Good news: Warriors’ heat man returns to the squad.
When Klay Thompson was moved to the bench earlier this season by his coach Steve Kerr earlier this season, it raised some eyebrows in Dub Nation. Thompson had struggled to find consistent scoring and his defense didn’t look as spry as it did in his younger, pre-injury years. Even still, the putting a Splash Bro on the bench is no small order.
In fourteen games as a reserve, Thompson has averaged 19.8 points per game on 46% shooting (43% from beyond the arc). Those are excellent scoring numbers from the reserve spot, more than enough to garner Sixth Man of the Year consideration over a larger samle size.
But with the Dubs struggling to find consistency, Thompson found himself back in the starting lineup last night. In his usual role slotted next to Stephen Curry, Thompson had a strong game that helped beat the Heat in Miami.
The Warriors will always look more like the WARRIORS when they’ve got Thompson firing on all cylinders and stretching the defense at the seams until it rips.
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Here’s hoping that the big game from Klay is a harbinger of more to come as Golden State battles for a playoff spot!
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Warriors take on Magic in second game of back-to-back.
In a season where the Golden State Warriors desperately need to rack up as many wins as possible as the regular season hits the final stretch, their next opponent comes on the heels of a solid victory the day prior. That’s right folks, it’s the dreaded second game of a back-to-back and with the Houston Rockets right on their heels for the final seed in the play-in tournament, the Dubs really need to win.
The two teams met earlier this season, with the Dubs taking a 121-115 lead at home in Chase Center against the Magic. That was the day after New Years when the Warriors were looking to take the 2024 calendar year by storm.
Instead that storm has turned into something of a light dreary drizzle, as they’ve stumbled into the 10th seed.
Meanwhile the Magic are the 5th seed in the East and looking to make some noise in the playoffs:
“I think we continue to focus on one game at a time – continue to build our habits the right way, stick to our standard of style of play, knowing that we’re there but not being satisfied with that because that’s not what we set out to do,” Magic coach Jamahl Mosley said postgame. “We set out to be playing our best basketball in March and April, and that’s what we’re going to continue to do on a consistent basis: Our level of work, our level of focus, each and every single day that we know we need to do in order to get where we’re trying to go.”
The Dubs definitely have a tall order ahead of them Wednesday afternoon, but a win here could go a long way to increasing their chances of making that play-in tournament.
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