[Podcast] 2016 NBA Regular Season: Steph Curry Shocks the Oklahoma City Thunder
The Golden State Warriors had the best team ever in 2016, but the Oklahoma City Thunder had them on the ropes in this regular season classic. Well until Steph Curry rip their hearts out.
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In February 2016, Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors had the best record ever after 57 games (52-5) and were on their way to the best regular season in NBA history. Then, they ran into a Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and the Oklahoma City Thunder. The teams played one of the best regular season games ever that ended with Curry hitting the signature shot of his career. Gabe and Alex breakdown the ridiculous end of the game and what it meant for the NBA.
Show Outline
Intro
Study Hall
Year 2 of the Warriors dominance
Oklahoma City was finally getting away from injury-plagued years
Other interesting things
Warriors came into this game at 52-5 (lol), but only 3.5 games up on the Spurs who were 49-9 in Duncan's last season. Thunder were 41-17 and 11.5 games back. They would have been tied for the east lead with the Cavs
Skinny: Recap of the game
The Six Pack (It’s actually a five pack, these are Natty Ices)
Insane end of game and OT sequence
Curry, everything
What are some things like a deep Steph three where the crowd kind of coos in anticipation?
Is this Steph's best moment?
Can we talk about how gross the mouthguard thing is?
Warriors’ weird lineups
Draymond lockerroom outburst
Broadcast things
Durant's grandma was watching GSW in this season; couldn't escape it
Breen: "they like to call Dion the X-factor, but he's been very inconsistent"
JVG: "I've never seen a man fall down and scream as often as Anderson Varejao does"
Legacy
Led to one of the best playoffs ever in the Western Conference
Durant really broke the league by going to GSW….
This season was the turning point between the early aughts and the late augths/20s