"I want to hear from you and these folks want to hear from you," TNT's Ernie Johnson said immediately after the game to Thompson, who scored 32 points and shot 8-16 from three-point range. "This has been such an incredible snapshot of your perseverance and the way you've stuck to it. And to come out and have this type of game to get back to the Finals, Klay."
"I mean, I should have had ten threes," Thompson, ever the perfectionist, replied. "I left like three on the board tonight. But whatever, I'm just so happy to be back, I'm so thankful for this team.