Las Vegas Review-Journal (Sunday)
Warriors fend off OKC clincher
Thompson scores 41, keeps Golden State alive for Game 7
OKLAHOMA CITY — Stephen Curry turned things over to Klay Thompson, and his Splash Brother delivered.
And when Curry came on at the end, the Golden State Warriors were assured at least one more game in their record-setting season.
Thompson made a playoff-record 11 3-pointers and scored 41 points, and the defending NBA champions forced a seventh game in the Western Conference finals with a 108-101 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday night.
Thompson scored 19 points in the fourth quarter to help the Warriors overcome an eightpoint deficit.
“Steph told me before I went out in the fourth, ‘This is your time. You know, put on a show out there and have fun,’” Thompson said. “I took those words to heart, and I just tried to be aggressive.”
Curry bounced back from a slow start to finish with 29 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists. The Warriors, who set the league’s regular-season record with 73 wins, will host Game 7 on Monday. The winner will play Cleveland in the NBA Finals.
“I am just so proud of everybody, man,” Thompson said. “We were down almost the whole game and we never gave up.”
Oklahoma City dominated Games 3 and 4 at home, but the Warriors made 21 of 44 3-pointers Saturday, while Oklahoma City hit only 3 of 23. Trying to become the 10th team to overcome a 3-1 deficit, the Warriors trailed much of the game.
“About time we had a stretch