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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 38 points and made a key 3-pointer with 3:34 left, Jalen Williams added 22 points and six assists, and the Oklahoma City Thunder<\/a> held off the determined Golden State Warriors 124-112 on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n Chet Holmgren hit a go-ahead 3 from the top with 6:02 remaining and finished with 21 points and eight rebounds for the defending champions.<\/p>\n Brandin Podziemski scored 17 points and Seth Curry added 14 in his Warriors debut with older brother Stephen Curry sidelined for a second straight game because a bruised left quadriceps and muscle strain sustained last Wednesday against Houston.<\/p>\n Pat Spencer\u2019s putback with 2:26 left in the third got Golden State to 81-79 then his 3 the next time down made it a one-point game \u2014 and he matched his career high with 17 points to go with six assists. Podziemski\u2019s buzzer-beating 3 at the end of the third pulled the Warriors within 91-88.<\/p>\n Jimmy Butler<\/a> didn\u2019t play the second half for Golden State because of a sore left knee. He started despite being questionable because of a bruised left glute muscle after a hard fall in Saturday\u2019s win against the Pelicans<\/a>. He then cut awkwardly under the basket and lost his left shoe midway through the second quarter, limping afterward<\/p>\n Gilgeous-Alexander, averaging 32.5 points, scored nine over the final 1:16 of the second quarter to put Oklahoma City ahead 63-44 at halftime. The Thunder (21-1) handed the Warriors just their third home defeat.<\/p>\n