2016 NBA Playoffs
Western Conference Finals – Game #7
#3 Oklahoma City Thunder at #1 Golden State Warriors
Best of Seven Series Tied 3-3
Monday, May 30, 2016, 9:05 pm Eastern, TV: TNT
Oracle Arena – Oakland, California
Opening Line: Golden State -7
Current Line: Golden State -7
Opening Total: 219 1/2
Current Total: 218
Opening Money Line: Warriors -330 / Thunder +265
Current Money Line: Warriors -300 / Thunder +250
The Golden State Warriors were down 3-1 in the Western Conference Finals to the Oklahoma City Thunder. However, the Warriors have won two straight games to force a game seven Monday night. The winner will face the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Finals starting Thursday.
Oklahoma City stole home court with a 108-102 victory in game one. Golden State rebounded in game two with a 118-91 victory. No one, not even the most hard core Thunder fans, could have predicted what would happen next. Oklahoma City completely dominated in all phases of the game in the two games in OKC. The Thunder won game three 133-105, and led by as many as 41 points. Game four was almost as bad. The Thunder won 118-94 to take a commanding 3-1 lead in the series. The series returned to Oakland for game five and the Warriors won 120-111. In game six in OKC Saturday night, Golden State trailed by nine in the fourth but came back to win 108-101 to force game seven.
The Thunder were 3.5 point favorites in game six and the total was 221.5. OKC led by as many as 13 in the first half but Golden State trimmed the lead to 5 by halftime. The Thunder expanded the lead back to eight by the end of the third. Oklahoma City looked good early in the fourth, and even still led by 7 with around five minutes to go. However, then the Warriors’ Splash Brothers duo of Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson took over. The Warriors closed the game on a 19-5 run. Conversely, OKC’s star duo of Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant missed shot after shot and had way too many turnovers down the stretch. Both teams shot just over 40% from the field, but the Warriors made 21/44 three pointers, including 11 from Thompson, and NBA record for a playoff game. The Thunder were a woeful 3/23 from three point range. Both teams had 15 turnovers. Thompson had 41 points. Curry had 31 points with 10 rebounds and 9 assists. Westbrook had 28 points, 11 assists, 9 rebounds, and 4 steals. Durant had 29 points. However, Westbrook and Durant were 20/58 from the field. Durant was 6/19 from the field in the first half, which is way to many shots. The duo also combined for 8 turnovers.
Oklahoma City is coached by Billy Donovan. Oklahoma City is 55-27 and won the Northwest Division by 11 games over the Portland Trail Blazers and were the #3 seed in the West. OKC is 47-51-3 ATS and the total is 46-53 this season. The Thunder beat the Dallas Mavericks in five games in the first round. All four Thunder wins in the series were by double digits. After getting crushed by the Spurs in game one by 32 points, OKC won four of the next five games to win the series in six. The Thunder are in the Conference Finals for the third time in the last six seasons, after missing the playoffs last year.
Golden State is coached by Steve Kerr. Kerr won the NBA coach of the year award despite missing almost half the season recovering from back surgery. The Warriors set an NBA record for wins in the regular season with a 73-9 record. They won the Pacific Division by 20 games over the Los Angeles Clippers. The Warriors beat the Houston Rockets in five games in the first round. The Warriors then beat the Portland Trail Blazers in five games in the second round. Two time MVP Stephen Curry suffered knee and ankle injuries in the first round against the Rockets and missed six games in the playoffs. He returned for the last two games against the Blazers. Golden State is the defending NBA Champion. Golden State is 55-41-2 ATS and the total is 52-45-1.
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Oklahoma City is outscoring teams 106-98 in the playoffs. The Thunder are #3 in scoring in the playoffs. OKC is shooting 46.9% from the field and 33.9% from three point range. Oklahoma City makes 79.7% of their free throws. Opponents are shooting 44.9% from the field and 34.1% from three point range. OKC averages 46.2 rebounds per game and opponents average 36.5 per game. Oklahoma City averages 20.2 assists, 13.9 turnovers, 6.9 steals and 4.9 blocks per game. Opponents average 20.9 assists, 10.9 turnovers, 5.7 steals and 3.5 blocks per game.
Kevin Durant averages 27.4 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 3.6 assists during the playoffs. Russell Westbrook averages 25.5 points, 6.8 rebounds, 10.8 assists and 1.8 steals per game. He had 18 triple doubles this season to tie Magic Johnson in 1981-82 for the most in the last last 40 seasons. Center Enes Kanter averages 11.6 points and 7.3 rebounds per game. Forward Serge Ibaka averages 11.7 points, 5.3 rebounds, 1 steal, and 1.4 blocks per game. Steven Adams averages 10.2 points and 9.9 rebounds per game. Dion Waiters averages 9.4 points, 2.5 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal per game. Randy Foye, Cameron Payne, Anthony Morrow, Nick Collison, and Andre Roberson will also get minutes in the rotation.
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Golden State is outscoring teams 114-103 in the playoffs. The Warriors are shooting 48% from the field and 40.7% from three point range. Golden State makes 74.3% of their free throws. Opponents are shooting 40.6% from the field and 35.4% from three point range. The Warriors average 45.6 rebounds per game and opponents average 45.6 as well. Golden State averages 27.1 assists, 13.5 turnovers, 8 steals and 6.4 blocks per game. Opponents average 19.9 assists, 16 turnovers, 7.6 steals and 4.3 blocks per game.
Klay Thompson averages 27.2 points, 3.6 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.2 steals per game in the playoffs. Curry averages 24.8 points, 5.3 rebounds, 6.5 assists and 1.3 blocks per game. Draymond Green averages 17.7 points, 10.4 rebounds, 7 assists, 1.6 steals and 2.3 blocks per game. Shaun Livingston averages 11.1 points, 3.4 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game. Harrison Barnes, Andre Igoudala, Marreese Speights, Leandro Barbosa, Andrew Bogut and Ian Clark will also get minutes in the rotation. Kevon Looney is out for the season with a hip injury.
Oklahoma City is 6-1 ATS after a straight up loss, 8-2 in Monday games, 6-2 after failing to cover, 15-5 after the opponent scores 100 points or more, 12-5 against a team with winning home records and 16-7 against teams with winning records. The under is 5-2 in this series recently and 5-1 in Oakland between the teams.
Golden State is 9-2 ATS at home, 6-2 on one day rest, 31-15 in Monday games, 33-16-2 against teams with winning road records, and 1-4 after a straight up win. The home team is 15-5-1 ATS in this series recently. The Warriors are 6-1 ATS at home against the Thunder.
Golden State has lost only three times at home this season, but one of those was the first game of this series. The Thunder had chances to close out the defending champions in both games five and six, but couldn’t get the job done. If the Thunder turn the ball over like they did down the stretch Saturday night, then this could be a blowout win for the Warriors. Curry and Thompson made some incredible shots in game six. I think the Warriors win, but I don’t think it will be a blowout like some people think.
