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It used to be he struggled to shake off a bad night, or even a bad start to a game.
Now, he just keeps shooting. Whenever he feels like it, from wherever. No conscience. A hand or two in his face, no matter.
”I was not always like this. I used to be so hard on myself, especially early in my career,” Thompson said. ”… I learned, as I get older, if you play with
passion, you play hard, and you leave the game saying I gave everything I have
tonight in those 48 minutes Youth Da'Shawn Hand Jersey , you can live with the result.”
The Warriors‘ season lives on largely thanks to Thompson’s shooting touch. Golden State is one win from a fourth straight NBA Finals, headed back to
Houston for Monday night’s Game 7.
He came through with the defending champions’ season on the line in another do-or-die Game 6, just as he did two years ago at Oklahoma City. This time he
scored 35 points with nine 3-pointers as the Warriors rallied with a huge second
half to beat the Rockets 115-86 on Saturday night to force a deciding game in
the Western Conference finals.
His defense shined, too. Oh, and the typically subdued Thompson let his emotions flow for all to see: He flexed his biceps Draymond Green style, pumped
his arms like Kevin Durant and yelled out the way Stephen Curry often does at
Oracle Arena.
Thompson has long been content to be the understated All-Star among the four in Golden State’s starting lineup.
”I just wanted to play with as much passion as I could tonight. Probably sounded more vocal than I usually am,” Thompson acknowledged. ”When your back’s
against the wall, if your shot’s not falling, you can always control your
passion and how hard you play. Usually when I do that, it trickles over to other
aspects of my game.”
Curry’s Splash Brother did it in 2016 when he scored 41 points against Durant’s former Thunder team with the Warriors facing elimination. They went on
to win Game 7 before falling to LeBron James and the Cavaliers in a seven-game
NBA Finals.
Durant had no interest in recollecting, smiling and laughing with Curry as he said Cheap Tanner Lee Jersey , ”next question.”
As for Curry?
”I think we both blocked that whole year out of our memory,” the two-time MVP quipped.
No arguing they both appreciate Thompson’s no-fear shooting approach and ability to almost single-handedly turn the tide of a game with a timely
3-pointer or two – or nine.
Once Golden State got going in transition, following clutch defensive stops, Thompson found the looks he so prefers from long range.
”I feel like we’re the best team in the world and most fun team in the world to watch when we’re pushing that ball, getting defensive stops and making
plays,” he said. ”We’ve got too much talent not just to hit singles like Coach
always says. Trust the next man ahead of us. It will end up working in our favor
most of the time.”
Thompson shot 13 for 23 and 9 of 14 from deep as the Warriors responded from an early 17-point deficit to dominate James Harden and Houston the final three
quarters, outscoring the Rockets 93-47 after trailing 39-22 at the end of the
first.
Thompson went a combined 20 of 32 from 3-point range in those two impressive Game 6 shows, Saturday and in 2016.
”I think Klay doesn’t worry too much about repercussions. He doesn’t worry about judgment and results. I think he just loves to play,” coach Steve Kerr
said. ”He’s so comfortable in his own skin. I just think he wants to go out
there and hoop, and he doesn’t worry about much else. So the pressure doesn’t
seem to bother him much. He just competes and plays. As I said, the two-way
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It took one trip to Las Vegas early in the season for the San Jose Sharks to realize that the fast start to the season for the expansion Golden Knights was
no fluke.
So it should come as little surprise to the Sharks that they have to get past Vegas in the second round of the playoffs starting Thursday night to reach the
Western Conference final for the fourth time in the past nine seasons.
”I remember playing them in November and walking in and going, `This isn’t a mirage. These guys are for real,”’ Sharks coach Peter DeBoer said. ”Their game
was real, the way they came at you, the tenacity they played with, the depth
they have. That opinion for me hasn’t changed in any of the games we played
them, and it went back as far as November when we played them early. Great test
for us.”
The Golden Knights brought relentless speed to a Pacific Division that had been known in recent years for heavy teams that thrived on wearing down
opponents with physical play.
The group of castoffs raced past the rest of the division for 109 points in the regular season and then swept a Los Angeles Kings team that always seemed to
be a step behind in the first round of the playoffs.
”We played them a couple of times early and you figured out this team is for real and will be tough for years to come,” Sharks defenseman Justin Braun said.
”They have great speed and the coach has them going hard. We’re going to have to
match that every shift.”
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The transformation really took hold this season after top-line center Joe Thornton went out with a knee injury in January and the Sharks acquired Evander
Kane and Eric Fehr the following month, adding both speed and depth to the
forward group that should test the unproven Golden Knights.
”I would assume it’ll be a bit more fast-paced a bit, maybe a little more open hockey,” Vegas goalie Marc-Andre Fleury said. ”I think LA was a team that
played well defensively, but they don’t create as much offensively. With these
guys we’re going to have to do a little more up and down.”
Here are some other things to watch in this series:
GOALIE SHOWDOWN
The series features a matchup of two of the NHL’s hottest goalies. Fleury allowed just three goals in a first-round sweep, leading the league with a .977
save percentage and 0.65 goals against average. San Jose’s Martin Jones was
nearly as stingy, allowing four goals against Anaheim for a .970 save percentage
and 1.0 GAA. Jones’ career .931 save percentage is third best ever among goalies
with at least 20 playoff games.
SPECIAL TEAMS
One of the few things Vegas didn’t do well in the first round was capitalize on power plays, scoring on just 1 of 12 chances after converting on 21.4 percent
in the regular season. The Sharks were among the best penalty killers all
season, ranking second at 84.8 percent. San Jose’s power play has been a bit of
a roller coaster this season, struggling early and late but thriving for a
stretch in the middle of the year. The Sharks were 6 for 20 in the opening
round.
”It does become more important as the playoffs go on that you win the special teams battle,” DeBoer said. ”Both teams take a lot of pride in those areas so it
should be a good test.”
BIG BURNS
The Sharks rely heavily on defenseman Brent Burns‘ big shot to generate offense. He had nine shots and a goal in Game 1 of the last round before the
Ducks seemed to put extra emphasis on shutting him down. Vegas figures to do the
same.
”When he’s on the ice Authentic Mike Hughes Jersey , you got to pay special attention to him,” coach Gerard Gallant said. ”The wingers can’t fall asleep up high and let him go
down the backdoor and give him a lot of shots to the net. That’s what they do,
they focus on getting pucks to the net.”
LONG BREAK
Both teams figure to be well-rested for this series after sweeping the first round. San Jose will have seven full days since beating Anaheim, while Vegas has
had eight days off since finishing off Los Angeles. This marks just the second
time in the past 22 years that teams will meet in the playoffs after sweeping
the previous round.
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The Sharks will once again start the series without star center Thornton, who has been out since Jan. 23 with a knee injury. DeBoer ruled Thornton out for at
least Game 1 and there is no timeline for when he will be ready to return.
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AP freelancer W.G. Ramirez in Las Vegas contributed to this report.
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