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Klay Thompson's 41 points help Golden State Warriors dial up Game 7 vs. Oklahoma City Thunder: Saturday NBA Playoffs rewind 2016

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CLEVELAND, Ohio – Golden State needed a playoff-record 11 3-pointers from Klay Thompson to keep its record-setting season alive.


The Warriors, who set an NBA record with 73 regular-season wins, once trailed the Oklahoma City Thunder 3-1 in the Western Conference finals. They scored the final nine points Saturday night in Oklahoma City for a 108-101 win that tied the series.


Game 7 is Monday night in Oakland. The winner gets the Cavaliers in The Finals, scheduled to begin Thursday.


Thompson’s 41 points made it possible. His team trailed by eight points with nine minutes to go before a 3-pointer that began a creeping comeback. Thompson scored 19 points and five of his 3s in the fourth quarter, which included a go-ahead 3 in the final 1:35.


Stephen Curry added 29 points and 10 points to offset Oklahoma City’s Kevin Durant (29 points) and Russell Westbrook (28 points).


The Thunder’s leading duo combined for 20-of-58 shooting.



Here is a look at the Western Conference finals and roundup of league-wide news in the NBA.


THE SERIES (series tied, 3-3)


Game 1: Oklahoma City 108, Golden State 102


Game 2: Golden State 118, Oklahoma City 91


Game 3: Oklahoma City 133, Golden State 105


Game 4: Oklahoma City 118, Golden State 94


Game 5: Golden State 120, Oklahoma City 111


Game 6: Golden State 108, Oklahoma City 101


Game 7: Oklahoma City at Golden State, 9 p.m. Monday, May 30 (TNT)


WHO’S HOT


• Klay Thompson, Golden State: He hit 11-of-18 shots behind the 3-point arc, setting a playoff record, and finished with 41 points. Thompson initiated the Warriors’ comeback in the final nine minutes with a 3 and capped with another long-distance shot to secure the lead.



WHO’S NOT


• Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook, Oklahoma City: They combined to miss 38 shots. The rest of the Thunder attempted 32.


• Thunder shooters: While Golden State hit 21-of-44 attempts on 3-pointers, Oklahoma City finished just 3-of-21.


GONE FISHIN’



AROUND THE LEAGUE


Here’s what else went on around the association during the weekend from other newspapers and websites:


• The days of tanking in Philadelphia appear to be over under new general manager Bryan Colangelo. The aggressive new front office is considering trades for Jahlil Okafor and Nerlens Noel, reports ESPN.com’s Marc Stein and Chad Ford and SI.com.


• The Toronto Raptors have several questions after the Cavaliers eliminated them. The Toronto Sun’s Chris O’Leary breaks it down here. As for coach Dwane Casey? It would be wise to take care of him, writes Doug Smith.


• The New Orleans Pelicans’ Bryce Dejean-Jones was fatally shot Saturday in Dallas. Dejean-Jones’ agent said his client mistakenly entered the wrong apartment, reports CNN.com.


• Selfless play has led the Cavaliers, writes Gary Washburn of the Boston Globe. From Robert Parish’s preference to leave the glory days in Boston behind to the Cavs, those are the topics of his Sunday basketball notes.


• Joakim Noah’s future in Chicago is in doubt. The Chicago Tribune’s David Haugh weighs in.


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