Good morning. Let’s basketball.
Klay Thompson unleashed his best Pokemon in Game 6
Good morning. We have that and more in Sunday’s NBA newsletter.
COLD WORLD: The Thunder led the Warriors most of the game, despite some serious Antics by Klay Thompson, who hit 11 threes in the game. Steven Adams even put Draymond Green on a beautiful poster early in the game. It felt like OKC’s moment. But in the final minutes, the Thunder got real sloppy with the ball -- thanks in part to the Warriors’ aggressive defense -- and Stephen Curry hit some backbreaking shots (that bank shot!). The result? A 108-101 Golden State win and a Game 7 on Monday. Can OKC even dream of fighting back and winning on Monday? Is it even possible in this world?
Jesus Gomez writes about Klay Thompson’s mastery over the game. Klay was so good Warriors franchisee Joe Lacob bowed to him in the tunnel after the game.
Game 7 is Monday at 9 p.m. ET on TNT.
KING OF ALL NERDS: Klay wore his lucky Yoda socks.
BEEN A LONG TIME: 10 ways in which the world has changed since LeBron last missed the Finals, including the fact that Tiger Woods was still married to Elin Nordegren!
SPEAKING OF NERDS ... Kevin Love had a weird, weird press conference on Friday.
REST IN PEACE: And finally, our hearts go out to the family and friends of Bryce Dejean-Jones, a 23-year-old who played for the Pelicans this season and who was shot dead in Dallas early Saturday morning. It would appear he entered an apartment he believed to be his girlfriend’s; it was not. The story is still developing. Bryce leaves behind a 1-year-old daughter.
No newsletter on Monday. See you next time.


















