NBA In-Season Tournament begins on Friday night, with the Oklahoma City Thunder (3-2) hosting the Golden State Warriors (4-1) in a West Group C showdown. Minnesota, Sacramento and San Antonio are also in the group, with three more games to come for each team before the knockout round begins next month. Golden State opened the season with a loss to Phoenix, but it has won four straight games since then. Oklahoma City is looking to bounce back from a 110-106 loss to New Orleans on Wednesday. 
Oklahoma City, Okla. Golden State is favored by 5.5 points in the latest Thunder vs. Warriors odds, while the over/under is 225 points, per SportsLine consensus. Before entering any Warriors vs. Thunder picks.
After putting together a nearly flawless shooting performance, the balance of a thrilling game between the Warriors and Thunder came down to free throws from a red-hot Lu Dort. However, Dort split the free throws, opening the door for the Warriors to steal the game with only 16 seconds left on the clock.
Steph Curry answered the bell on Friday night in Oklahoma City. However, Curry’s game-winner didn’t come without theatrics.
Dario Saric scored 20 points and Chris Paul had 13 assists and no turnovers for Golden State, which improved to 5-1.
The Warriors claimed their second straight last-second victory. On Wednesday, Klay Thompson scored with less than a second remaining to seal a win over Sacramento.
Lu Dort scored 29 points and made all six of his 3-point attempts, Chet Holmgren scored 24 on 7-for-9 shooting and Josh Giddey scored 14 of his 18 points in the fourth quarter for the Thunder. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Oklahoma City's leading scorer this season, sat out with a sprained left knee.
Star guard Stephen Curry leads Golden State with 31.0 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game, cracking the 40-point mark twice in his first five games. Oklahoma City is going to have trouble replacing Gilgeous-Alexander, who is averaging 24.8 points, 6.8 rebounds and 6.6 assists. The Thunder have only covered the spread twice in their last seven home games.
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