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Klay Thompson isn’t done in the NBA. He still has plenty to give for the Dallas Mavericks, who just signed him to a $50 million contract and hope he’s the missing piece to a championship.
That said, Thompson could hang up his sneakers today and still go down as the second-greatest shooter ever and a Hall-of-Famer lock because of what he did in winning four championships over 13 seasons for the Golden State Warriors. And that’s what we’re here to celebrate.
Thompson had many incredible performances and unforgettable moments along his Warriors journey. We’re going to try to narrow them down to the best, or, in some cases, the most telling or important in the grand scheme of the journey. In honor of the No. 11 jersey he wore, which the Warriors have already said will be retired, here is a ranking of Thompson’s 11 best moments as a Warrior.
1. Game 6 vs. Oklahoma City, 2016
The birth of “Game 6 Klay” was one of the most iconic performances in NBA history. The Warriors, who had won an NBA record 73 games that regular season, were more than on the ropes; they looked all but done in Oklahoma City, which had jumped out to a 3-1 conference finals lead and just flat out looked like the better team in carrying an eight-point lead into the fourth quarter of the potential closeout game.
That’s when Thompson went wild, scoring 22 fourth-quarter points, including three straight 3-pointers to open the quarter and the one to finally give Golden State the lead with a minute and a half to play. Every single shot felt like a defibrillator, shocking a dying man back to life. Thompson finished with 41 points on what remains an NBA playoff record 11 3-pointers. And when it was all said and done, Golden State had not just survived Game 6; it went on to win Game 7 to advance to the NBA Finals.
2. Game 6 vs. Toronto, 2019
You don’t have to say anything more than “the Klay Thompson free throws” and every basketball fan knows exactly what you’re talking about: Game 6 of the 2019 NBA Finals. The Warriors were down 3-2 to Toronto, had already…
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Author : Brad Botkin
Publish date : 2024-07-11 21:02:10
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