golden State Warriors resisted a transport of 52 points from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander to beat the leaders of the West Conference Oklahoma Thunder 116-109.
The Gilgeous-Alexander of Canada scored 31 points in the first half while his team led 58-48 at the break, but Golden State retaliated to withdraw for the victory.
The local team was led by the 27 points of Andrew Wiggins, while Stephen Curry scored 17 of his 21 in the second period.
“We stayed solid. All around the efforts,” said Curry.
“We need each possible victory. We have really developed anything coherent in terms of a victories column. So it’s an excellent test.”
Despite the defeat, Thunder remains at the top of the Western Conference while Golden State improves his record at 24-23.
In the other matches on Wednesday, the Cleveland horsemen maintained their lead on the reigning champions, the Boston Celtics at the Eastern Conference with the victory over the heat of Miami.
The Cavs, who lacked Darius Garland, Caris Lever and Isaac Okoro, were led by 34 points by Donovan Mitchell in a 126-106 victory.
The Celtics beat the Chicago Bulls 122-100 with Kristaps Porzingis coming out eight three points in his score of 34.
Elsewhere, there were victories for New York Knicks on the Denver Nuggets, the Indiana Pacers against the Pistons de Detroit, while the Los Angeles Clippers beat the San Antonio Spurs.
The commissioner suggests going to 10 minutes
Meanwhile, the NBA commissioner Adam Silver raised the possibility of going from 12 minutes to 10 minutes.
Speaking on the Dan Patrick program, he cited an evolving television audience and the need to align himself with international rules as reasons for potential change.
Silver added that it is not something that the league actively envisages and recognized that it would need an additional study to be implemented.
“I’m a fan of four 10-minute quarters. I’m not sure that many others have it,” he said.
“It is such a dramatic change in the game. I think something like that should be more about it over time.”
The NBA has played 48 minutes of matches throughout its history, but Olympic matches and other international matches last 40 minutes, while the male games in the United States are played in two 20-minute periods.
If the NBA would bring the change, it would probably make records in a single match and in one season impossible to beat.
“Because this game is so global, one of the things we would like to see over time is to create a set of more coherent rules on a global scale,” added Silver.
“Put aside what it would mean for discs and things like that, I think that a two -hour format for a game is more consistent for modern television habits.”
