We all remember the 2016 Western Conference Finals. The Golden State Warriors, fresh off the best regular season record in NBA history, ran into the hyper-athletic, ultra-talented Oklahoma City Thunder, and the two-headed monster of Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook.
While the Thunder were very good, the Warriors were supposed to cruise right by them.
That didn’t happen. Oklahoma City put Golden State on the ropes, by jumping out to a 3-1 series lead. The Warriors needed to win three straight, and it required one of the best playoff performances in recent NBA history by one Klay Thompson to do so.