There's an argument to be made that Klay Thompson has been the Golden State Warriors' best player in the NBA Finals. He comes into Game 6 averaging 25.0 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 3.0 assists while shooting 52.1 percent overall and 57.1 percent from beyond the arc – on nearly nine tries per game. Considering his well-documented history of excellence with his team staring down elimination, no one would have been surprised if he put Golden State on his back en route to forcing a Game 7 on Sunday at Scotiabank Arena, either.

Pull-up 30-footers in transition, though? In the middle of multiple defenders? While going to his right? Shots like that seemed a bridge too far even for a shooter of Thompson's all-time caliber when the stakes are highest, but he proved that expectation wrong in the third quarter.

Unreal.

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Klay Thompson, of course, isn't just a shooter. He's spent most of the NBA Finals chasing Kyle Lowry around the floor, but has also been used to defend Kawhi Leonard – especially during high-leverage possessions. Golden State sealed a win in dramatic fashion during the final three minutes of Game 5 not just because Thompson hit a pair of triples, but because he held Leonard, who'd just gone on a personal 10-0 run, scoreless down the stretch.

Talk about three-and-D.