OAKLAND -- The quietest Warrior turned up the volume Saturday night. Klay Thompson got loud. Got loud with his gestures, his shooting, his defense and, most uncharacteristically, his mouth.
That was Thompson on the court pumping his fists, yelling toward the rafters of Oracle Arena, exhorting the sellout crowd to get louder and, ultimately, pulling the Warriors back from cliff’s edge and into a Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals.
“I just wanted to play with as much passion as I could tonight,” the normally stoic Thompson said. “Probably sounded more vocal than I usually am.