Golden State Warriors 111-107 Oklahoma City Thunder: 5 Talking Points

#3 OKC's bench underperforms, yet again

OKC Thunder's bench was thoroughly dominated by the Warriors

In what has been a major recurrence throughout the entire regular season, the Oklahoma City Thunder bench failed to trouble the scoresheet yet again. OKC's bench scored a paltry 14 points in comparison to Warriors' 38.

Interestingly, only three Thunder bench players managed to score a point with only two of them managing to score a field goal, namely Jerami Grant and Alex Abrines.

The poor scoring form of the OKC bench has been a huge concern for the team as it puts added pressure on the starters, as seen by the big three of Oklahoma City Thunder all playing over 35 minutes in the game and Westbrook playing 40.

The momentum of the game also shifted in Golden State's favor every time the bench was on the court. Since the beginning of the second quarter, when the Thunder bench took over, the home team have been virtually chasing the game.

The Thunder bench is dead last in the league in terms of scoring, contributing only 26.1 points per game. If OKC plans on having a deep playoffs run, this statistic needs to improve.