On January 10, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA regular season is in full swing. In today's focus battle, the Warriors played at home against the Cavaliers. In this game, Warriors star Thompson officially made a comeback. Thompson has been away from the game for more than two years since he was injured in the 2019 Finals, and today is his return to the NBA after 941 days!
During the pre-match warm-up session, Thompson was warmly welcomed by the home fans and he was given the opportunity to start today.
In the first round, Thompson completed a breakthrough layup. However, due to the long lack of battle, Thompson played average for the rest of the first quarter, scoring 2 points on 1 of 5 shots in a single quarter.
In the second quarter, Thompson was replaced again, and his form improved significantly. In an offensive round, Thompson sped forward to accelerate through the interior line, pressing the Guards' Stevens and Markkanen. After the ball was dunked, the Chase Center once again ushered in a boil, and Curry even waved a towel to celebrate!
And that wasn't all, thompson then received a pass from Porter and hit a 45-degree three-pointer from the left, his first three-pointer since his comeback, and with that goal Thompson's career total exceeded the 12,000-point mark.
Thompson continued to feel good after the start of the second half, receiving a pass from Porter during the transition and hitting another three-pointer, the 1800th three-pointer of Thompson's career. After scoring seven consecutive points at the start of the quarter, Thompson roared in celebration and the Warriors players went crazy.
In the final quarter, Thompson was dressed up again. He hit another three-pointer, grabbed three rebounds, and gave a block!
In the end, the Warriors beat the Cavaliers at home, and Thompson played 20 minutes in his return opening game. 7 of 18 shots, including 3 of 8 from three-point range, with a total of 17 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block, was able to achieve 12,000 points and 1,800 three-pointers at the same time, which was undoubtedly a huge gain for Thompson, and he became the second fastest player in NBA history to hit 1,800 three-pointers (615 games) First Curry (545 games).
For Thompson, today was a very meaningful game and a win. Through this game, he officially declared to the world: "I'm back!" Through the performance on the court, Thompson's recovery is still good, both dunks and three points, and at the same time in the defensive end, I believe that with his return, the Warriors will once again launch an attack on the championship.