By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Steph Curry and Klay Thompson carried the 73-win Warriors right back to the NBA Finals, as Golden State beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 96-88 on Monday night in Game 7 of the Western Conference finals, completing the rally from a 3-1 series deficit.
The MVP scored 36 points with seven 3-pointers to finish with an NBA-record 32 in a seven-game series, and he added eight assists. Thompson added 21 points and six 3s, two days after his record 11 3-pointers led a Game 6 comeback that sent the series home to raucous Oracle Arena for one more.
The Warriors became the 10th team to rally from a 3-1 deficit and win a postseason series. They return to the NBA Finals for a rematch with James and the Cleveland Cavaliers, who lost the 2015 title in six games as Golden State captured its first championship in 40 years.
Kevin Durant led OKC with 27 points, Spaniard Serge Ibaka added 16 points and Turk big man Enes Kanter had 8 points and 4 rebounds.