Thompson this season can be said to be controversial. As a veteran, he is also over 34 years old, and the decline is visible to the naked eye. Last summer, the Warriors were interested in re-signing Thompson early, but Thompson didn't like a two-year, $48 million pension contract. He struggled to say yes after the rejection, but he has been slowly recovering lately and hitting seven three-pointers in a single game for the 50th time. And after he achieves this record, he will realize how inexplicable Curry is.
So far this season, Thompson has played in 72 games, starting 58 of them and playing 14 off the bench. Thompson is averaging 17.4 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game while shooting 42.9 percent from the field and 38.4 percent from three-point range. For comparison, Thompson played much better last year, when he averaged 21.9 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game while shooting 43.6% from the field and 38.4% from three-point range.
It can be seen that Thompson's data has declined across the board, and he was even pressed to the bench for a while. However, he recently returned to the starting lineup, and in the five games he returned to the start, Thompson handed in an average of 20 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists per game, including 51% shooting from the field and 41% from three-point range, which is still a top-level individual performance. In today's game against the Rockets, Thompson made 7 of 11 three-pointers and scored 29 points, which was quite good.
He also reached a milestone in his career, where he hit at least seven three-pointers in 50 games. Such a performance can be ranked second in history. Lillard, Ray Allen and others are all behind him, and there is one great god in front of him, and that is Curry.
It's no secret that Thompson is the No. 2 all-time scorer, while Curry is the all-time top scorer. The number of 7 three-pointers in a single game can also see the gap between the two. The 35-year-old Curry can still average 26.4 points, 4.4 rebounds and 5 assists per game this season, including a shooting rate of 45% from the field and a three-point shooting rate of 41%, which is still a standard superstar performance. Since entering the NBA in 2009, Curry has played 15 games and has played a total of 952 games.
In 133 of those games, Curry made at least seven three-pointers. It can be seen that Thompson, who is the second in history, has done it 50 times, and Curry, who is the first in history, has done it a total of 133 times, which is completely unique. So far in his career, Curry has also made 3,724 three-pointers. In terms of performance outside the three-point line, Curry is one notch ahead of all shooters, and he can't be convinced.