KLAY THOMPSON scored 34 points to help the Golden State Warriors beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 111-95 Monday in a heated matchup filled with trash talk, technical fouls and a shoving match centered around the usually cool-headed Stephen Curry. It was Golden State’s second visit to Oklahoma City since Kevin Durant spurned his longtime employer to sign a free agent contract with the Warriors last summer. Durant has been out since February with a left knee injury and sat on the bench with his team. Even with Durant out, the negative energy from the first meeting was still there. Curry exchanged shoves with Semaj Christon just before halftime, and both were issued technical fouls. Oklahoma City’s Russell Westbrook and Golden State’s Draymond Green also got technicals for their roles in the skirmish. “Your normal jump ball, fight for position situation,” Curry said. “I was just trying to get in between Russ and — trying to get in between those two. I felt him push me. I kind of let that first one go, and then I kept going, and there was another little push, and I tried to hold my position.” Westbrook saw it differently. “I think Curry tried to get into it with Semaj, and tried to push him, and I stepped in right between,” Westbrook said. “Once I see something going down with my teammates, I’m hopping in.” The game itself was a knockout. The Warriors led by as many as 27 points while completing a sweep of the four-game season series. Curry scored 23 points for the Warriors, who won their fourth straight and halted Oklahoma City’s win streak at five games. Westbrook scored 47 points the last time the teams met in Oklahoma City. This time, he had 15 points on 4-of-16 shooting. “It was just one of those nights,” Westbrook said. “Shots didn’t fall. We had some open shots that didn’t fall, and they made shots as well. A few mishaps defensively, but we’ll be all right.” The Warriors took control in the second quarter, outscoring the Thunder 34-17 to go up 20 at the break.(SD-Agencies) | 