{"id":15289,"date":"2018-05-26T13:46:56","date_gmt":"2018-05-26T17:46:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonnba.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=15289"},"modified":"2018-05-26T13:54:17","modified_gmt":"2018-05-26T17:54:17","slug":"the-klay-thompson-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2018\/05\/26\/the-klay-thompson-game\/","title":{"rendered":"The Klay Thompson Game That Changed the Course of the NBA"},"content":{"rendered":"

The last time the Golden State Warriors<\/a> found themselves down 3-2 in a series, Klay Thompson<\/a><\/strong> went off. Thompson stole the show and saved Golden State’s season, changing the landscape of the NBA as we know it.<\/p>\n

The Klay Thompson Game and How It Changed the NBA<\/strong><\/h1>\n

It was Game 6 of the 2016 Western Conference Finals<\/a>.\u00a0In what is now known as \u201cThe Klay Game,\u201d Thompson scored 41 points, leading the Warriors to a win. The Warriors would complete the comeback in Game 7, knocking off Kevin Durant<\/a><\/strong> and the Oklahoma City Thunder<\/a>\u00a0en route to their second straight NBA Finals appearance.<\/p>\n

With Stephen Curry<\/a><\/strong> struggling to score, the Warriors were on the brink of elimination, trailing by eight points heading into the fourth quarter. But Thompson scored 25 points in the second half, including 19 in the fourth quarter. He outscored Oklahoma City by himself, 19-18, in the fourth, as the Warriors outscored OKC by 15 points. Thompson knocked down an incredible 11 out of 18 threes in the win.<\/p>\n