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The 3–1 collapse still hits like a punch to the chest for anyone who lived through it, and this episode sits with someone who felt every second. NoLimitRico joins Sports Scar’d to talk through the rise, the heartbreak, and the aftershock of the 2016 Western Conference Finals. This wasn’t just a blown lead. It was a moment when a dynasty felt close enough to touch before it slipped away one cold jump shot at a time.

We open by stepping back into the mid-2010s and the hope that surrounded the Thunder. Fans believed this was the year things would finally break their way. KD and Russ carried the energy of a duo built for greatness, and the roster around them felt ready for a real run. Rico talks about what that season meant at the time and why the belief in that group was so strong.

Then we move to the high point. OKC going up 3–1 on a 73-win Warriors team felt unreal. Game 3 blew the roof off the building and made the Finals feel close. Rico walks through the emotion of watching KD and Russ outplay a team everyone called unstoppable and how fans started to picture a parade that suddenly seemed possible.

The collapse still hurts to retell. From Game 5 onward, everything tightened. Game 6 brought one of the coldest shooting nights Thunder fans have ever seen while Klay Thompson turned into something supernatural. Rico breaks down where he was, how the mood shifted, and the exact moment he sensed it was slipping away. By Game 7, the final buzzer felt like a door slamming shut.

The fallout carried shock, anger, and confusion. Fans spent that week trying to figure out how something so promising turned into heartbreak. Rico talks about the mood in the fan base, the early signs that this might be the end of an era, and whether he believed they’d bounce back.

And then came the move that changed everything. KD choosing Golden State didn’t just reshape the franchise. It changed how people viewed those three losses forever. Rico speaks honestly about whether the collapse broke something inside that team and how he remembers that era now with distance and clarity.

We close with reflection. Pride, pain, forgiveness, unresolved frustration—Thunder fans carry all of it. Rico shares what he’d tell his 2016 self and what that run still represents today.

This is a story about hope, loss, and the kind of sports memory you never quite shake.