Curry dropped 37 points to lead the Warriors to a win in Klay Thompson’s first game against his former team.
Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry dribbles past Dallas Mavericks’ Klay Thompson in the second quarter of an NBA game at Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024. SAN FRANCISCO — Steph Curry and Draymond Green each hugged Klay Thompson after a heartfelt pregame tribute to their former teammate.. Then the ball was tipped. It didn’t take long for Curry and Green to treat Thompson like they would any other opponent: with ferocious competitiveness.
In Thompson’s first game against the franchise he spent his first 13 years with, he matched his Mavericks scoring high, including eight points in the fourth quarter. But Curry got the last laugh with spectacular shot-making down the stretch, lifting the Warriors to a victory. It was emotional, intense, euphoric, and ended with a 120-117 score.
Everyone, from Curry, Green and Steve Kerr to Thompson’s new backcourt mate Kyrie Irving, had hoped Thompson would feel the love. Early in the second quarter, Moses Moody blocked a Thompson 3-point attempt, then nearly stuffed a dunk over him on the other end. The crowd — the most animated of the year in this building — was a few inches away from detonating.
The Warriors held the Mavericks to three points in six minutes, turning a four-point halftime deficit into an 11-point lead. It was the kind of third-quarter Warriors run Thompson had been on the right side of for a decade.
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