Warriors win another wild one, edging Thunder after review - ESPN

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — It was a wild and bizarre ending to the Golden State Warriors' 141-139 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday night.

With the score tied in the final seconds, Stephen Curry worked his way around Luguentz Dort and floated toward the rim. He scooped the ball up and under, shoveling it to the basket and falling to the ground as it went in with 0.2 seconds remaining.

The bucket was initially called off for basket interference by Draymond Green. But after a review that lasted several minutes, it was determined that the Thunder's Josh Giddey grabbed the net as the ball was coming down, resulting in goaltending. Because of that, any contact Green made with the hoop or ball didn't matter, and the shot by Curry was good.

«Hitting the rim is not a goaltend. I did not affect the shot,» Green said. "[Referee Che Flores] said if [Giddey] touched the net and it didn't affect the ball, it's not a goaltend. If I touched the rim and it didn't affect the ball, it wasn't a goaltend. I knew I didn't affect the ball, so I thought it was good. We got the bucket."

Green leaned on the scorers table just yards from the refs during the review. Meanwhile, Curry stood underneath the basket waiting. Once the call was made, all of the Warriors players stormed the court, with some reserve players pulling others who weren't actively in the game back to the bench so the game could officially end.

While Green was certain he didn't interfere with the shot, his teammates and coaches weren't sure what was going to happen.

«They called it no good at first… and whichever way you call it you have to have the evidence to go the other way,» Curry said. «That's where, I guess, the doubt crept in. I couldn't tell what camera angles we