While rehabbing from surgery for that injury, he tore his right Achilles tendon scrimmaging on his own in November 2020. Thompson missed 941 days and hadn’t played since tearing the ACL in his left knee in Game 6 of the 2019 NBA Finals against Toronto. Lamar Stevens had 17 points and four rebounds for Cleveland. The Warriors snapped a two-game losing streak to tie Phoenix for the NBA lead at 30-9. Stephen Curry had 29 points, five rebounds and five assists, and Jordan Poole added 14 points for Golden State. I’m not going to say it equivalent to winning a championship but it was pretty close.” I did not shoot as well as I wanted to but I’m so happy I can even look at the stat sheet and see my name there. ” After that I thought it was going to be one of those nights where I might be unconscious. “I was so excited I saw a lane to the basket that I just took the opportunity,” Thompson said. He added three rebounds, an assist and a steal in 20 minutes, walking off the court to a thunderous ovation followed by chants of “Klay! Klay!” from the Chase Center crowd.Īs for the first play? Thompson said he couldn’t help himself. Thompson was 7 of 18 from the field and 3 of 8 from 3-point range. Thompson finished with 17 points in his return from two devastating injuries on a night when he was the toast of San Francisco. I drew up the first play not for him but for him to catch it and move it on. “Not that we would ever expect Klay to be shy. Thompson’s running layup 40 seconds into Golden State's 96-82 victory over Cleveland on Sunday night was a sign that the five-time All-Star is feeling just fine - even if coach Steve Kerr drew up the play for someone else. SAN FRANCISCO - Klay Thompson couldn’t wait to get his first shot up after more than 2 1/2 years away. NBA, Golden State Warriors, Cleveland Cavaliers Here's what you need to know ahead of the series start.Klay Thompson has 17 points in return, Warriors beat Cavs This is the dream duel NBA fans have been waiting for. He faced Curry and the Warriors in a play-in game in the COVID-disrupted 2021 season with the Lakers winning 103-100. It will be the sixth time that the pair - who were both born in Akron, Ohio - have met outside of the regular season with four of their encounters coming in the NBA Finals from 2015-2018 when James was with the Cleveland Cavaliers.Īfter Golden State made it three titles out of four in 2018, James joined the Lakers following his eighth consecutive NBA Finals appearance. With NBA all-time leading points scorer James 37 and Curry 35, this could be the last time their paths cross in the playoffs. The prospect of a semi-final showdown that will pit former NBA MVPs Curry and James against each other has fans rippling with excitement. It was a feat topped by Curry's stunning 50-point performance which set a new record for most points scored by a single player in a Game 7.Ĭurry’s clutch outing now means the sixth-seeded reigning NBA champions will take on the seventh-seeded Lakers who put out the Memphis Grizzlies 4-2. That's after the Golden State Warriors defeated the Sacramento Kings in Game 7 to set up a clash with James' Los Angeles Lakers.Īfter slipping 0-2 in their first-round series against the Kings, the Warriors battled back to take it 4-3. The 2023 NBA postseason has delivered a match-up for the ages with basketball giants Stephen Curry and LeBron James set to go head-to-head in the Western Conference semi-finals.
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