The Golden State Warriors outlasted the Sacramento Kings in their first-round NBA Playoffs series with an impressive Game 7 win on the road. The road has not been kind to the Warriors this season, but in the biggest game of the year, they came through. Since this core group won their first NBA championship in 2015, they have not lost a Western Conference playoff series. They will look to continue that streak in the second round against LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers. For Klay Thompson, who grew up in Southern California and whose father, Mychal Thompson, played for the Lakers, a series against his hometown team has been something he's anticipated since he got to the NBA as per Connor Letourneau of The San Francisco Chronicle.

Mychal Thompson played five seasons for the Lakers and won two championships as part of the Showtime era. Klay Thompson is in his 12th season in the NBA, all with the Warriors. During that time, the Warriors and Lakers have never squared off against one another in the NBA Playoffs.

From the sounds of it, Thompson is ready to spring into action against LeBron James and the Lakers. Through the first six games against the Kings, Thompson averaged 21.3 points per game, 3.7 rebounds and 2.3 assists with shooting splits of 46.5 percent from the field, 38.1 percent from the 3-point line and 100 percent from the free-throw line. In Game 7, he finished with 30 points and 5 rebounds, albeit only shooting 4-for- 19 from the field, including 2-for-10 from beyond the 3-point line.