On January 10, Beijing time, the NBA regular season, the Warriors played at home against the Cavaliers. The Warriors welcomed the return of key guard Klay Thompson in this game, which was also his return to the court after 941 days since game 6 of the 2019 Finals. Therefore, this game has received strong attention from fans, and the hot spots are directly full. This is also the first time that the "Splash Brothers" have been combined in two and a half years.
Clay started the game. In order to witness his comeback, Dream Green, who is recuperating from injuries, also came to the scene to start, but he is only a pseudo-starter, and he will go down after the jump. From before the game, it could be seen that Clay had long been impatient, and he couldn't wait to get back into the arena. Because before Klay was injured, the Warriors' home stadium was Oracle Arena. It was also Clay's debut at Chase Arena.
In the warriors' first leg, Klay successfully broke through with the ball to meet the defenders to complete the layup, and scored the first sports game for the Warriors. Completing a score with a breakthrough on the first leg of the comeback, there's nothing better than Clay's comeback start. Although he deflected all four subsequent shots, the atmosphere of the fans on the scene had been ignited by him. After 4 minutes and 23 seconds on the pitch, Clay was substituted for a thunderous cheer and applause that welcomed his return.
In the second quarter, Clay was dressed again. With 2:58 left in the second quarter, Clay broke through with the ball to meet two defenders to complete the barrier. This wave instantly detonated the atmosphere of the scene, and Curry, who was standing on the sidelines, couldn't help but jump up and cheer for him waving towels. With 1 minute and 20 seconds left in the game, Clay struck a three-point shot that hit the first three-pointer of the game as if the familiar "Buddha" had returned.
In this game, Clay finally played 19 minutes, 7 of 18, 3 of 8 three-pointers, 17 points and 3 rebounds, and returned from a game victory. The fans in the final quarter frantically shouted "We want Clay". At the same time, Clay ushered in two milestones. First of all, his career total score exceeded the 12,000-point mark, second only to Irving and Kemba Walker among players in the same class. In addition, his career total of three points exceeded the 1800 mark, ranking 7th among active players. To know that Clay has not played for two and a half years, and it is not easy to be at this height.
Clay's return is undoubtedly exciting, and he has also successfully reached the first place in the national hot search list, and the heat continues to be full. Having been away from the game for a long time, Kerr said he wouldn't let Clay take on too much in the early stages and had some control over his playing time. Let's look forward to Clay's better performance in the future.
(Text/Yuwen Basketball)