Should You Bet on Game 6 Klay Thompson in the 2022 NBA Finals?

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Should You Bet on Game 6 Klay Thompson in the 2022 NBA Finals?

After almost two weeks of NBA Finals action, we head to the TD Garden for Game 6 between the Golden State Warriors and Boston Celtics tonight. The Warriors will be able to close the series out and capture the title with a win, but beyond that fact, one question is on the minds of every bettor: Will Game 6 Klay Thompson show up?

For the uninitiated, the legend of 'Game 6 Klay Thompson' continues to grow. Already this postseason, Thompson pulled out a crazy 30-point performance on 66% shooting against the Memphis Grizzlies in Game 6 of their Western Conference Semifinal matchup - a performance that sealed the series for the Warriors.

After the game, Klay even bought into the hype himself with an all-time great Instagram Story.

But when it all comes down to it, just what are Klay Thompson's numbers like in Game 6?

After five fairly pedestrian outings early in his career, the legend was officially born in 2016 when Thompson led the Dubs back from a big deficit against the Thunder in Oklahoma to get the win and level the Western Conference Finals at 3-3. The Warriors would go on to win the series and advance to the Finals.

Since that moment in OKC, the guard has been consistently good:

  • Game 6 vs. Grizzlies 2022: 30 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists
  • Game 6 vs. Raptors 2019 Finals: 30-5-0
  • Game 6 vs. Rockets 2019: 27-2-2
  • Game 6 vs. Clippers 2019: 9-7-1
  • Game 6 vs. Rockets 2018: 35-6-2
  • Game 6 vs. Cavaliers 2016 Finals: 25-3-1
  • Game 6 vs. Thunder 2016: 41-4-0

With five of his last six Game 6s since that fateful night against the Thunder resulting in returns of 25+ points, the value play for bettors looks to be Klay Thompson to score 25+ points at odds of +250 with FanDuel Sportsbook.

MORE: Projected Warriors vs. Celtics Game 6 box score

With so much hysteria around the potential for Thompson to go off, will that impact on his teammates mindset heading into such a pivotal NBA Finals game? 

Speaking to the media in the lead up to tonight's matchup, the presumptive Finals MVP, Steph Curry, tried to play down the talk.

“I will in no way infringe upon that nickname for Klay,” Curry said. “I’m just going to do my job and try to help us get a win, enjoy what that would actually mean.”

For those bettors who will be looking to take some action but would like to take things a little more conservatively, DimersBOT projects Thompson to go for 20 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists. A $25 bet on Klay to score 20+ points would win you $20.

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Find out who we're betting on for every basketball game in the Playoffs via our NBA Bet Hub, where we deliver you NBA predictions and suggested bets, or check out the NBA Betting News section.

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Jason Bevilacqua
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Jason Bevilacqua, an expert in MLB, NHL, NBA, MLS, and NFL, delivers game previews, best bets, and props. Since 2020, as Head of Social and Community at Dimers, he has contributed insightful articles utilizing data-driven models and simulations.

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