In the 2015 Western Conference Semifinals against the Memphis Grizzlies, the Dubs had an opportunity to clinch the series and move one step closer to their first Finals appearance in 40 years. In addition, Steven Adams lost out to Andrew Bogut in a battle of bigs and OKC simply did not respond well to the Warriors playing them straight up. Warriors vs. Thunder: Game 6. Taking a Deeper Dive into Klay Thompson’s Game 6 Performances After struggling in a handful of Game 6s over his first few postseasons, Thompson started a new trend with that performance in Oklahoma City on May 28, 2016.
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Our experts make their picks for Raptors-Celtics and Bucks-Heat in Round 2.Our NBA experts predict the Eastern Conference semifinals and tell what is most intriguing about both series.Describing the circumstances of the past few days in the bubble, LeBron James said his mindset went from standing in solidarity with the Bucks to figuring out "the plan going forward" -- which players did with the help of former President Barack Obama.Westbrook shuts down all questions about suspension for techsStephen Curry makes 24-foot three point jumper (Andre Iguodala assists)Klay Thompson makes 25-foot three point jumper (DeMarcus Cousins assists)Andre Iguodala makes 1-foot dunk (Stephen Curry assists)DeMarcus Cousins makes 26-foot three point jumper (Draymond Green assists)Klay Thompson makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (DeMarcus Cousins assists)Klay Thompson makes three point jumper (Draymond Green assists)Alfonzo McKinnie makes two point shot (Klay Thompson assists)Draymond Green makes 26-foot three point jumper (Stephen Curry assists)Stephen Curry makes jumper (Shaun Livingston assists)Stephen Curry misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shotDraymond Green makes 26-foot running pullup jump shotJordan Bell makes 13-foot pullup jump shot (Klay Thompson assists)Shaun Livingston makes dunk (DeMarcus Cousins assists)Quinn Cook makes 24-foot three point shot (Klay Thompson assists)Steven Adams blocks Alfonzo McKinnie 's 2-foot driving dunkAlfonzo McKinnie makes 26-foot three point jumper (Draymond Green assists)DeMarcus Cousins makes 2-foot layup (Draymond Green assists)Stephen Curry makes two point shot (Klay Thompson assists)Klay Thompson makes 14-foot two point shot (Stephen Curry assists)Steven Adams blocks DeMarcus Cousins 's 2-foot driving layupStephen Curry makes three point jumper (Draymond Green assists)Stephen Curry makes 24-foot three point jumper (Alfonzo McKinnie assists)Stephen Curry misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shotShaun Livingston makes 7-foot two point shot (DeMarcus Cousins assists)Shaun Livingston makes 2-foot layup (DeMarcus Cousins assists)Quinn Cook makes 25-foot three point jumper (DeMarcus Cousins assists)Russell Westbrook blocks Klay Thompson 's 13-foot jumperDraymond Green makes 26-foot three point jumper (Andre Iguodala assists)Klay Thompson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Andre Iguodala assists)Andre Iguodala blocks Jerami Grant 's 6-foot jumperRussell Westbrook misses 25-foot three point jumperRussell Westbrook misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shotDennis Schroder makes 23-foot three point jumper (Steven Adams assists)Jerami Grant makes 25-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)Draymond Green blocks Dennis Schroder 's 1-foot driving layupMarkieff Morris makes 23-foot three point jumper (Dennis Schroder assists)Markieff Morris makes 1-foot layup (Dennis Schroder assists)Dennis Schroder makes 2-foot layup (Russell Westbrook assists)Dennis Schroder makes 26-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)Paul George makes 25-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)Klay Thompson blocks Russell Westbrook 's 8-foot two point shotRussell Westbrook misses 26-foot three point jumperTerrance Ferguson misses 23-foot three point jumperTerrance Ferguson makes driving layup (Paul George assists)Paul George misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shotRussell Westbrook misses 27-foot three point jumperJerami Grant makes 26-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)Paul George makes 23-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)Paul George misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shotRussell Westbrook makes 1-foot layup (Jerami Grant assists)Jerami Grant makes 23-foot three point jumper (Paul George assists)Russell Westbrook misses 26-foot step back jumpshotRussell Westbrook misses 28-foot three point jumperRussell Westbrook misses 23-foot three point jumperRussell Westbrook misses driving floating jump shotDennis Schroder misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shotAbdel Nader makes 23-foot three point jumper (Dennis Schroder assists)Dennis Schroder makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nerlens Noel assists)Dennis Schroder misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shotDeMarcus Cousins blocks Deonte Burton's two point shotMarkieff Morris makes 22-foot three point jumper (Deonte Burton assists)DeMarcus Cousins blocks Deonte Burton's driving layupSteven Adams makes layup (Russell Westbrook assists)Paul George makes driving layup (Russell Westbrook assists)Paul George makes 23-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists) But OKC is extremely tough on their own turf and the Warriors have not found it easy even to just compete here recently.The weird thing is, if the Dubs do find a way to win this game, I can’t see them falling short back at Oracle Arena in game seven. Dub Nation has seen many sides of guard Klay Thompson — #JackieMoonKlay, #ChinaKlay, #HeadbandKlay — but on May 28, 2016, perhaps the most exciting version of Thompson was born: Game 6 Klay.The Warriors entered Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals against the Oklahoma City Thunder down three games to two in the best-of-seven series. He made his 11 treys on 18 attempts for a 61.1 shooting percentage from beyond the arc, and needed just two trips to the free throw line (where he went 2-for-2) to round-off his big night.Thompson had the hot hand in the fourth quarter where he tacked on 19 points with five three-pointers while playing the entire frame. It was Thompson who answered the call that night. This site is operated jointly by NBA and WarnerMedia. The offense was there yet again, but OKC’s defense could not contain Curry or Klay Thompson.The glaring issue was how the Thunder lost the inside game, however, as their block party shrunk down to just two blocks, compared to Golden State’s seven swats.
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Our experts make their picks for Raptors-Celtics and Bucks-Heat in Round 2.Our NBA experts predict the Eastern Conference semifinals and tell what is most intriguing about both series.Describing the circumstances of the past few days in the bubble, LeBron James said his mindset went from standing in solidarity with the Bucks to figuring out "the plan going forward" -- which players did with the help of former President Barack Obama.Westbrook shuts down all questions about suspension for techsStephen Curry makes 24-foot three point jumper (Andre Iguodala assists)Klay Thompson makes 25-foot three point jumper (DeMarcus Cousins assists)Andre Iguodala makes 1-foot dunk (Stephen Curry assists)DeMarcus Cousins makes 26-foot three point jumper (Draymond Green assists)Klay Thompson makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (DeMarcus Cousins assists)Klay Thompson makes three point jumper (Draymond Green assists)Alfonzo McKinnie makes two point shot (Klay Thompson assists)Draymond Green makes 26-foot three point jumper (Stephen Curry assists)Stephen Curry makes jumper (Shaun Livingston assists)Stephen Curry misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shotDraymond Green makes 26-foot running pullup jump shotJordan Bell makes 13-foot pullup jump shot (Klay Thompson assists)Shaun Livingston makes dunk (DeMarcus Cousins assists)Quinn Cook makes 24-foot three point shot (Klay Thompson assists)Steven Adams blocks Alfonzo McKinnie 's 2-foot driving dunkAlfonzo McKinnie makes 26-foot three point jumper (Draymond Green assists)DeMarcus Cousins makes 2-foot layup (Draymond Green assists)Stephen Curry makes two point shot (Klay Thompson assists)Klay Thompson makes 14-foot two point shot (Stephen Curry assists)Steven Adams blocks DeMarcus Cousins 's 2-foot driving layupStephen Curry makes three point jumper (Draymond Green assists)Stephen Curry makes 24-foot three point jumper (Alfonzo McKinnie assists)Stephen Curry misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shotShaun Livingston makes 7-foot two point shot (DeMarcus Cousins assists)Shaun Livingston makes 2-foot layup (DeMarcus Cousins assists)Quinn Cook makes 25-foot three point jumper (DeMarcus Cousins assists)Russell Westbrook blocks Klay Thompson 's 13-foot jumperDraymond Green makes 26-foot three point jumper (Andre Iguodala assists)Klay Thompson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Andre Iguodala assists)Andre Iguodala blocks Jerami Grant 's 6-foot jumperRussell Westbrook misses 25-foot three point jumperRussell Westbrook misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shotDennis Schroder makes 23-foot three point jumper (Steven Adams assists)Jerami Grant makes 25-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)Draymond Green blocks Dennis Schroder 's 1-foot driving layupMarkieff Morris makes 23-foot three point jumper (Dennis Schroder assists)Markieff Morris makes 1-foot layup (Dennis Schroder assists)Dennis Schroder makes 2-foot layup (Russell Westbrook assists)Dennis Schroder makes 26-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)Paul George makes 25-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)Klay Thompson blocks Russell Westbrook 's 8-foot two point shotRussell Westbrook misses 26-foot three point jumperTerrance Ferguson misses 23-foot three point jumperTerrance Ferguson makes driving layup (Paul George assists)Paul George misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shotRussell Westbrook misses 27-foot three point jumperJerami Grant makes 26-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)Paul George makes 23-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)Paul George misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shotRussell Westbrook makes 1-foot layup (Jerami Grant assists)Jerami Grant makes 23-foot three point jumper (Paul George assists)Russell Westbrook misses 26-foot step back jumpshotRussell Westbrook misses 28-foot three point jumperRussell Westbrook misses 23-foot three point jumperRussell Westbrook misses driving floating jump shotDennis Schroder misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shotAbdel Nader makes 23-foot three point jumper (Dennis Schroder assists)Dennis Schroder makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nerlens Noel assists)Dennis Schroder misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shotDeMarcus Cousins blocks Deonte Burton's two point shotMarkieff Morris makes 22-foot three point jumper (Deonte Burton assists)DeMarcus Cousins blocks Deonte Burton's driving layupSteven Adams makes layup (Russell Westbrook assists)Paul George makes driving layup (Russell Westbrook assists)Paul George makes 23-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists) But OKC is extremely tough on their own turf and the Warriors have not found it easy even to just compete here recently.The weird thing is, if the Dubs do find a way to win this game, I can’t see them falling short back at Oracle Arena in game seven. Dub Nation has seen many sides of guard Klay Thompson — #JackieMoonKlay, #ChinaKlay, #HeadbandKlay — but on May 28, 2016, perhaps the most exciting version of Thompson was born: Game 6 Klay.The Warriors entered Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals against the Oklahoma City Thunder down three games to two in the best-of-seven series. He made his 11 treys on 18 attempts for a 61.1 shooting percentage from beyond the arc, and needed just two trips to the free throw line (where he went 2-for-2) to round-off his big night.Thompson had the hot hand in the fourth quarter where he tacked on 19 points with five three-pointers while playing the entire frame. It was Thompson who answered the call that night. This site is operated jointly by NBA and WarnerMedia. The offense was there yet again, but OKC’s defense could not contain Curry or Klay Thompson.The glaring issue was how the Thunder lost the inside game, however, as their block party shrunk down to just two blocks, compared to Golden State’s seven swats.