OKLAHOMA CITY – Stephen Curry scored 30 points, including the winning lay-up in the final second, to lift the Golden State Warriors to a 141-139 victory over hosts Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday in a National Basketball Association in-season tournament game.

As Curry’s ball was going through the basket, Draymond Green made contact with the rim.

Green told ESPN: “Hitting the rim is not a goaltend. I did not affect the shot.

“Referee (Che Flores) said if (Josh Giddey) touched the net and it didn’t affect the ball, it’s not a goaltend... I knew I didn’t affect the ball, so I thought it was good.”

After a lengthy review, Green’s contact was deemed “not to cause the ball to take an unnatural bounce” and the basket was counted.

Curry told ESPN: “Whichever way you call it, you have to have the evidence to go the other way.

“That’s where, I guess, the doubt crept in. I couldn’t tell what camera angles we had. Thankfully, they got it right.”

Warriors coach Steve Kerr added: “I was sort of expecting them to overturn (Curry’s basket) but, obviously, they allowed it and we escaped.”

The game was the first for both teams in the NBA’s inaugural in-season tournament.

The final sequence was one of four late reviews – all involving Green.

With the Thunder leading by one point with more than two minutes remaining, Luguentz Dort was called for a foul on Green away from the ball as Curry let a three-pointer fly.

Oklahoma City challenged the call, which was reversed to an illegal screen on Green.

Moments later, Green went up for a shot near the basket and his left elbow caught the Thunder’s Chet Holmgren near the eye.

Holmgren remained on the floor for a few minutes before walking off.

Officials ruled Green’s contact to be incidental after another review.

With 32.5sec left, Green was called for a blocking foul on Holmgren that was challenged by Golden State.

That call stood, and Holmgren made both free throws to put Oklahoma City back in front 138-137.

The game was tied after Dort made one of two free throws with 16.4sec left, with Golden State calling time out to set up the final shot.

Dario Saric added 20 points off the bench for the Warriors, who have won five consecutive games following an opening loss.

Golden State got 19 points from Jonathan Kuminga, 18 from Klay Thompson, 17 from Andrew Wiggins and 15 from Green.

Reserve Chris Paul contributed 13 assists with no turnovers.

Said Curry: “It’s impressive, to say the least. I’m super jealous of that assist-to-turnover ratio.

“I’ve never had that in my life.”

The Thunder were without Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who sat out with a left knee sprain he sustained late in the game they lost to the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday.

Dort led Oklahoma City with 29 points, making all six of his three-point attempts.

Holmgren added a season-high 24 points while Jalen Williams and Josh Giddey added 18 each.

Giddey scored 14 points in the fourth quarter. REUTERS, AFP