At Tuesdays 130-92 game between the Golden State Warriors and the Dallas Mavericks, the Warriors came out on top with the help of Thompsons playmaking. Coach Steve Kerr described it as, just playing a Klay Thompson game.
He recorded a season-high six assist this game with behind-the-back passes sprinkled in.
Growing up, its funny. Coaches try to tell you to fundamentally throw not one-handed passes, but two-handed chest passes, Thompson said. But if you want to be a complete basketball player, you got to be able to make that behind-the-back play.
Other stars of his team included 19-year-old Jason Kuminga who scored 22 points. Me growing up watching Klay play basketball, I never had really seen him pass the ball the way he did today, Kuminga said.
Top scorers for the Warriors also included Stephen Curry and Jordan Poole.
This was Klays best game in terms of his patience and allowing things to happen, Kerr said. He wasnt forcing it at all.
Speaking about his performance, Thompson said, I felt like I got my legs under me. I thought I had a great base every time I shot the base. I was told to expect some rust. But I still want to be great having the layoff I did. Im hoping to build off of this. I really pride myself on being as efficient as possible.