(Reuters/Kevin Jairaj/USA TODAY Sports)Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) celebrates during the fourth quarter against the Oklahoma City Thunder in game six of the Western conference finals of the NBA Playoffs at Chesapeake Energy Arena.
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Stephen Curry hit five second-half 3-pointers and scored 36 points in all, vaulting Golden State to the West title and into a rematch with the Cleveland Cavaliers for the championship. Immediately after the game ended people had the same question: “Did I just watch the best National Basketball Association game ever?”
Oklahoma City had a chance to advance to the NBA Finals with a win the other day, but the Thunder weren’t able to close out the Warriors.
However, Curry, fouled on a desperation 3-point attempt, cashed in three free throws, then iced Golden State’s comeback with one final 3-pointer with 26.8 seconds left, opening a 10-point lead.
On Saturday, that devolved into a series of quick shots and turnovers by Durant and Westbrook, and the Warriors stole away that game when Thompson and Curry kept burying their own shots.
Curry also found time for eight assists.
They need one more victory to become the 10th team to rally from a 3-1 postseason deficit.
Durant led the Thunder with 27 points, hitting 10 of his 19 shots and three of his seven 3-point attempts. He also had seven rebounds. “The shots he made tonight were huge, obviously”.
Helping Durant and Westbrook were forward Serge Ibaka and guard Andre Roberson who added 13 and 11 points respectively.
Maybe the Thunder choked. They outshot them in the three 21 to 3.
With everything on the line, Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals will be in Oakland, California and tickets for the game have been selling out fast.
The Thunder have shown resilience this postseason when most thought they had no shot to be in the Western Conference Finals, let alone vying for a Finals berth.
“Win or go home”. Momentum can change. We still have to battle like insane against this team on every possession, because they’re so athletic, so big.
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Meanwhile, TNT stated that the coverage of Golden State’s Game 6 win over OKC also elicited a season-high 7.9 household overnight rating, making it the highest-rated playoff game in the 2015-16 season, San Jose Mercury News reported. The Warriors’ Barnes (24) and Thunder coach Billy Donovan (51) celebrated birthdays Monday.
