When this series began, all of us hoped it could go the entire seven games for pure entertainment value. We get our wish granted Monday night in Oakland.

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Oklahoma City Thunder at Golden State Warriors (-7, 218)

Series tied 3-3

The Golden State Warriors turned to their stars down the stretch in Game 6, and Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry delivered a Game 7. The soldiers could have the risk to near out the Western Conference finals and advance to the NBA Finals for the second one straight year after they host the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 7 on Monday.

Golden State looked beaten and broken after you have crushed in Games 3 and four to fall right into a 3-1 hole within the series, but a tricky win at home in Game 5 coupled with a transcendent performance from Thompson in Game 6 knotted it back at three wins apiece. “We played for every other,” Thompson told reporters after burying an NBA playoff-record 11 3-pointers within the 108-101 win. “… It was simply so much fun to play with the hearth and emotion we did for the entire 48 minutes.” The Thunder held a seven-point lead with five minutes left on Sunday but were outscored 19-5 the remainder of the best way and committed six turnovers in that span. “I felt like we didn’t do a really perfect job coming down the stretch,” Oklahoma City coach Billy Donovan told reporters. “We got a bit of stagnant coming down the stretch. Defensively, we were slightly late, but they made some tough shots and made some plays.”

TV: 9 p.m. ET, TNT

LINE HISTORY: The soldiers opened as 7.5-point favorites at most department stores immediately following Game 6 on Saturday night, however, after just a couple of hours at that number the road was moved back to -7. The overall opened at 219 however the public bet the Under and compelled the books to lower the number by by a whole point all the way down to 218. Take a look at your entire line history here.

MATCHUP CHART:

ABOUT THE THUNDER (66-33, 47-51-1 ATS, 47-52 O/U): Oklahoma City already has one win at Golden State under its belt within the series and believes it could actually overcome the devastation of dropping Game 6 at home. “We know exactly what they do, they know exactly what we do,” Kevin Durant told. “It’s only a matter of who wants it more. Both teams went available in the market and played extremely hard (in Game 6). They made more shots than we did, especially from the 3. That’s the name of the game.” Durant and Russell Westbrook combined for 57 points but went 1-of-13 from 3-point range within the loss and 3-of-14 from the sphere within the fourth quarter.

ABOUT THE SOLDIERS (84-14, 55-41-2 ATS, 52-45-1 O/U): Golden State outscored the Thunder 63-9 from 3-point range led by Thompson, who buried a flat-footed 3-pointer from over 28 feet away on the top of the important thing and nailed another in transition to offer the go-ahead bucket within the late-game surge. "Obviously, Klay Thompson was ridiculous," Golden State coach Steve Kerr told reporters. "The shooting was one of the most incredible shooting you'll ever see." Curry added 29 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists and located his shot late with a couple of 3-pointers and a runner at the right side of the lane that sealed it within the final seconds.

TRENDS:

* Thunder are 6-1 ATS of their last 7 games following a straight up loss.* Warriors are 9-2 ATS of their last 11 home games.* Under is 5-1 in Thunder last 6 after scoring 100 points or more of their previous game.* Under is 5-1 within the last 6 meetings in Golden State.* Thunder are 1-6 ATS within the last 7 meetings in Golden State.

COVERS CONSENSUS: The early returns for the Covers Consensus are showing a 50/50 split at the point spread and 65 percent of Covers wagers at the Over. View full consensus data here.

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