OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Golden State Warriors became the 10th team in NBA history to rally from a 3-1 deficit and win a postseason series.
After a 96-88 win over Oklahoma City in Game 7 of the Western Conference finals Monday night, they return to the NBA Finals for a rematch with LeBron James and the Cavaliers, who lost the 2015 title in six games as Golden State captured its first championship in 40 years.
Game 1 is Thursday night in Oakland.
Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson carried the 73-win Warriors right to the finals.
Curry scored 36 points with seven 3-pointers to finish with an NBA-record 32 in a seven-game series, while Thompson added 21 points and six 3s, two days after his record 11 3-pointers led a Game 6 comeback that sent the series home to raucous Oracle Arena for one more.