Stephen Curry recorded a near triple double of 29 points, 10 rebounds, 9 assists to go along with 2 steals (one in the final minute) while Klay Thompson scored a Playoff career high 41 points, which included a NBA Playoff record 11 3’s. Kevin Durant, who scored 29, had just four points in the fourth quarter.
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“I’m just so proud of everybody, man”, Thompson said. Which leads us to Game 7. The Warriors are the champs and they will play well in Game 7 and will be heading back to the NBA Finals.
Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams (12) dunks over Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green (23) during the first half in Game 6 of the NBA basketball Western Conference finals in Oklahoma City, Saturday, May 28, 2016.
Instead, what they got was Durant’s aggressiveness on offense contributing to Oklahoma City’s eventual demise Saturday as the perennial All-Star went just 10 of 31 the Thunder’s 108-101 loss.
“We can’t hang our heads”. The last reason is that the Warriors are the champs, they know how to play in these key games and they have all the momentum after winning 2 straight games.
The Thunder led by seven with five minutes to play, but OKC turned the ball over five times in the final two minutes to help the Warriors win. “It was great fun to play with that fire, that emotion”. Because you cannot breathe new life into teams and expect to win the championship. “There were crucial situations especially to start that fourth quarter where a 4-point game, a 6-point game, an 8-point game, he hit a timely shot to keep us in it”. The defending champion Warriors have lost three home games all season. “We got a little stagnant coming down the stretch”. Klay started hitting some absolutely stupid shots in the second half; ideal defense could not have stopped him once he got it going.
“Obviously, the one where it’s tied and he comes down and knocks down a 3 in transition, that was huge”. Klay Thompson and reigning MVP Steph Curry combined for 70 points on 17 made three-pointers.
“It was unbelievable”, Curry said. But if we come out and do what we did and stick to the game plan, we’ll be fine.
Still, the game should never have been as close as it was at the end of the game.
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The Warriors didn’t shoot particularly well, converting a mere 36 of 88 field goals (40.9 percent) but their 21 of 45 conversion rate from 3-point country was the saving grace.
