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RUSSELL WESTBROOK PUT up a triple double and Kevin Durant finished with 26 points and 11 rebounds as Oklahoma City walloped Golden State in Game 4 and put the Warriors on the brink of elimination.
Westbrook had 36 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists to lead the Thunder to a 118-94 win, leaving them one win away from the NBA Finals.
“I am proud of the way the guys hung in there,” said Oklahoma City coach Billy Donovan.
“We kept battling and fighting. We defended as hard as we could for 48 minutes.”
Westbrook, who led the league with 18 triple doubles during the regular season, posted his first triple double of the playoffs for the Thunder who have a 3-1 series lead.
“I try to use my size and ability to create some havoc,” Westbrook said. “We did a great job of defending home court.”
The Warriors lost back-to-back games for the first time this season after winning a league record 73 games in the regular season.
Durant scored his points on eight-of-24 shooting from the field while Serge Ibaka and Andre Roberson each scored 17 points and Steven Adams tallied 11 points and seven rebounds.
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League MVP Steph Curry was held to 19 points while Klay Thompson led the defending champion Warriors with 26 points.
Golden State has lost by a combined 52 points over the two games in Chesapeake Energy Arena.
“We had 21 turnovers, many of them unforced,” said Warriors coach Steve Kerr. “They are getting just way too many possessions compared to us.
“They are taking care of business on the boards. We are forcing stops but we are not going and getting the ball. We have to chase down loose balls.”
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