Ever since Oklahoma City's Game 1 win, these Western Conference Finals have felt like it was the Thunder's to take. Games 3 and 4 for the team were works of art, demolishing Golden State in a way no one has all season and handing them back-to-back losses for the first time.
Warriors vs. Thunder 2016 live stream: Time, TV schedule and how to watch Game 6 online
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But now the pressure is on the Thunder in a sense. They understandably dropped Game 5 in the raucous Oracle Arena, and the series is now 3-2. Oklahoma City is clearly the favorites to win Game 6, which would send them to the NBA Finals. Their home crowd advantage is legendary and they have two of the greatest players in the world on their side. But across from them is a 73-win squad with their stars finally coming off a winning outcome in Game 5. Oklahoma City has to win on Saturday, because if they allow this to slip to a Game 7, this could turn in a very bad way.
That's the worst-case scenario. At home, Game 6 should be where Oklahoma City takes care of business. They were clearly the better team in Games 3 and 4. Finally, their depth is clicking, whether it's Andre Roberson or Dion Waiters or Enes Kanter. If any of those fail, they have a few more options and always Durant and Westbrook to fall back on.
Game 6 should be wild. There’s two teams, each considering the game a must win, each really meaning that when they say it. If Oklahoma City can pull this off, it’s one of the greatest playoff runs ever, conquering a 67- and 73-win team within weeks. But it’s never a good thing to count the Warriors out.
How to watch Warriors vs. Thunder Game 3
Place: Chesapeake Energy Arena
Time: 8 p.m. ET
TV: TNT
Streaming: Watch TNT, SlingTV
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Draymond Green’s flagrant foul in Game 3
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