Warriors vs. Thunder Game 6 Was Highest-Rated Game of 2015-16 Season

May 29th, 2016 by Matt Fitzgerald Leave a reply »

The Golden State Warriors' 108-101 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday was the NBA's highest-rated game of the entire season.

Turner Sports PR provided the ratings details for what was an epic Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals at Chesapeake Energy Arena:



The defending NBA champion Warriors staved off elimination for a second straight contest thanks largely to Klay Thompson's playoff-record 11 three-pointers en route to 41 points.

Thompson and Stephen Curry, who scored 22 of his 31 points in the second half, stepped up big down the stretch for Golden State.



It was a different story for the Thunder's marquee duo of Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant. ESPN Stats & Info noted how their struggles in big moments have been a trend in the playoffs:



Golden State will have home-court advantage for Monday's decisive Game 7 at Oracle Arena.

After a record-setting 73-win season to back up their NBA championship from last year, the Warriors appeared to be losing momentum en route to a 3-1 series deficit against Oklahoma City. Now the tabl ...

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