The Golden State Warriors and their moment of truth

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The Golden State Warriors are facing their moment of truth, trailing the Oklahoma City Thunder, 2-1, in the Western Conference finals with Game 4 on Tuesday in Oklahoma City.

There are other instances of great regular-season teams facing a moment of truth in a postseason series. How did those teams fare?

2014-15 Warriors

Last year’s Warriors (67-15) faced a 2-1 deficit in the NBA Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Warriors won Game 4 in Cleveland by 21, Game 5 at home by 13 and Game 6 back in Cleveland by eight to take the series in six games. The key to the series was Andre Iguodala, who shadowed LeBron James. In the final three games of that series, James shot 39 percent from the field.

2012-13 Heat

The 2012-13 Miami Heat (66-16) were down 3-2 in the NBA Finals against the San Antonio Spurs. The Spurs were 28 seconds from a title and up by five points. But the Heat rallied to tie the score on Ray Allen’s 3-pointer from the corner with 5.2 seconds remaining and won in overtime. They won Game 7, 95-88, to win the …

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