On April 11, Beijing time, in the case of Curry's early reimbursement for the regular season, the outside world was once worried that the Warriors would fall out of the top four in the West, and even fell out of the top six to play the playoffs, but in the end, the Warriors locked in the third place in the West. In addition to Pooler's continued stable performance, Tang Shen's gradual recovery is also the key, especially in the last 3 consecutive 3 games to bombard 30+ performances, and after the highest 41 points of the comeback, Tang Shen domineeringly announced "I am back".
Looking at Thompson's performance in the last three games of the regular season:
April 3 against the Jazz: 8 three-pointers and 36 points
April 8 against the Lakers: 6 three-pointers and 33 points
April 11 vs. Pelicans: 7 three-pointers and 41 points
As one of the core stars of the Warriors' 4-time and 3-crown championships, Tang Shen's serious injury in the 2019 Finals and another serious injury in the 2020 offseason have allowed him to be reimbursed for injuries for two consecutive seasons. As for this season, Tang Shen did not make a comeback until the middle of the season, and Kerr was still extremely cautious about using Tang Shen and would not let him play back-to-back games for two consecutive games.
Tang Shen has had downturns and ups and downs, but gradually recovered at the end of the season, especially in the last three games, hitting a total of 21 three-pointers, a total of 110 points, showing an extremely hot state. In the finale, Tang Shen scored 41 points with 7 three-pointers, becoming his second 40+ points after 3 years.
In the last 10 games, Tang Shen has averaged 26.2 points per game and shot 40.2% from three-point range, which has undoubtedly entered the playoff mode. After the game, Tang Shen was also extremely domineering about his state, "I feel that everything is back, yes! I'm back and I'm ready for the playoffs that start next weekend, officially! The Warriors will play against the Nuggets in the first round of the playoffs, and the Warriors have home-court advantage.
(Text/Drunken Floating Life)