MANILA, Philippines – Although having the iconic designation as one of the “Splash Brothers” will arguably be the highlight of Golden State Warriors star Klay Thompson’s career in terms of nicknames, his persona as “Game 6 Klay” isn’t far behind on the list.
With Golden State down 1-3 in the series and the Kevin Durant-led Thunder leading wire-to-wire and ahead by 7 with half a period to go in the final quarter, the Warriors leaned on Klay’s shooting brilliance to keep them within striking distance of the contest and pave the way for the come-from-behind victory.
When queried by Rappler on background information of that memorable evening against OKC where he dropped 41 points and a then NBA playoffs record of 11 made three-pointers, Thompson revealed it was a speech by teammate Draymond Green two games prior that allowed him to develop the mindset to eventually make history.
“He said, ‘let’s go shock the world.’ And that right there gave me a ton of confidence to just, I like to say, empty the clip as a shooter.” “You don’t plan on having nights like that as an athlete. They kind of just happen organically and that is a very great memory for me, obviously, because at that time it was a playoff record for 3s.”
“But I will forever cherish that game, because it birthed kind of an alter ego for me as far as Game 6, and I was lucky enough to have some great Game 6s after that as well, but I was just in such a great zone that night.”
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