Klay Thompson

They punched their ticket on Thursday night with a comfortable 120-110 win over the Dallas Mavericks in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals to win the ...

Golden State's bid to win the 2019 Finals effectively ended when Thompson tore his ACL. Now, their trip to the 2022 Finals is coming thanks to perhaps the best game of Thompson's postseason. After two years away, one of the greatest heat checks in NBA history will take his talents to the league's biggest stage and compete for his fourth ring. There were moments in the past few months in which it looked like Thompson would struggle to stay on the floor in games like this. In a sense, this is the sort of Finals run Kerr has always wanted to make. LeBron James couldn't do it alone in Cleveland. The Mavericks have done well to surround Doncic with an array of shooters and defenders. The Warriors had more of it than anyone else. The Mavericks hung around early and made a run toward the end of the third quarter to briefly cut the deficit to single digits, but they never led on the night. Curry was the only Warrior to earn All-NBA honors, and they're playing against one of the best players in the NBA. Many teams, under similar circumstances, would've folded without their best player playing at his best. Kevon Looney's 18 rebounds gave the Warriors a plus-17 margin on the glass. The Golden State Warriors are heading back to the NBA Finals for the sixth time in eight seasons. You can attribute Golden State's 3-1 collapse against the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2016 to many things, but a hobbled Stephen Curry would be high on that list, so when Curry seemingly tweaked his ankle early in Game 5 with yet another 3-1 lead, Warriors fans had every right to panic. They punched their ticket on Thursday night with a comfortable 120-110 win over the Dallas Mavericks in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals to win the series, 4-1.

With this context in mind, let's take a look at how the Warriors have faired with and without Klay on the court during the 2022 NBA Playoffs. Golden State ...

Why is this? Two things jump off the page. Even now, it’s important to remember Klay has only been near full strength for just a few months.

Klay Thompson did not wait until Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals against the Dallas Mavericks to unleash Game 6 Klay.

Given that this team got to Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals with a 3-1 lead despite Klay struggling to consistently find his shooting form that’s a scary thought. Still can’t believe he missed 2 years!!!https://t.co/A9Cqmg26gl Thompson was the catalyst, scoring 19 points, shooting 11-for-17 from the field and 5-for-8 on threes.

The Golden State Warriors are back in the NBA Finals. Defeating the Dallas Mavericks in five games, the team was able to return to a place they resided at ...

I really can't believe it." I can't believe it. In this close-out game, they were led by Klay Thompson, who shared his emotional reaction after the game.

Klay Thompson spoke to TNT after the Golden State Warriros defeated the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday night to advance to the NBA Finals.

- SHOULD THE BUCKS MAKE A TRADE? On Sunday afternoon, the Milwaukee Bucks lost Game 7 to the Boston Celtics, which officially ends their 2021-22 NBA season in the second-round. Last season, they won the NBA Championship, and they will now enter an offseason where they can look to improve the roster to get back to the NBA Finals.CLICK HERE. The Warriros will now face off with either the Boston Celtics or the Miami Heat in the Finals for the NBA Championship.

The Golden State Warriors are headed to their sixth NBA Finals in eight seasons, and it only feels right that a vintage Klay Thompson game in Thursday's...

Klay Thompson was a flamethrower in the first half. It was also fitting Thompson's three-pointer with about three minutes remaining all but iced it. He was a shadow of his former self at times this season, but the version who darts around screens and is automatic from deep took the floor at Chase Center for Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals.

Klay Thompson shimmied his way to 32 points and the Warriors advanced to their sixth NBA finals in the past eight seasons by beating the Mavericks 120-110.

The star this game was Thompson, who sat out the past two seasons with injuries but showed flashes of his old self in this clincher. They are the first team to make six finals appearances in an eight-year span since the Michael Jordan-led Chicago Bulls had a pair of three-peats from 1991-93 and 1996-98. Thompson scored 19 points in the first half, including a three-pointer that he punctuated with teammate Stephen Curry‘s signature shake as the Warriors raced out to a 17-point halftime lead and coasted the rest of the way.