On November 2, the Warriors lost 109-116 to the Heat on the road, and the Warriors lost three consecutive games on the road, and the team ranked 12th in the West with 3-5 losses.
Thompson hit his 1,926th career three-pointer shooting in this game and ranked 18th in NBA history, but Thompson did not play well in this game and played 31 minutes on 7-of-19 three-pointers and 4-of-12 for 19 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, and 19 points was also Thompson's highest score of the season. Although the scoring season high, Thompson was not very efficient, and on the defensive end Thompson was blown up by Struss to make the Warriors regret to lose.
Thompson scored just two points on 1-of-5 shooting in the fourth quarter and missed a three-pointer in the bottom corner that could equalize, and he didn't do a good job on the defensive end to let Struss and Robinson hit back-to-back threes.
Tangshen barely made sense of 4-of-12 three-point shooting in this game, but in seven games this season, Thompson shot only a measly 29.5% of 8.7-pointers from three-point range, which is also a career low, Thompson's 38.5% three-point shooting last season was his career worst, and this season's three-point shooting rate is almost 10 points less, and when Thompson misses three-point accuracy, he will be much less of a threat on the offensive end. In the final minute, Thompson had a chance to build a three-point goal, but his three-point shot went off the bullseye, which also buried the Warriors' efforts throughout the court.
After losing 113-120 to the Hornets on the Warriors' road, Kerr said Thompson's three-point play would get better and he needed to find a feel in his legs. Thompson's resurgence after a break against the Heat was also unsatisfactory, proving that Thompson's form is indeed very problematic.
Thompson's problem may still be with his injury, in Cole's words, Thompson needs to find a feeling in his legs to have a normal shooting percentage, but Thompson's leg muscles have also suffered after the Achilles tendon rupture He no longer has the strength and explosiveness of the past, his traverse is not as fast as in the past, and now Thompson relies more on consciousness to fill in the defense, and he can no longer be a top defender as in the past. Perhaps Thompson's lack of leg strength also affected his shooting, which is why Thompson has been shooting poorly this season.
Hiro played only 10 minutes in today's game and went off the game due to injury, then Struss scored a game-high 24 points on 8-of-17 shooting and 4-of-10 three-pointers, while Thompson mainly matched Struss and said that Struss almost blew Thompson out.
Now Thompson has decreased defensive ability due to injury, so now Thompson can only use his mouth to block the opponent's offense, the game between the Warriors and the Suns Thompson can't prevent Booker from starting to spray trash and say I have 4 championships and you have nothing, which eventually led to a conflict between Thompson and Booker Thompson was sent off for the first time in his career.
From the fact that Thompson was sent off, he also has a problem with his mentality now, and Thompson has also made him unbalanced because of injuries affecting his shooting, so he is not as calm on the court as he used to be.
Judging from Thompson's performance this season, his athleticism has declined, because the lack of strength in his legs has caused his three-point shooting rate to drop by 10 points, and it is believed that Thompson's three-point shooting rate will be difficult to return to the past level in the future.
Thompson is making $40 million this season and $43 million next season, but his contribution to the team is only worth a player with an annual salary of 10 million, and it is not an exaggeration to say that Thompson is the biggest junk contract in the league, and now Thompson is holding the team down with a high salary and playing the lowest efficiency on the court, which is why the Warriors have not performed well this season.
The Warriors' problem is troublesome, they first have to solve Thompson's 2-year 83 million contract remaining, if Thompson continues to perform now the Warriors should consider taking a draft pick to trade Thompson or the Warriors will have to pay a huge luxury tax for poor results, which is really worth the loss for the Warriors.