Sporting News · May 31, 2016
Warriors' 3-point shooting proves NBA's deadliest weapon in dispatching Thunder
OAKLAND, Calif. — The advantage of the 3-point shot, former Warriors coach Don Nelson once said while lingering for a photo shoot on a motorcycle outside the team’s downtown practice facility, is that it’s worth one extra point. That might be all the analysis required of how Golden State repeated as Western Conference champion.
Monday’s 96-88 victory against the Thunder came in a Game 7 that proved worthy of the shifts and undulations of this West finals series, a masterpiece that saw the Warriors and Thunder dig in on their strengths and let them play out over 48 loud, tense minutes here at Oracle Arena.
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