Warriors Vs Thunder Game 7
Only the 10th team in NBA history to come back from a 3-1 deficit and take a 7 game series. And what a series ! Anyone who watched would be able to tell one’s grandchildren with pride that he saw the great Warriors-Thunder series, when two great teams played at the highest level of fast, small-ball basketball and neither was willing to yield.
Watching Golden State’s path, it is hard not to admire the team’s determination, and their ability to rise when their back is against the wall. And yet, considering the impressive performance given by Oklahoma, one cannot feel that more than Golden State’s group determination and rise to the occasion of key players like Klay Thompson, Steph Curry and the marvelous Andre Iguodala, it was Oklahoma who lost this series, because of the simplest element of sports: exhaustion.
OKC were nearly there, with the 3-1 lead, but the renewed determination of GS was too much for them, but not because of their overall level. Because after such a long playoff, with so much energy spent, the depth of the teams talked, and OKC is still not deep enough to go the distance against the likes of Steve Kerr’s guys. You could see shots that are usually made lacking that centimeter to fall in, defence that was slightly less tenacious and overall movement that was no longer the mad hussle that enabled OKC to beat the Spurs and get a 3-1 lead over Golden State. Fatigue called the series.
Now with our face forward, to the NBA finals, we can only hope that Golden state has enough energy after this series to fight Cleveland and to hope that the Cavaliers will prove an equal match, despite the lesser conference they come from, so that the coming series will be at least close in its level to the legend that we have just seen before us.
Golden State's Klay Thompson (11) watches his shot beside Oklahoma City's Kevin Durant (35) during Game 7 of the Western Conference finals in the NBA playoffs between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Golden State Warriors at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., Monday, May 30, 2016. Photo by Nate Billings, The Oklahoman.
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Get team statistics for the Golden State Warriors vs. Oklahoma City Thunder basketball game. They won an NBA -record 73 games during the regular season, Stephen Curry captured his second straight MVP Award, and the Warriors finished a dramatic 3-1 comeback in. Curry, Warriors cap comeback with Game 7 win. Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson carried the 73-win Warriors right back to the NBA Finals, as Golden State beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 96-88 in Game.