For much of this season, there has been debate as to whether the Warriors are the greatest team in NBA history.
Right now, the question is: Will they still be playing after this weekend?
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The Thunder inflicted a crippling 118-94 defeat on the Warriors on Tuesday to take a 3-1 series lead in the Western Conference finals.
The loss marked the first time this season the Warriors have lost back-to-back games. The streak couldn't have come at a worse time for the defending champs, who set an NBA record with 73 wins in the regular season.
They have to win three games in a row to return to the NBA Finals. That doesn't sound like a tough task for a team that has won so many games, but it is when two of its three All-Stars — including MVP Stephen Curry — have come up short the past two games. Not to mention, only two teams in NBA history (out of 39) have emerged victorious from a 3-1 deficit in a conference finals series.
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Curry took 20 shots from the floor Tuesday to score 14 points (he finished with 19 points, counting free throws), hitting just six of them. He also turned the ball over six times. Draymond Green was even worse, getting into early foul trouble and amounting to a no-show on the offensive end.
The series is heading back to Oakland, where the Warriors could be making their last home appearance of the season. Something like that was almost unthinkable during the regular season.
"This team doesn't think about 73 wins," Green told reporters after the game. "This team thinks about winning back-to-back championships."
The Warriors have accomplished the wins, but if they don't rattle off three more starting Friday, they'll never hear the end of it.
Stud of the Night
Russell Westbrook did what Russell Westbrook does — he got a triple-double. He finished with 36 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists and four steals.
Dud of the Night
Green looked like he was punishing himself for kicking Steven Adams in the groin. The All-Star forward scored just six points and shot 1 for 7 from the field in 38 minutes.
Tweet of the Night
The score may have been even worse if not for Klay Thompson’s third-quarter scoring binge. He scored 19 straight points at one point in the period, single-handedly keeping his team in the game. He finished with 26 points on the night.
. @KlayThompson in the 3rd quarter: 🔥🔥🔥 https://t.co/toObJtKD25
— GoldenStateWarriors (@warriors) May 25, 2016
Looking ahead
Eastern Conference finals Game 5: Raptors at Cavaliers, 8:30 p.m. ET, ESPN (series tied 2-2): When the Cavs left the U.S., it looked as if they wouldn’t be bringing the Raptors back with them. Two games later, Cleveland has a dogfight on its hands.