March 2019. You have to go back three years to find traces of such perf’ of Klay Thompson. Victim of two very serious injuries in a row, the former All-Star returned to the field in early January, and tonight he reassured everyone by planting 38 points in the victory against the Bucks. A full game with 15 of 24 shots, including 8 3-pointers, but also 6 rebounds and 5 assists. It’s been two weeks since he put one on, and this heat stroke against the NBA champions is liberating.
“I’m sure it’s a relief,” says Steve Kerr. “He’s so hard on himself and he wants to succeed so badly. I think he let the game come to him at first. He didn’t try to shoot. In recent games, he was taking difficult shots at the start, which prevented him from having any rhythm. Tonight, I felt like he was taking better shots early in the game. … You know Klay, once two shots come in, the tough ones get a lot easier for him. “
“A mid-season drop in diet won’t destroy my ego”
Advanced stats show Thompson shooting 8-for-12 on catch-and-shoot, and 11-for-18 with a defenseman in front of him. Suffice to say that it was not open shots… We will especially remember his hot shot in the 2nd quarter with 17 points, including three 3-point shots in a row.
“Everyone makes tons of it on my address” laughs the person concerned. “Obviously I wasn’t happy with my marksmanship, but I knew I was still capable of nights like this. I know, that’s all. I’ve done so many great things in the past that some players never realized, that I don’t doubt. I was looking forward to a night like this, but a mid-season slump isn’t going to destroy my ego. I will continue to go out there and fight. And that’s what I did tonight, even when I missed my first shots. “
In the end, he only has one small regret…” It’s a great boost for our confidence, and for my confidence. I really wanted to reach 40 points. 38 points is great, but 40 points sounds better. Regardless, it was a fun day at work.“
| Klay Thompson | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2011-12 | GOS | 66 | 24 | 44.3 | 41.4 | 86.8 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 12.5 |
| 2012-13 | GOS | 82 | 36 | 42.2 | 40.1 | 84.1 | 0.4 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 16.6 |
| 2013-14 | GOS | 81 | 35 | 44.4 | 41.7 | 79.5 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 18.4 |
| 2014-15 | GOS | 77 | 32 | 46.3 | 43.9 | 87.9 | 0.4 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 21.7 |
| 2015-16 | GOS | 80 | 33 | 47.0 | 42.5 | 87.3 | 0.4 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 22.1 |
| 2016-17 | GOS | 78 | 34 | 46.8 | 41.4 | 85.3 | 0.6 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 22.3 |
| 2017-18 | GOS | 73 | 34 | 48.8 | 44.0 | 83.7 | 0.4 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 20.0 |
| 2018-19 | GOS | 78 | 34 | 46.7 | 40.2 | 81.6 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 21.5 |
| 2021-22 | GOS | 21 | 27 | 40.5 | 35.6 | 92.1 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 16.8 |
| Total | 636 | 33 | 45.8 | 41.7 | 85.0 | 0.4 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 19.4 | |
