It is now a certainty, Klay Thompson has returned to its best level. Since the All-Star Game, the rear of the Warriors has averaged 24.6 points with percentages worthy of his best years: 49% on shots, 45% on 3-pointers and 96% on free throws! Last night, he signed one of his best performances of the season with 38 points against the Suns, and it was he who put his team on the right track with 20 points in the first quarter! It’s very simple, he has had the best half of a Warrior this season with 33 points on 12 out of 18 on shots, including 8 out of 12 from 3-pointers!
“I just think Klay has been in a really good place for quite a while, even months.” explains Steve Kerr. “In the first two losses against the Suns, he had been in trouble and he had shown a lot of frustration. It’s good that he has a huge first half like this, and it doesn’t matter who the opponent is, but this was against a rival in our division, and who had just beaten us three times in a row. . We knew how important this match was, and Klay in particular. He set the tone. »
Indeed, there was a spirit of revenge in Thompson since he had been expelled during the first opposition against the Suns. Admittedly, he had scored 19 then 29 points in the 2nd and 3 innings, but that had ended in defeats. And in case he forgot this complicated past, Stephen Curry was there to remind him.
“I love motivating Klay” recognizes the other “Splash Brother”. “No matter what it takes to get him focused and determined, but there had been a lot of fights and stories between us and the Suns, between him and Devin, and all that … By the way of start, he was just determined, and we know he could catch fire at any moment. Tonight there was a little extra motivation, and it was great to see. »
Squeezed closely by Josh Okogie and Devin Booker, Thompson made them the total, as on this 3-pointer at the end of the first half that he planted while his defender was glued to him, and that he almost feet off the ground. “There’s always a little extra motivation when you’ve been slapped by a particular team, but it’s mostly about focusing on ourselves,” Thompson said.
| Klay Thompson | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Crew | 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 | 32 | 29 | 42.9 | 38.5 | 90.2 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 20.4 |
| 2022-23 | GOS | 56 | 33 | 43.3 | 40.7 | 89.7 | 0.7 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 22.0 |
| Total | 703 | 33 | 45.5 | 41.6 | 85.3 | 0.5 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 19.7 | |
