Warriors overcome butterflies, sting like bees in West finals victory

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OAKLAND, Calif. — It was nervy before it was brilliant, before the Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry poured 36 points into the 96-88 culmination of an incredible comeback from down 3-1 in the Western Conference finals, just the 10th playoff team to rally from such a series deficit. On Monday night, the Warriors completed their crawl from the grave, while simultaneously snagging a second straight ticket to the NBA Finals.

After starting Andre Iguodala for the first time all season, the Warriors closed the Oklahoma City Thunder out.

When asked whether he gets classic pregame butterflies in his stomach, Klay Thompson told ESPN.com, “No.” Then a pause, followed by an admission.

“OK, for a game like this, a little bit.”

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