(Photo : Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) OAKLAND, CA – Klay Thompson (#11) of the Golden State Warriors reacts after hitting a three-point basket in Game Seven of the Western Conference Finals in opposition to the Oklahoma City Thunder through the 2016 NBA Playoffs at ORACLE Arena on May 30, 2016, in Oakland, California.
Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson talked about their notorious 2016 NBA Finals loss, whereby they turned the primary group to lose the league’s championship sequence after being up 3-1.
In a current look in Paul George’s Podcast P present, the 33-year-old thought that they had been invincible at residence forward of Game 7, noting that it took supernova performances from LeBron James and Kyrie Irving, in addition to a Draymond Green suspension for them to win Game 5.
The Warriors additionally misplaced Game 6 in Cleveland, establishing a winner-take-all recreation at residence. The Cavaliers narrowly took Game 7, 93-89, to finish the comeback and win their first-ever NBA Championship.
However, Thompson nonetheless noticed the silver lining, saying they won’t have gotten celebrity Kevin Durant in the event that they gained the sequence. The deadly scorer led them to 2 extra titles when he arrived that summer season.
“I’m not going to admit when it was slipping away, there’s too much pride to do that. It still hurts. You’re welcome city of Cleveland,” Thompson mentioned.
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Warriors’ historic collapse
Coming off the best common season in NBA historical past, going 73-9 and having the first-ever unanimous MVP in NBA historical past, Golden State regarded like they had been poised to win back-to-back titles after being one win away from the end line.
Draymond Green lately acknowledged in an look in the identical podcast that he would have been the Finals MVP in the event that they gained Game 7.
Green had the sport of his life, placing up 32 factors, 15 rebounds, and 9 assists, capturing 11-15 from the sphere and 6-8 from the three within the loss.
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