Thompson’s Shooting Clinic
Klay Thompson did Klay Thompson things and the Warriors beat the Trail Blazers 128-108 on Friday night in Portland. The Warriors’ shooting guard caught fire late in a 19-point first quarter and the Dubs cruised to their fifth straight win.
Over the final four and a half minutes of the opening period, the sharp-shooting off-guard knocked down five consecutive 3-pointers. And just for good measure, he beat the quarter buzzer with another jumper, albeit this one of the two-point variety. Thompson had just two fewer points in the quarter than the entire Portland squad, and the Dubs maintained a double-digit advantage for the vast majority of the game’s remainder.
Thompson finished with seven made 3-pointers and had 36 points for the second straight game, his third straight 30-point effort. The Warriors also got big games from Stephen Curry (26 points and nine assists) and Brandon Rush turned in a seaon-high 20 points on 8-for-9 shooting, including a perfect 4-for-4 on threes.
Draymond Green added 11 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists for his league-leading eighth triple-double of the season, and his fourth in his last five games. The Dubs shot 53 percent from the field, 56 percent on 3-pointers and had 36 assists on 46 made baskets, their 18th game this season with at least 30 helpers.
The win puts the Warriors at 34-2 on the season – the best 36-game start in NBA history – and they’ll look to keep the momentum rolling on Saturday as they close out their three-game road trip in Sacramento.
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