The very first battle between Steph Curry and Klay Thompson was every part we hoped for and extra and the previous Splash Brothers have spoken concerning the epic recreation.
Curry considerably spoiled Klay’s homecoming after dropping an enormous 37 factors, 6 rebounds and 9 assists on 51.9 p.c from the sector within the Warriors’ 120-117 win.
From the primary play, it was on between Steph and Klay as Thompson caught a cross on the left wing and posted up Curry.
“I’m stunned they ran a post-up for him on the primary play,” Curry mentioned. “I blacked out on that one, I wasn’t going to let him rating and I fouled him. I believed I used to be in coaching camp once more the place I used to be attempting to get a cease.”
Thompson was feeling it throughout the contest and at one level throughout the second quarter he did Steph’s notorious shimmy transfer and though Curry made him pay later, he mentioned he didn’t remorse it.
Klay Thompson hit the Curry shimmy 😱 pic.twitter.com/HCpnyFL9md
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) November 13, 2024
“It was an impromptu factor, however once you’re feeling it you do stuff instinctually,” Thompson mentioned of his shimmy. “I’ve performed it earlier than. I do know Steph’s performed it many occasions, so it was a enjoyable, playful factor to do and he was type of stunned I did it, but it surely was a fantastic shot and I’ll in all probability nonetheless do it sooner or later. I play my greatest model of ball once I’m enjoying free.”
Throughout his on-court postgame interview, Steph was aksed what he thought of Klay’s shimmy. To which he replied, “He is aware of higher than that,” with amusing.
Later within the recreation, feelings have been operating tremendous excessive after Steph went on a 12-0 run for the Dubs and gave them a lead they weren’t going to blow.
He screamed into the TV cameras, “That is my sh*t. Right here. You wanna keep right here. Ahhhhh!”, after a 23-point second half.
STEPH CURRY:
“THIS IS MY HOUSE…THIS IS MY SH*T”
— Mark Jackson’s Burner (@casualtakeking) November 13, 2024
Klay acquired the texture the wrath of his former teammate and it stung.
“Yeah, it hurts to be on the opposite facet of one in all his flurries,” Thompson mentioned. “Man acquired sizzling on the finish and made some ridiculous pictures, and I’ve been on the opposite finish, and it sucks.”
The subsequent Warriors-Mavs recreation will likely be in early February. Secure to say we now have it circled in our calendars.
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