Golden State Warriors: 5 Takeaways From Game 5 vs. Thunder

The Golden State Warriors avoided elimination in Game 5 of the 2016 Western Conference Finals, but can they win the series? Here are the five biggest takeaways heading into Game 6.

It wasn’t convincing for a 73-win team whose reputation had been “invincible” heading into the series, but the Golden State Warriors lived to fight another day Thursday night.

In an elimination Game 5 at Oracle Arena, the Dubs rode Stephen Curry‘s big fourth quarter, their supporting cast, and the roar of a deafening home crowd to a 120-111 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder. Now comes the hard part: Game 6 back in OKC, where the Thunder have beaten Golden State by an average of 26.0 points per game in the last two contests.

For now, the Warriors ain’t going home.

But after pulling the series to 3-2, do they actually have a chance of winning the 2016 Western Conference Finals? Can the heavily favored defending champs force a Game 7 back at Oracle? Can they become the 10th team in NBA history to come back from a 3-1 series deficit?

Here’s a look at what we saw in Game 5 that will help us answer those pivotal questions.

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