After a gap of two seasons, Klay Thompson finally returned to the field, and the return of the league's famous marksman allowed him to continue to write a series of three-point records of his own. Since returning from the game against the Cavaliers on Jan. 10, Klay has played eight games for the Warriors this season, averaging 15.8 points, 3 rebounds and 2.8 assists in 22.6 minutes of playing time, and shooting 36.8% from three-point range, which is not bad overall.
So far, Clay has hit 21 three-pointers this season, allowing his total three-point shooting to break the 1800+ mark, and his total three-point shooting has now reached 1819, which is 21st in league history, and he is preceded by two retired NBA star Kobe Bryant (1827) and Changsi Bilups (1830), while among the active players, The front row is Paul George, who is currently in the recovery stage. George currently ranks 18th on the league's all-time three-point list with 1,831 three-pointers.
That is to say, from catching up with George, Clay is still 13 three-pointers away, according to his last game against the Timberwolves, hit the most 5 three-pointers of the season, if the speed is fast, Clay is likely to be within 3 games, can make his three-point ranking rise to 18th in league history, and the ranking in front of him is also an active player, this person is currently playing for the Heat Lowry, currently he is in the 17th place in the history list with the total number of three-point shots in 1908, For personal reasons, Lowry has missed 6 games for the Heat, and if he is still absent in the following games, Clay is likely to go all the way and leave Lowry behind.
The next three opponents of the Warriors are the Nets, Rockets, and Spurs, considering that the Nets' defensive efficiency this season is only 18th in the league, plus Bembry, James Johnson, these defensive toughsters are not reused by Nash, so their backcourt is not too much of a threat to Clay, as long as they can hit 3 or 4 three-pointers in this game, in the face of the Rockets, Spurs, two more defense-less defensive rebuilding teams, Clay's chances of catching up with George will also be greatly increased.
It is true that Klay did usher in a comeback this season, but his chemistry with the team does take some time to slowly grind in, since the 8 games he returned to the field, the Warriors have only achieved 4 wins and 4 losses, and the record can only be said to be decent. If their goal this season is still to impact the championship, such a performance is obviously not very acceptable. Fortunately, in these two games, Klay's feel on the outside has recovered, totaling 8 of 14 outside the three-point line, shooting a whopping 57.1%, and the Warriors have also won in both games, counting the two games that Klay was absent before, the Warriors have ushered in a wave of 4 consecutive wins.
Before Klay's return, the Warriors had been focusing on cultivating Poole, a third-yearr, who was also very contentious to play a career-best 16.8 points, 3 rebounds and 3.3 assists this season, and in these two games, when paired with Klay, Poole scored more than 15+, if they can fit perfectly, it is definitely a powerful supplement to the Warriors' offensive firepower. Roma were never built in a day, not to mention that Clay suffered two major injuries in a row, and the only thing the fans can do is to continue to be patient with him, and time will eventually prove everything!