The Golden State Warriors met the Oklahoma City Thunder's superior execution, strategy and all-around edge in earthly play with what felt like acts of God on Monday, securing a 96-88 win in Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals.
Score one for divine intervention.
Golden State completed its improbable emergence from a 3-1 series hole (becoming just the 10th of 233 teams to pull off the feat), erasing yet another double-digit deficit with absurd shooting, ridiculous resolve and relentless confidence.
The victory swells Golden State's already enormous legend.
It was the Warriors' 17th win after trailing by double figures, and it came against a Thunder team that easily erased the squad many thought would trouble the Warriors most: the 67-win San Antonio Spurs.
To beat the Thunder in Monday's decisive contest, Golden State needed 36 points and a series of truly unstoppable offensive sequences from unanimous MVP Stephen Curry.
Curry was truly transcendent...and it has generally required transcendence to beat the Thunder.
In Game 6, the Warriors survived ...
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Thunder Didn’t Give Away a Trip to the NBA Finals; Golden State Warriors Took It
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