The performance is the latest in a string of gems from the Blazers guard. Lambs shooting was better than the numbers suggest, because he had a pair of times where he took wild shots to bail out the team at the shot clock buzzer. Golden State is 7-4 in this current stretch and 14-12 on the season without Curry in the lineup. The Heat were the NBAs best 3-point shooting team last season at 38%, and almost inexplicably cant shoot straight this season. Miami has 19 games left, and it currently is mired in seventh in the Eastern Conference meaning, if the season ended today, any Heat postseason hopes would first hinge on getting out of the play-in tournament. chant broke out after that. Assessing every Golden State players performance from the teams 108-99 win over New Orleans. Theyve lost five of their last six games; on Friday, they play host to a New York Knicks team that has won seven in a row and has averaged 123.7 points in that span with 142 points coming Wednesday in a rout of Brooklyn. "Game 6 Klay" didn't make an appearance on Thursday night, as Thompson went just 5 of . That time could start Sunday. Green has had one and a half feet out of the rotation in the last few games, but with his fellow namesake in foul trouble early in this one, he was pressed into action. On Monday, the Denver Nuggets had no answer for the combination of Curry, Thompson and Poole in Game 2. Chase Center delivered one of its loudest roars, 941 days in the making. CJ McCollum scored 25 points and Brandon Ingram added 17 for New Orleans. . Jrue Holiday gets most of the minutes at the point with Jevon Carter playing solidly as a reserve for 15-20 minutes a night. Kuminga played 32 minutes off the bench, scoring 19 points while shooting 9 of 13. With 71, he set a new career-high in points while lifting the Blazers to a critical win over the Rockets. Green in the first half was tied for the team lead in points (11) and rebounds (five) and was a team-high plus-3 in plus/minus. In the last 11 games of . Giannis Antetokounmpo jokingly reading trash talk to Joki, Reports: Browns owner Haslam agrees to buy 25% stake in Bucks, Poole, Thompson rally Warriors to beat Trail Blazers 123-105. Wednesdays game was the eighth in a row where the Heat failed to score 110 points, matching the longest such drought in the NBA this season. But in the end, experience won out, as the Warriors went on a scoring spree in the final five minutes to end Memphis' season and get back to the conference finals for the first time since 2019. 95, 11/14 vs. SAS) Golden State improved to 24-3 when holding its opponent under 115 points They also held the Clippers to an opponent-season low 16 third-quarter points (prev. Dragic is averaging 6.4 points and 2.7 assists a game in 15 minutes off the bench for the Bulls, and he is shooting 35.2% on 3-pointers. Gabe Vincent has gone from 37% to 32%. But he still started the game, before fouling and stopping play right after tip to honor Thompson's return. Thompson led the Warriors with 27 points and four 3-pointers. "We're going to ease him into his role," Kerr said of Thompson. The Dubs went on a 38-11 run in the third quarter, outscoring the Clippers by 26 in the period (42-16). NAME DATE TM OPP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% PF +/- And it didn't take long for Thompson to prove he should be back to his All-Star self in no time. Wanneer u onze sites en apps gebruikt, gebruiken we, gebruikers authenticeren, veiligheidsmaatregelen toepassen en spam en misbruik voorkomen, en, gepersonaliseerde advertenties en content weergeven op basis van interesseprofielen, de effectiviteit meten van gepersonaliseerde advertenties en content, en, onze producten en services ontwikkelen en verbeteren. Weve seen Poole have plenty of bad shooting nights this year. Thompson was once again a great source for production last season, averaging 21.5 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 1.1 steals and 3.1 three-pointers per game. Post-game bonus: Best plus/minus on the team. Dragic would have a limited role on the court for a Milwaukee team that has won 16 straight. The Warriors held the Clippers to an opponent-season low 91 points (prev. Pelicans: Visit Sacramento on Monday night to finish three-game trip. The Warriors were led by Klay Thompson who poured in 30 points, while Stephen Curry got going late and finished the night with 29 points. NBA Draft 2022 Draft , 2021 Draft , 2020 Draft , 2019 Draft , 2018 Draft , 2017 Draft , . Draymond Green addresses the media after the Warriors' 115-91 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday night. The Dubs have outscored their opponent 81-33 in their previous two third quarters. 1:00 am ET, at ", "It was a total team effort. Especially against a really good team like that. He was on fire from the opening tip, racking up 11 points through the first 12 minutes of the game and never slowed down. About two hours before tipoff, Thompson sprinted out of the tunnel from the Warriors locker room and onto the floor to a huge applause from the fans who were already in the building watching Stephen Curry go through his warm-up routine. Thompson made seven shots, including going 3-for-8 from behind the arc. Only three players in NBA history have ever had separate games with at least 50, 60 and 70 points in a single season. Poole Party in the ThirdJordan Poole (22 PTS) scored 20 or more points in a quarter for the second time in his career. Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson reacts after making a 3-point basket against the New Orleans Pelicans during the first half of an NBA basketball game in San Francisco, Friday, March 3, 2023. Grading Steph Curry, Klay Thompson, Jonathan Kuminga, and the rest of the Golden State Warriors in their 130-92 win over the Dallas Mavericks in an NBA game on Tuesday night. Here's the catch: Only Lillard (2022-23, 2019-20) and Bryant (2005-06, 2006-07) achieved that feat twice. Between that shot and the offensive board with the pass to JK. "We have some momentum going. It's been so long. As such, he set the new NBA record for most points in under 40 minutes of play in a single game. T. After the Warriors beat the Portland Trail Blazers 118-103 on Friday night, Thompson stayed on the bench long after the players and most of the fans had cleared out of Chase Center. Please check the opt-in box to acknowledge that you would like to subscribe. The Clippers rank sixth in the league in 3-point percentage (37.8%) but were clamped up by a stifling Warriors defense. If he scores that many points in his final game, whether it be Saturday or Sunday, he'll finish at exactly 20.0 points per game. He had another surgery the following March after a setback. He also reached two milestones -- 12,000 career points and 1,800 3 . 12:39 am ET, at (not to mention two absences by Draymond Green). Poole (34 PTS) eclipsed 30 points for the 11th time this season. They've been trying to go for the homerun play all night and they finally delivered. Draymond Green was looking forward to this moment for weeks. It was the first of his five career games with 10 or more 3-pointers. From Cold to HotThe Warriors shot just 16-for-48 (33.3%) from the field in the first half. Jalen Brunson remains hot, averaging 27.1 points a game on 53.8% shooting over his last 10 games, hitting 43.4% from 3 and dishing out 5.9 assists a night. Four players in NBA history have scored 60 or more points in multiple games within a single season. Klay Thompson 's torrid three quarters against the Indiana Pacers net him 60 points in 29 minutes, but . But beyond some well-timed threes, he didnt really make much of an impact in this one. This was huge progress for Poole, who didnt settle for step-back jumpers when he got cold. While Thompson's physical skills were still there, his shot needed some time to warm up. Golden State Warriors guard Jordan . Entering Fridays games, league-average TS was 58.0%. Klay Thompson is 2nd on the list with 5 such games. SWAT @NBCSAuthentic pic.twitter.com/iar14tJiTE. Putting up 28 would have him decimal points away at 19.96875. On Monday night, Thompson was 8 for 14 from 3-point range and 13 for 19 on . This was no typical pregame warm-up, and the Warriors' faithful knew it. Lillard used his rest night as a launching pad for one of the greatest individual performances in NBA history. With that poster dunk, Thompson showed he still has some of his explosiveness after tearing his left ACL in Game 6 of the 2019 NBA Finals against the Toronto Raptors on June 13, 2019, and then tearing his right Achilles tendon in November 2020. In the last few games, weve really seen things start to come into focus for JK. Klay Thompson has played 8 seasons for the Warriors. Categories . Klay Thompson has averaged 27.3 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 10 games in his last 10 games in his career. What we learned as Dubs ride late surge to fifth straight win originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea. Lees ons privacybeleid en cookiebeleid voor meer informatie over hoe we uw persoonsgegevens gebruiken. Philadelphia outscored Miami by 24 points on 3-pointers. Clank. We'll see this team again -- with a healthy Morant -- and next time they'll have the postseason experience to match up against some of these veteran teams. If anyone tells you that they expected Memphis to finish as the No. 12:31 am ET, at In the last, I think, three, or four games he's been tremendous at coming back, getting rebounds getting a ball pushing and getting us out in transition but we obviously know what Klay brings to the table of each and every night, and he did a really good job of getting us going early and keeping us in the game. David Thompson, David Robinson, Elgin Baylor, Devin Booker and Donovan Mitchell have all also scored at least 70. Having to come from behind every single time will have the Warriors looking up at their competition. That was Klay's first Game 6 opportunity since he tore his left ACL in Game 6 of the 2019 NBA Finals against the Raptors. Thompson scored 42 points and matched his season high with 12 3-pointers, leading the undermanned Golden State Warriors past the Houston Rockets 116-101 on Friday . Ignored a bit was Thompson, who last season ranked second in the N.B.A. As always, grades are weighted based on my expectations for each player, with a B grade representing the average performance for someone. Kobe Bryant is in second place on the single-game scoring leaderboard with an 81-point masterpiece in 2006. Thompson also grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds and finished second on the team in assists with four. At 28-31, the Blazers entered Sunday's game not only below .500, but out of the play-in picture. He was selected to play in 5 All-Star games, and has won 4 NBA championships. But if Wiggins got things started in the fourth quarter, Curry finished it off, knocking down two 3s to extend the lead to double digits for the Warriors, and Golden State coasted from there. Thats an area that we have to continue to grow and mature. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate. Coleman Junior/Senior High hosting watch party for Leah's Can ONE WORD change your life? 32 minutes, 19 points, 7 rebounds, 4 steals, 1 block, 2 turnovers, 3 fouls, 9-for-13 shooting, 1-for-2 threes, 73.1% TS, +13. Thats part of the problem. 12:48 am ET, at Golden State Warriors guard/forward Klay Thompson looked like he came straight out of a video game on Monday against Oklahoma City, hitting 12-for-16 from downtown en route to 42 points in a 141-114 win. Klay Thompson has averaged 27.3 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 10 games in his last 10 games in his career. Klay Thompson Has 12 Triples, Torches OKC For 42 Points. His 22 points were the most he's scored in a quarter since Jan. 16, when he scored 23 points in the second quarter against the Wizards. They continued to be disruptive on defense, stopped turning the ball over and instead were converting a lot of those transition opportunities they were getting. Klay's new magic number should be 29. That includes tonight's 71, two 61-point games, two 60-point games and one 59-point performance. 17 minutes, 11 points, 1 assist, 1 foul, 4-for-10 shooting, 3-for-8 threes, 55.0% TS, +5. He also reached some milestones, reaching 12,000 career points and 1,800 made 3-pointers. 12:30 am ET, at Nothing but love for this group and this season. You need every competitive advantage you can get. He finished with 17 points in 20 minutes on the . - 12:34 AM More on this storyline Anthony Slater: Klay Thompson will not travel on the Warriors' upcoming five-game road trip, per Kerr. section: | slug: damian-lillard-scores-71-points-logo-lillard-makes-400-plus-feet-worth-of-buckets-plus-10-jaw-dropping-stats | sport: basketball | route: article_single.us | I think it is a great sign," Draymond Green said when evaluating the Dubs defensive execution. Going into halftime, Green was holding his wrist, a problem that has hampered him at multiple times this season. The veteran big man combined to play just over nine minutes over Golden State's last two games. Here are three takeaways from the Warriors improving to 34-30 on the season. . Good grief the Warriors had like a million opportunities at that shot and Klay finally gets the shot to fall. I think that we put it all together, but overall, I thought we executed the game plan, and it was good for us.. Lillard, now 32 years old, is the oldest player ever to score 70 points in an NBA game. The Golden State Warriors wrapped up their season in New Orleans against the Pelicans on Sunday evening, and during the game Klay Thompson exploded for 41 points. Then Thompson cracked a smile before beginning his shooting routine. Kings' star lights it up in district final. The Golden State guard made his season debut Sunday in the Warriors' 96-82 . And six assists? As you can see, its been up-and-down this whole season. JK (Jonathan Kuminga) came in and he was all over both when he guarded each of those guys. Terms & Conditions! 1:15 am ET, at Like a boxer who just entered the ring, Thompson walked in a couple of circles as the fans kept cheering. He was already the only player in NBA history to score 60 points and make at least 10 3's. Now let's get into ranking Thompson's three most savage moments of his career. Draymond, as a center fielder, is, I think, best in the league, Warriors Coach Steve Kerr said when analyzing Draymond Green as a roamer and help defender. Once the matchup is set, the Western Conference finals will start on May 18. 12. Golden State has won four straight and is now 6-4 since Stephen Curry was sidelined back on Feb. 4 due to partial tears to his superior tibiofibular ligaments and interosseous membrane (the shin area just below the knee). ", 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events. Thompson opened the first seven games of the 2015-16 season shooting only 13-of-36 from 3-point range (36 percent). Many of Lillard's 3-pointers on the night came from well behind the line, including a stunning shot from the logo late in the first half. That added to his frustration. New Orleans Pelicans guard Trey Murphy III, right, misses a dunk during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco, Friday, March 3, 2023. Thompson logged 22 points (8-19 FG, 4-11 3Pt, 2-2 FT), two rebounds and two steals across 27 minutes during Thursday's 124-111 loss to the Lakers. For perspective, the last time anyone in the NBA averaged more than 37 points per game was 1986-87, when Michael Almighty Jordan finished at 37.1. OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Klay Thompson scored the most points in a quarter in NBA history, a 37-point third period that powered the Golden State Warriors to a 126-101 . Back rim. In his 71-point performance last night versus Houston, Damian Lillard became the 1st player to make at least 400 feet worth of shots in a single game* He made 420 feet worth of field goals. 29 Houston the team with the worst record in the NBA. Clank. Clank. In his last four games hes shooting just 4-for-18 from the field, and 0-for-7 on threes. The Suns beat the Charlotte Hornets 105-91. ", "I think he had 12 points in the first quarter. Isaac played in the bubble in 2020 after missing much of that pandemic-ravaged season due to a knee injury. Thompson dropped a game-high 32 points on 12-of-25 shooting from the floor with three assists and two rebounds. He finished with 17 points on 7-of-10 overall shooting and 4 . Now lets grade the players that were in action on Friday night. For the second straight game the Warriors scored at least 70 points in the second half (70 tonight, 75 on 2/28 vs. POR) In the second half of the last two games, the Warriors are outscoring their opponent, 145-75 The Warriors scored 42 points in the third quarter, their 15th 40-point quarter of the season Golden State improved to 11-3 this season when recording a 40-point quarter It was the fourth time this season the Warriors scored at least 40 points in the third quarter In the last two games, the Warriors are outscoring their opponent in the third quarter, 81-33 (42-16 tonight, 39-17 on 2/28 vs. POR). He was ruled out of Thursday's game against the Sacramento Kings with a rest designation, which caused a bit of confusion considering it had been nine days since his last game. David Robinson, who was 28 at the time, had previously held this record, making Lillard the first player in his 30s ever to score 70 points in a game. Latest on Golden State Warriors shooting guard Klay Thompson including complete game-by-game stats on ESPN. In the fewer than a dozen games he got to play, Isaac started to show some of the elite defensive skills that had the Magic thinking he was a cornerstone player three years ago. Curry is planning to return to the court in a nationally televised game against the Lakers Sunday, reports Chris Haynes of TNT/Bleacher Report. Our margin for error is small, especially down the stretch like that.. Those 13 consecutive misses on 3s in Wednesdays game the second-worst drought for the Heat this season; they missed 14 straight against Indiana in December saw Miami go from up 43-39 to down 102-80 and the game basically being over. "Just having our coaches meeting, and actually talking [to] Klay, just felt great, and it felt strange. I'm not sure why Thompson always seems to find a way to go off in a Game 6, but Friday night against the Grizzlies was no different. In the end, though, it'd be hard to complain about the results. Shop; Recipies; Contact; how many points did klay thompson score last night. 12:36 am ET, at Its an up-and-down season, Heat center Bam Adebayo said. * 21+ (19+ CA-ONT) (18+ NH/WY). That is how many minutes Lillard played against Houston on Sunday. There was energy. Back rim. Klay So far this season, they are 5-0. 12:26 am ET, at The Dubs remain in fifth place in the Western Conference standings, breaking a tie in the standings with the Clippers. The few fans left in the building noticed Thompson on the . This is what the team envisioned when they drafted him. The Warriors are hoping to get Curry back on the upcoming trip, possibly as soon as Sunday in Los Angeles against the Lakers. Klay has been ejected from the game pic.twitter.com/oqN2WyB7Uq, Warriors on NBCS (@NBCSWarriors) October 26, 2022. The superstar point guard finished with 29 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists, but it was his backcourt running mate that stole the show. It did mine! Thompson drove past Jarrett Allen before taking two-plus years of frustration out with a one-handed dunk over both Lauri Markkanen and Dylan Windler with 2:56 left in the second quarter.