Here's about it, today's regular season, the Warriors lost 110-121 to the Hawks, the first half of the game on both sides of the game also played back and forth, the end of the half of the Warriors 67-69 trailed by 2 points, the third quarter, the Warriors single quarter by the Hawks a wave of 32-16, although the fourth quarter once chased the point difference to only 3 points, but finally had no choice but to swallow a defeat.
Although he lost, but in this game, Thompson's performance was quite good, the whole game, Thompson played a total of 40 minutes, shooting 14 of 26, 9 of 16 three-pointers, 0 free throw opportunities, and won 37 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.
It is no exaggeration to say that Thompson really tried his best this game, without Curry, Thompson scored 22 points in the first half, and when he was 18 points behind in the fourth quarter, Thompson scored 13 points in a single quarter, and it was he who scored three consecutive three-pointers at the beginning of the fourth quarter to keep the game a little suspenseful.
37 points is Thompson's second highest since his comeback, and he scored 38 points in a single game in the previous game against the Bucks, in addition, 40 minutes on the court, 16 three-point shots in a single game, and 9 three-point shots are all new personal highs since Thompson's return — although the Warriors did not win, according to Thompson, the 40 minutes on the court were a victory for himself.
Having said that, Thompson's state since his comeback has been truly unstable.
He could hit 9 three-pointers and score 37 points in a single game like today, or 38 points on a single-game hit from 83 points like he did against the Bucks two weeks ago, but in the four games in between these two games, Thompson's performance was:
— Against the Wizards, he scored 20 points on 7-of-19
— Against the Celtics, 8-of-24, scored 18 points
— Against the Spurs, he scored 24 points on 9-of-22
- Against the Magic, 6 of 15, scored 15 points
After the All-Star, Thompson played 11 games and averaged 21.0 points per game, but also shot 19.5 times and shot only 42.1% from the field — in addition to the above four games, Thompson also had a downturn of 16 points on 17 shots and 7 points on 13 shots in a single game.
Zooming in to the entire season, Thompson is now back in more than two months, playing a total of 27 games, averaging 18.7 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game, shooting 41.9%/37.5%/90.7% of the three-field shooting rate, using the ball 27.5%, and shooting 53.6% of the true shooting.
For comparison, in the 2018-19 season, healthy Thompson averaged 21.5 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game, 46.7%/40.2%/81.6% of the three shots, 25.4% of the ball, and 57.1% of the true shooting rate.
You can see that after the comeback, Thompson's ball use rate increased significantly compared to before the injury, reaching a new career high, but the two-point and three-point shooting rate was decreasing, and the true shooting rate fell to the second lowest in his career.
In terms of playing style, Thompson is also different from before:
This season, Thompson touched the ball 2.40 seconds and dribbled 1.60 times
In the 2018-18 season, Thompson touched the ball for 2.04 seconds and dribbled 1.31 times
Thompson's three-point shooting rate is still close to 38%, so his no-ball threat is still strong, but compared to before, he has more ball holding, dribbling, if his holding effect is good, but from the result, his efficiency is not necessarily excellent, so in some games will make people wonder: How can Thompson play so badly?
Of course, this is not to say that Thompson is not good.
On the contrary, for a player who has not played for more than two years, suffered two major injuries of a ruptured Achilles tendon and a torn cruciate ligament, it is already remarkable that he can play like this in his first season, and Thompson also needs to hold the ball more to find the feeling of playing, he can catch the ball straight up and down, and now he may need to adjust and then use his legs to exert force, this change takes time to adapt.
Moreover, Thompson is a "time bomb" for any opponent, and he has proved that he still has the ability to "enter a string" in the game against the Bucks, which was proved again in the final quarter against the Hawks.
The Warriors need Thompson, not only because of his big contract, but also his big heart in the playoffs and his scoring continuity, there are not many regular season games left, I hope Thompson can continue to look for feelings, less sluggish games, more performances such as 37 points per game and 38 points in a single game, and find a feeling Of Thompson, ready to help the Warriors beat any opponent.