With an incredible 108-101 comeback victory on the road Saturday night, the Golden State Warriors clawed their way out of the grave to force a Game 7. It was a game the Oklahoma City Thunder controlled until the Warriors slowly, relentlessly turned what looked like an inexorable tide. It was probably the best offensive performance of Klay Thompson’s life, maybe the best defensive performance of Andre Iguodala’s life, capped by a dagger from one Stephen Curry.
Alert to those who sold their Warrior stock. There is a game 7 and it seems the Warriors have found and drained their magic elixir. It won them 73 games and will get them back to the NBA Finals.
There were 3 things that happened in this game that were significant:
Frist, I completely agree with Charles Barkley, that the Thunder played hero basketball and that is why they lost. Between Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook they missed 38 shots, the rest of the team only took 32.
Second, Klay Thompson single handedly saved the Warriors season by going 11-18 from behind the arc and scoring 41 points. He kept the Warriors close and carried Steph until he was awoken from his slumber.
Third, Steph Curry found his swagger back in the 4th and the Thunder aren’t coming back. This is eerily familiar with last year when Steph was out of sorts for the beginning of the Cavs/Warriors NBA Finals. Curry finally found his groove in the 4th quarter of game 3 and he never looked back. Look for him to do the same.
The only reason this game was close was because of all the second chance points by the Thunder. If momentum is a thing, the Thunder are done. If it isn’t, they are done.
Watching the Warriors come from behind and seeing Thompson go off is the reason why I enjoy this Warriors team so much. What a great series and hope to win some more money off of Curry and company come Monday.