The Warriors beat the Cavaliers 94-82 at home today, ending a two-game losing streak and ending a 30-9 record, tying the Suns while returning to first place in the West with the advantage of their record against each other.
The Warriors' ability to win a big win today has a lot to do with Thompson's return. Although Thompson has been reimbursed for two consecutive seasons and has not played for 941 days, in the first game after his comeback, Thompson is still very good, playing only 19 minutes, shooting 7-of-18, hitting three three-pointers, and having 17 points and 3 rebounds.
Although the shooting percentage is not very high, Thompson is very efficient today, scoring 17 points after only 19 minutes. In addition, Thompson reached two major milestones today, with a career total of more than 12,000 points and a total of more than 1,800 three-point shots. Two years ago, Thompson should have reached these two milestones.
Of course, the warriors' primary credit for winning today is Curry, Curry played 36 minutes today, 10 of 21 shots, including 4 of 11 three-pointers, 4 of 4 free throws, 28 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, and the win-loss value reached +23, the highest in the team.
Over the past period of time, Curry's personal performance has been very average, especially the shooting rate is very low, far below the career average. In the past two games, Curry has only shot 8 of 41, 1 of 10 and 1 of 9 from three-point range, which is the first time in his career that the Warriors have suffered two consecutive losses, although Curry missed one of the two consecutive losses.
After Thompson's comeback, Curry is also expected to play a better performance, and after the Splash Brothers are combined, they can share the defensive pressure for the opponent and create shooting space.
Looney was also very good today, playing 29 minutes, 3 of 6, 0 of 1 from the free throw line, 6 points, 18 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 steals, 18 rebounds set a personal season high, including 9 rebounds in offensive rebounds. Jordan Poole also played 24 minutes today, scoring 14 points on 6-of-12 shooting.