Oklahoma City Thunder: How They've Taken Control

Oklahoma City Thunder: How They Have Taken Control Of Series vs. Warriors

May 24, 2016; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant (35) blocks the shot of Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green (23) during the second half in game four of the Western conference finals of the NBA Playoffs at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports /

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Coming into the Western Conference Finals, we all knew that the Oklahoma City Thunder were a good team. After all, they have arguably two of the top five players in the league in Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook.

In spite of that fact, few predicted that the Thunder would give the defending champions all they can handle and then some. This sentiment is supported by the fact that the Warriors cruised to a historic 73-9 record during the regular season and had never lost back-to-back games.

Until now that is.

Thanks to a dominant performance in Game 3, the Thunder came away with a 133-105 victory.

But being that the Thunder surrendered the coveted home-court advantage back to the San Antonio Spurs in the previous round, it wasn’t unreasonable to think that the Warriors would take Game 4 and send the series back to Oakland knotted up at 2-2.

Instead, the Thunder took it to the defending champs once again, coming away with a 118-94 victory and pushing the Warriors to the brink of elimination.

Here is a look at how the Thunder have taken control of this series.

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Oklahoma City Thunder: How They Have Taken Control Of Series vs. Warriors

By James D. Tillman III | May 26, 2016

The Oklahoma City Thunder took a 3-1 lead over the Golden State Warriors following another dominant performance in Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals. Here are the main takeaways from another impressive win over the defending champs.