On Monday night, the Dallas Mavericks played Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets in Colorado.
The Mavs won by a score of 131-121.
Klay Thompson finished the victory with 15 points, five rebounds and one assist while shooting 5/10 from the field and 3/5 from three-point range in 23 minutes of playing time.
NBA Fans React To Klay Thompson’s Performance Against Nuggets
Here’s what people were saying about Thompson:
@NationMffl: “Prime AD is back. Coop and Nembhard are the best rookies ITL. Klay’s jumper is back. WE ARE SO BACK.”
@CurseMuse: “Klay Thompson tonight 15 Points 5 rebounds 1 Assists 50/60/50 Solid game from the vet”
@stevejones20: “Dallas goes with a stagger for Klay Thompson with an empty corner is fun. Good curl for the layup.”
@Mavs_FFL: “Woah Klay”
@nba_pass: “Klay cut and finish at the rim!! Up to 15 points off the bench again!”
@HoopFocusX: “This is the best Klay’s looked in a whileeee”
@MavsHighlights: “Klay with that BEAUTIFUL CATCH AND RELEASE 3!”
@LJJM__: “Klay Thompson has been really good recently”
Michael Redd: “Quietly, Klay has been turning it around. Past 10 game splits are catching up to what you’d expect. Not OG KT of course, but waaaay better than first 10 games of the season”
Thompson is in his second season playing for Dallas.
The future Hall of Famer has averages of 11.1 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.4 assists per contest while shooting 37.4% from the field and 35.4% from three-point range in 21 games.
Via @3amrXo: “Klay has the most: 15+ points with 0 FTA in NBA history. 20+ points with 0 FTA in NBA history. 25+ points with 0 FTA in NBA history. 30+ points with 0 FTA in NBA history. 35+ points with 0 FTA in NBA history. 40+ points with 0 FTA in NBA history. Put some respect on his name.”
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The Mavs improved to 7-15 in 22 games, which has them as the 12th seed in the Western Conference.
They are in the middle of a two-game winning streak (and 4-6 over their last ten).
Following the Nuggets, the Mavs will now return home to host the Miami Heat on Wednesday night in Dallas.
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As for the Nuggets, they dropped to 14-6 in 20 games, which has them as the fourth seed in the Western Conference.
They have gone 6-4 over their last ten.
Following the Mavs, the Nuggets will play their next game on Wednesday night when they visit the Indiana Pacers.