![]() ![]() The Warriors looked like they were drowning in the Thunder’s overwhelming size advantage, couldn’t get an easy bucket to save their lives, and conceded every contested rebound.īut, as always, the man you love to hate was the “Break Glass in Event of Emergency” option who delivered when you need him most. In this particular affair, OKC’s athleticism, talent, depth, and collective wingspan wreaked havoc on the small ball, Tiki-taka Dubs. Just like Game 7 in the Finals, Draymond Green was there to answer the call when the Warriors had absolutely nothing going. It was truly a marvel to witness, and why this is arguably one of the greatest non-finals playoff games of all-time. For 44 out of 48 minutes, OKC played as well as they played at any point during that season, but they could never pull away because Steph and Klay just wouldn’t let their team die.Įvery time the Thunder were one basket away from igniting into NBA Jam levels of on fire, Curry or Thompson had the answer to keep them within range. This was the Steph & Klay game that fortified them as the Splash Brothers and basketball immortals. He was nearly perfect this fourth quarter, and you could legitimately argue that he would only have one ring right now instead of three because if OKC wins this game - the Thunder very likely could have won the 2016 Finals, Durant (probably) wouldn’t leave, and they could have become the dynasty that the Warriors eventually evolved into. Steph got this opportunity because of a Klay Thompson missed three with 39 seconds left. While this game will forever have Thompson’s name attached to it, do not let recency bias of current events distract you from the facts of what really went on that night. He single-handedly delivered a death by paper cuts to the Thunder and their raucous crowd in one of the most gritty, grueling individual shooting performances the game had seen in some time. Contested, end of the shot clock, all the momentum in the world working against him - it just didn’t matter. His 41 points weren’t just 41 points, every single one of them felt like the basketball equivalent of Leonardo DiCaprio crawling out of that revenant grave. On May 28th, 2016, Klay Thompson netted 11 3-pointers - the NBA record for most made in one postseason game. The 2016 NBA playoffs are known for four things: ![]()
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