Bucks’ Steph Curry strategy backfires in best way for Warriors
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Bucks’ strategy backfires as Warriors’ scoring power shines originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea
SAN FRANCISCO — This wasn’t the first time the Milwaukee Bucks saw Klay Thompson this season. It was, however, the first time they saw this version of Klay in a long time.
“You know, obviously we haven’t seen him in a while due to his injury,” Giannis Antetokounmpo said Saturday night after the Warriors beat his Bucks, 122-109 at Chase Center. “It’s almost like we kind of forgot who he is, you know.”
The five-time NBA All-Star gave the Bucks and everybody else around the league a strong reminder of just how great he is, and how hot he can get in a hurry. Thompson scored only four points in the first quarter and missed both his 3-point attempts. The second quarter was a whole new ballgame.
Vintage Klay showed up for a Saturday night in San Francisco, giving the home fans every reason to get louder and louder with each 3-pointer that splashed through the home nets.
Thompson totaled 17 points in the second quarter. He made five straight shots to open the quarter, including four straight 3-pointers, went 5-for-6 from deep and the only shot he missed was a running jumper. That gave him 21 points for the half. The Warriors came into the night a perfect 6-0 when Thompson scored at least 20 points this season.
They’re now 7-0 when he hits that number since completing his comeback.
“Once Klay kind of gets hot, there’s really not much you can do,” Bucks defensive star Jrue Holiday said.
Klay wasn’t done once he went to the locker room at halftime. He came out and scored 17 more points in the second half, giving him 38 points for the night. That gave him a new season-high and his most points since scoring 39 on March 8, 2019.
The Bucks of course didn’t plan on Klay scorching them all over the court. As Giannis pointed out, perhaps they didn’t put enough emphasis on this Splash Brother. Thompson put up just 11 points in a 19-point loss the last time the Warriors played the Bucks,…
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