Klay Thompson went down as one of the heroes for defending champions Golden State Warriors in Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals after exploding for a record-breaking 11 3-pointers to help stave off elimination and force Game 7 against the Oklahoma City Thunder.
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Klay Thompson indeed was incredible, scoring 41 points with awesome 61% shot for three points (11/18).
Westbrook had 28 points on 10-of-27 shooting, plus nine rebounds and 11 assists. Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant were atrocious down the stretch, and the Thunder blew 5-point lead with 4:40 left. Steven Adams averages 10.3 points and 9.6 rebounds per game. They expect another tough battle in Game 7.
Knowing Thompson can nearly single-handedly alter the course of a game-as he did in Game 6-is a nice luxury for the Warriors.
Thompson drove the lane for a layup to slice lead to 94-89. But Durant responded with a jumper.
Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson were the heroes for Golden State in Game 6.
Warriors: Curry went 0 for 3 from the field and didn’t score in the first quarter.
Curry with a 3-pointer brought the Warriors to within 1 at 97-96.
Heading back to Oracle Arena, a place where the Warriors have lost just three times all season, that’s a task much easier said than done.
Steph Curry has been the star of the National Basketball Association season but Thompson has been busy knocking down threes at an alarming rate that would have garnered more attention had his own teammate not transformed into a super-human three point machine.
Lethal, they were. While Curry started out slow, Thompson took over as the lead “Splash Brother” as he poured in a game-high 41 points, shooting 11-for-18 from 3-point range. Golden State shot 62.5 percent from the stripe, as Oklahoma City was only a bit better at 68.8 percent.
Fast forward a few days and two games, Oklahoma City remains one game away, only now there is no two-game cushion. The series heads to Game 7.
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But that did not seem to affect the Thunder. They had a chance to close out the series at home, and while Durant and Westbrook had endured their share of pressure cookers, this opportunity – 48 minutes from the finals – was still slightly foreign. This has been all too familiar a script for Oklahoma City in recent years.
