![]() Off the bench, Jonathan Kuminga recorded the first double-double of his career with 14 points and 11 rebounds.Īfter their victory tonight, Golden State is back tied with the Memphis Grizzlies for the second seed in the Western Conference. Wiggins, who has been in a prolonged slump recently, was 8-for-16 from the field with 21 points and 6 rebounds. Poole racked up 30 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Thompson was the best he’s been since his return, recording 38 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and a game-high +27 plus/minus. With three minutes remaining in regulation, both teams removed their starters.Ĭurry finished with just 8 points, 8 assists, and 4 turnovers on 3-for-7 shooting from the field, but his impact was felt by the spacing his teammates took advantage of all night. Thompson remained scorching hot to start the fourth quarter and it only became a question of whether he could score 40 points in the game. Antetokounmpo finished with 31 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 assists. After that, the Bucks were not within a dozen points until garbage time. However, as soon as Milwaukee cut the lead to 12, Thompson answered with a three to push the lead back to 15. By the halfway mark in the third quarter, Wiggins, Poole, and Thompson all had scored at least 20 points.Īndrew Wiggins, Jordan Poole, and Klay Thompson each have at least 20 points in the same game for the first time since.īucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo got a little help from Jevon Carter to help cut into Golden State’s lead. While Milwaukee continued keying in on Curry, the other Dubs scorers continued making them pay early in the second half. Despite those struggles, the Dubs led 67-58 behind Thompson’s 21, Poole’s 16, and Wiggins’ 13 points.Ĭoming out of the half, Poole scored 11 of the Warriors' first 13 points and led Golden State as they extended their lead to 20 points behind a 13-2 run to start the second half. Curry went into the half with just 5 points on 3 field-goal attempts but had 2 turnovers (and easily could have had more). Thompson had one of his best offensive bursts since his return, scoring 17 points in the second quarter alongside solid offensive production from Jordan Poole and Andrew Wiggins.Ĭurry struggled to deal with the Bucks' continued defensive pressure when he returned to the game, but the other Warriors were more than picking up the slack. ![]() ![]() With a couple of baskets to close the first quarter, Thompson was rolling even after Curry went to the bench at the start of the second. Taking advantage of the extra space to operate, Thompson knocked down back-to-back jumpers towards the end of the first quarter.įew players in the NBA can heat up as quickly as Klay. Milwaukee was hyper-focused on keeping the ball out of Stephen Curry’s hands in an even more aggressive than usual defense from Warrior opponents. However, the Bucks defensive strategy set the stage for an explosive run by Klay Thompson. Shooting less than 40% from the field in the first quarter, they were knotted up at 28 without a scorer in double figures. Hosting the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday, the Dubs dominated the reigning champions in a 122-109 blowout victory.īoth teams struggled to score early. The Golden State Warriors might finally be back firing on all cylinders again.
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