Los Golden State Warriors they are one win away from winning the seventh championship in franchise history. However, the shooting guard Klay Thompson knows that Game 6 of the NBA Finals against the Boston Celtics it will not be an easy task.
“We know that the Celtics will play urgently. So for us to match or beat them, we have to put in the biggest effort of the entire year,” Thompson said in the pre-Game 6 media appearance.
Forward Andre Iguodala is one of the Warriors’ most experienced veterans and he also believes it will be difficult to face the Celtics at TD Garden because “closing a series is probably the most difficult game we will play”.
Problems closing away from home
During this postseason, the Warriors have had trouble closing out the series when they already have three wins and must play outside of San Francisco.
In the first round, the ‘Dubs’ won the first three games of the series against the Nuggetsbut lost game four in Denver and won game five to advance to the next round.
During the Western Conference semifinals they faced the Memphis Grizzlies and entered Game 5 with a 3-1 lead, but were unable to capitalize at the FedEx Forum and they had to return to the Chase Center to finish the series.
The Dallas Mavericks were Golden State’s rivals in the Western Conference Finals, but they couldn’t settle the series in four games by losing Luka Doncic’s team’s fourth home game.
Now the team led by Thompson, Stephen Curry and Draymond Green will be looking to win. the fourth Larry O’Brien Trophy in eight years away from home.
