>> man, if that doesn't get you pumped up, check your pulse! 7 arena as we count you down to game six of the nba finals. after 47 seasons, the warriors will play their final game in this building and hope to send dub nation home happy and force a game 7 in toronto. i do love the entrance. for the final time. the man who played ten years in the building. >> what was it like as you walk in knowing this was the final night? aside from oh, man! i almost didn't beat the traffic!

>> this is such an amazing thing. for me, it was bitter sweet. because one, i love being here in oakland. i love the fans here. i love the experiences that i had over the many years here as a warrior. and you come in and you're like, there will be something bigger and better, yes. but i think there's definitely nostalgia for the people who make this building what it is. >> i got here in 2007, in april, during the we believe run. so i was spoiled a little bit. one of the iconic teams, i was aware of the team in my lifetime. now we have the splash brothers. i walked in thinking about my first time here. my first time coming to a game. there's still one more chance to have something really special. something that can define this and it will happen tonight. i believe the best will come out in this entire building.

the things that we'll see. not just at halftime with the local rap group coming out. but as excited as i am about that, i'm excited to see with the adversity they faced. >> this is the third time we've had one of these, this could be the last night at. but now we know this is it. you know whenever the splash brothers hit threes, or somebody throws down a big dunk. as you look back in time here, the early days of oracle. you know the crowd will go insane. the question is, from the players' perspective, is that enough fuel? will that provide enough energy in and of itself to get over the top? the bottom line is, somebody has to make should shots. >> right. the warriors have to say, you have to blow this team out. the energy will last for the first quarter, right? so you have to be really pumped up. ready to go.

then once it is close going down the stretch, i think toronto will feel good about themselves. that's why i feel for the warriors to be successful, they need to may a near perfect game. but it would be best if they would blow this team out. >> i'm sure steve kerr would write on the board, please blow this team out. the problem for the dubs, their two wins have been nail biters down to the wire and really close calls. i mean, in the last game, steph and klay needed to combine for all the threes. 20 threes made by the dubs. that's not the routine performance. >> the hope that they will freeway offensive energy that the building will feed off of. with some explosion. most notably rebounding more than five times. in the playoffs. it is the defense that they need

to feed off the energy of the building. to put them in an uncomfortable position. each and every possession. this is it. there's no holding back. let's give all that energy on the defensive end to the warriors where they need it the most. >> we saw the great effort where they combine for nine straight points down the stretch to literally steal that game up in tron. >> i think it is 60 or 65. if you're toronto, it will be malpractice to allow both brothers to go off. the splash brothers to go off. because you have to take one of them out. and you've seen them do it throughout the finals. the double, the triple. i think you're going to see that tonight. if they don't do that, i think that will be malpractice. >> don't get kitchen sink on

defense. >> one, two, three. there will be some running and jumping. every possible defensive scheme that they can come up with. not just use it en masse but to disrupt the flow. if they do, you have to do whatever you can to stop it. >> all right. let's go across court to where the warriors are warming up. mindi? >> reporter: yes. stephen curry is warming up. will the splash brothers ignite the crowd first? or will the crowd ignite splash brothers? either way, we know it will be incredibly loud here. every single fan is handed out this towel and they will be waving it in force. not only for oakland but for k.d. the players wearing a shirt with this same logo on it during warm-ups tonight. as you can see right behind me.

there is chris demarco, one of the assistant coaches wearing it. they are saying they know what's at stake here. >> you know, this is sort of a once in a career moment. where you play in a building for the very last time. you absolutely don't know positively without a doubt that it is the last game. >> win or lose, we'll be able to share some emotion and say our goobs and hopefully with, our good-byes. it is a strange, unique night. >> for these fans that have endured plenty of tough seasons, the possibly close this out, to win the nba finals here. to win the last game here. to send us to a game seven with a chance to complete the three-peat especially. >> and it's also strange and unique series in that the last

four games have been won by the road team in these nba finals. you see steph curry getting ready. the warriors have been very good on the road during these playoffs. so have the toronto raptors. as they are 6-4 on the road and they've already won the last two games at oracle arena. even though the crowd will be incredibly loud. we know it will be an emotional night. this is 50/50. this doesn't guarantee a win. >> it is odd to have the road team winning four straight games. that just doesn't happen in the finals. one other thing that's played out here. playing the mind games where they warm up on the basket in front of the warriors bench. normally, the warriors would be there. he's on the other side of the

court. and he's going to try tunnel shot. he has to send it 94 feet. if we can get a shot of it's up! and it is short. so not necessarily an omen either way. it is not like if he syncs it, they automatically win. it doesn't work that way. lots more to come on the pregame show presented by xfinity. when we come back, we'll hear from espn and abc's jaylen rose. he was one of the more vocal critics about bringing back kevin durant. we'll talk about that. and do not forget. as soon as the game ends, stay with us for the highlights and live postgame interviews. >> steph was warming up one day and he was shooting from the

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i didn't know anything else. this was my team from when i was a kid. it has always been the fabric of oakland. such a hard working, gritty city. people play good money to come see us play. good or bad, the fans are always

there. >> thank you, oracle. we welcome you back to the dubs on 7. so many memories, over 47 seasons from hall of famers like rick berry to the we believe squad to this epic run we've seen over the past five years. one guy who will not be here tonight unfortunately as the dance troop warms up outside. kevin durant who had surgery yesterday after the torn achilles' that he suffered in game five. i want to show you an instagram post that came from kd. that was in his hospital bed in new york. and he said, i wanted to be out there that night because that's what i do. he didn't blame anybody. he added that he would be cheering for the warriors in game six tonight. and one thing i got from his post is that he seemed to be

trying to absolve the warriors of any responsibility. the guy wanted to be on the court. it was unfortune the way circumstances played out. >> yeah. and i think that was important. for me, the biggest thing was, that kevin durant had all the information he needed to make an informed decision. they had a second opinion. i think it is very important. the final decision rests with kevin and he seemed like he made that decision with his eyes wide open. is whether or not there was a misdiagnosis of the achilles'. and therefore, he did not get all the full information that he needed. but there is no evidence to that at this moment. so right now we have to say that this was kevin's decision. he made it to the best of his ability. >> look at it from a different

lens. the medical part, the decision made by the entire collaborative effort, the second opinion and the warriors staff, is that there's obviously a social element involved. all the noise that you tell your athletes to shut out. it is so hard to shut out because of social media. and because these guys are engaged in social media. we know k.d. is one of those players. i hope that didn't leave anything. i hope in hindsight it helps him recover from the standpoint of people getting to know him a little better. clearly throughout the entire process of this season this year, there is been a lot of misunderstanding. that has been very loud in terms of noise since this. you heard his mother wanda come out. there's been a lot of noise about. this as he goes through this process all next year to get himself back on the floor, people get to understand more of who he is. he it will all be off the court. i hope he can use that time on

craft what he wants to craft in terms of the message in the future. >> we move on with the dubs on 7 pregame show. presented by xfinity. look at all these people lined up outside. they want one last dance at oracle arena. hopefully after a win tonight. we're coming back with much more live from

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the warriors shocked the whole nba. now we have something special. oakland was on the map. . it was really san francisco or the bay at that time. it was oakland. >> thanks for all the memories. 47 seasons. it will end tonight. as we welcome you back to the doves on 7 pregame show. presented by xfinity. >> now back by pop hard demand. you were probably the most prominent and vocal critic of kd coming back to play in this series. you had some inside information. we know the result as it turned out. are you surprised at all? social media being what it is, how the narrative changed from why is not he playing?

he has to get out there for his teammates to, who is to blame for this? >> well, we're a microwave, instant gratification type society. a lot of times in sports it plays out via a herd mentality. we want a pound of flesh. we want our athletes out there hobbling on one leg. like these are some of the fabled stories that have taken place in sports. maybe an ankle with isaiah thomas. but it's different when you're dealing with a strained calf and now he's dealing with a torn achilles'. that's not a ligament. that's not a muscle. those are things you cannot necessarily control. so if you can't go and do a workout on thursday to play friday, after missing 30 days, ain't no way you're ready to guard kawhi leonard in the nba finals on a monday. and if you'll notice, i said this. when he decided to play, a lot

of people wanted to heckle me. what do you know? he's playing. he's jumping around. that's adrenaline. that's why people have sugar in the morning. have coffee in the morning. he made a couple catch and shoot plays. then he was trying to be aggressive and do something off the dribble, the unfortunate injury happened. i do believe if they were up 3-1, he wouldn't have played. if they were down 3-1, he wanted to be out there with his team. >> so let me ask you this. there will be a lot of emotion in the building tonight. the warriors want to do it for kd. the last night in this building. is that raw emotion enough to get the warriors over the top? >> no. it has to be productivity bust this hill has to get a lot steeper for them to climb. you have to give the raptors credit. when kd was out in the series, he didn't come back when it was

2-2. they had a series. we've seen them in that series before. i think draymond green has to be a key. when you're short handed up front, you're asking more as an offensive player. you know he had six fouls. you know what will happen in the next couple games. >> a couple games? are you sure there will be a couple of games? >> yeah. so let's say he averages three and a half fouls a game. that's seven fouls. of the seven fouls, how many times will he show something demonstrative after the call? >> i would rather not answer that. >> right? it will be up to the officials to understand the situation as well. and hopefully ignore him. because you don't want to put him in a situation when he's suspended for what i anticipate will be a game seven. >> so i was going to ask you. i know you had to scramble to find your passport initially. do you know where your passport is to go back to canada now?

>> i'm ready to go. looking at two warrior wins. historic in it is this is the signature performance of the series tonight. >> about 19,000 people here hope you're gh >> draymond green warming up. we continue with the dubs on 7 pregame show. sponsored by xfinity. our official predictions are coming up. we know they're all going back to toronto.

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. i've seen it through the '60s and '70s and '80s. there were some tough times. the fan base has been pretty amazing. and they've been rewarded. specially last five years. >> man, i just love looking at all that old footage. if you love this team, it brings back such great memories. 47 seasons here as we welcome you back to the dubs on 7 pregame show.

sponsored by xfinity. so one last night. one last dance. your favorite memory in this building. >> there are so many. and i can talk about all the suicides in this place. but for me, we believe just being part of that. and after so many years in the wilderness, having the fans, having that moment in time to enjoy what i felt was an amazing run and beating >> that's my moment. i remember it so clearly. i know exactly where i was and i just lost it. i was going crazy at that moment. of course, you know, proper decorum as a media member, i calmed down. but that was great. how about for you? >> the first year on the staff, i was right here when the confetti came down. i got a chance with the team on

the court at home. and maybe it is yet to be written. especially if it is a bridge to what could be a third championship in a row. obviously tonight will be pretty special. hard to beat. if the warriors are to say, when the warriors pull this game off tonight and take it back to toronto. if they can pull off the road win and the third straight victory here. >> the one thing you mentioned. the warriors in the titles they have won recently. if they can pull this one out. there may be some confetti dropping tonight. but it wouldn't necessarily be because they've would have been t , they've won the series. >> what do you think will happen tonight? >> i'm caribbean. in the caribbean, we put this over our head. the warriors win at home. oracle in the finals. >> let's see it. >> you know you have a winner.

we need music. we need to wave this flag up. everybody will get crumped tonight. >> none of us will forget that. we don't want to be chastised for the millions watching us tonight. obviously we feel like the warriors will win. i think they get it tonight. it will be a close one. i think we have the three-point victory. >> even though they are undermanned, and kevon looney, despite his rib, chest injury, whatever it is. he will try to play tonight. talk about heart. talk about desire. and we'll see the 19,000. we'll be back right after the game. all the highlights. all the interviews, live from