In a game that ended earlier, the Warriors lost 99-119 to the Timberwolves by as many as 20 points, and the reason why the team swallowed this defeat is actually reasonable, in addition to chasing the dream Green continues to be injured, Curry is also in this game because of the wrist injury as a wall watch, less of a defensive core and offensive core, the impact on the Warriors can be imagined. In the last game against the Bulls, Klay Thompson continued to play as a starter, and in the 22 minutes of playing time, he shot 5 of 14, 3 of 8 from three-point range, had 13 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal, and the plus-minus value came to +1, which was one of the few players on the team to have a positive plus-minus value. Unfortunately, in the face of the more ferocious offensive firepower of the Timberwolves, Clay could only watch the team swallow this painful defeat.
In an interview with the media after the game, Clay also smiled and said that he could play for 40 minutes, and it was clear that he was still very satisfied with his recovery. In the four games since Clay's return, he averaged 13.8 points, 3 rebounds and 1.8 assists, shooting percentage and 35.7% shooting percentage and three-point shooting since Klay returned, and in the last three games, Kerr seems to be intentionally increasing his playing time (from 19.6 minutes to 20.6 minutes to 22.7 minutes) so that he can find his competitive status as soon as possible.
As the backcourt core that the Warriors relied heavily on in the past, Clay's role for the team is definitely not just the 40% three-point accuracy on the offensive end, and the average score per game is close to 20+, in the defensive end he is also an indispensable defensive gate for the team, in the 18-19 season, that is, the first year of Klay's reimbursement, when Clay with his excellent defensive ability in the regular season, he was also selected as the best defensive second team with Dream, Holliday, Leonard, Embiid and others. That is to say, Klay is more like a top 3D player in this Warriors, but just a simple pitcher.
In the 2 years that Klay has been reimbursed, the Warriors have not been able to make it to the playoff stage, but this season they have unexpectedly played a good competitive role, and the ranking once climbed to the top position in the league, which is also the solid foundation they laid in the early stage, which led to the recent poor state of the team, they can still rank second in the West (and also second in the league) with a record of 31 wins and 12 losses.
Now that Klay's return has been brought back, the Warriors are only one step away from Wiseman's return from the full roster. But unlike the latter, who is just a fledgling 2nd grade rookie, Klay is the absolute core of the Warriors who has played for 11 years, and whether the team can continue to remain competitive in the future depends largely on Whether Clay is in good shape.
Returning to the Warriors in these 4 games, Clay's state can also be regarded as meeting the expectations of fans, and the Warriors currently have the second-highest record in the West, and can also give him enough patience to slowly recover, after all, the regular season record does not play much role for the Warriors, as long as it can be guaranteed to directly enter the playoffs as the first six. According to the current lineup collocation, in fact, there are not too many loopholes, splash brothers + dream + Wiggins's four cores, can be regarded as an upgraded version of the 15-year championship, the Warriors want to return to the finals or even win the championship again, the state of the splash brothers really needs to be guaranteed!