The closest the Thunder have gotten in Durant’s tenure was when they lost the NBA Finals in five games to LeBron James and the Miami Heat in 2012.
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As in any case where a team chokes away a big lead in embarrassing fashion, Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and the rest of the Thunder got the “Crying Jordan” treatment after they lost the Western Conference Finals. In the 2015-2016 regular season, Golden State prevailed in both games against Cleveland, winning a hard-fought 89-83 game in Oakland on Christmas Day, followed by a 132-98 drubbing by the Warriors on the road on January 18, one of just eight home losses by Cleveland all season.
Stephen Curry had another NBA MVP-esque performance, scoring 36 points on 7-of-12 shooting from downtown, to go along with 8 assists and 5 rebounds, while Klay Thompson scored 21 points on 6-of-11 3-point shooting to defeat the Thunder, 96-88, in Oakland, California on Tuesday, May 31.
Adams’ first half contribution was a crucial one for the Thunder, hustling his way to seven points and eight boards.
“That was the dagger for us”, Durant said.
As far as ticket prices go, Monday night’s opening game of the Stanley Cup Final in Pittsburgh is a bargain. “People have seen teams down 3-1 before but they ain’t seen many”.
Oklahoma City’s stars were no match. The Thunder followed that by winning three of the first four games against the Warriors, with a pair of lopsided wins at home.
Gone are the questions about the health of Warriors guard Stephen Curry.
His last basket in Saturday’s victory over the Oklahoma Thunder was mistakenly credited to Draymond Green, but the error was corrected Sunday. Pure love for the game every single night, and that comes from just walking into our practice facility every single day and feeling those vibes and feeling that energy from everyone.
Warriors: The Warriors are 4-4 all-time in Game 7s – 3-1 at home. In Game 6, they were even at 15-15, but Oklahoma City committed six in the decisive fourth quarter.
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Thunder: Defeated Dallas 4-1 in the first round; defeated San Antonio 4-2 in conference semifinal.
