OAKLAND, Calif. — Game 7 needs no hype or introduction.
The Warriors’ historic season will either add another incredible chapter or conclude without reaching its ultimate goal when Golden State tips off against the Oklahoma City Thunder at 9 p.m. EDT Monday.
Klay Thompson’s scintillating 41-point performance in Game 6 on Saturday — “One of the great individual performances I think we’ve ever seen,” coach Steve Kerr said — set the stage for a showdown for the ages.
Two immensely talented teams, one in search of its city’s first NBA title and the other looking to repeat and validate a record-setting season, will clash at Oracle Arena with a trip to the NBA Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers on the line.