The Golden State Warriors just pulled out a win in one of the most exciting games of the season over the Atlanta Hawks. While both teams have had reasons to be concerned this season, this game was a classic that the Warriors clinched in 2 OT with a buzzer-beating tip-in from Kevon Looney.
Klay Thompson was easily the star of the night, making sure the Warriors stayed in this game against the Atlanta Hawks team offense which saw 7 players score above 15 points and 4 over 20 points. Thompson’s 54 and crucial 3 at the end of regulation to ensure the Warriors could make it to OT made this a vintage performance that fans lost their minds over.
What. A. Game. pic.twitter.com/PtvMPWwXBu
— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) January 3, 2023
KEVON LOONEY AND THE WARRIORS WIN GAME OF THE YEAR AT THE BUZZERhttps://t.co/4CF0ONxkN8 pic.twitter.com/xIsMGHG27k
— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) January 3, 2023
KLAY MF THOMPSON TONIGHT:
🔥 54 PTS (season-high)
🔥 10 3PM
🔥 7 REB
Back like he never left. pic.twitter.com/8FWsrtQLtp
— Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) January 3, 2023
50+ from Klay and a dagger 3 by Draymond in 2023
Nate McMillan, welcome to the Turner Broadcasting Family
— Slightly Biased (@BiasedSlightly) January 3, 2023
good god Klay Thompson 52 points and for the lead in overtimehttps://t.co/4CF0ONxkN8 pic.twitter.com/AsnA9VVlo0
— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) January 3, 2023
No Warrior deserves this moment more than Kevon Looney
— Marcus Thompson II (@ThompsonScribe) January 3, 2023
“KLAY IS FINISHED”
“KLAY THOMPSON IS WASHED”
“GET KLAY OFF MY TEAM” pic.twitter.com/VWyBhKtD8U
— De🅿️ressed Warriors Fan 💔 (@GoIdenState) January 3, 2023
KLAY!!!!!!!!! 🫡
— LeBron James (@KingJames) January 3, 2023
That’s 52 points for Klay Thompson. First time he’s hit 50 since returning from his two leg injuries. These last three gave the Warriors a two-point lead with 17 seconds left. pic.twitter.com/VE1iZy2d89
— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) January 3, 2023
TO EVERY KLAY DOUBTER
pic.twitter.com/45z4hOppqv
— WarriorsMuse (@WarriorsMuse) January 3, 2023
Klay Thompson has 52 points in 2023 and it just went into double OT, what the hell are the Hawks doing
— Ahmed/The Ears/IG: BigBizTheGod 🇸🇴 (@big_business_) January 3, 2023
50+ point scoring performances this season:
Donovan Mitchell: 72
Luka Doncic: 60
Joel Embiid: 59
Devin Booker: 58
Anthony Davis: 55
Klay Thompson: 54
Joel Embiid: 53
Pascal Siakam: 52
Luka Doncic: 51
Devin Booker: 51
Darius Garland: 51
Luka Doncic: 50
Steph Curry: 50
— 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒆 🌩 (@Three_Cone) January 3, 2023
klay thompson is averaging 38 since this pic.twitter.com/ahxLxZG2fU
— alex (@bantheshift) January 3, 2023
Fun Fact: If you weren’t rooting for Klay tonight after everything he’s overcome, you don’t like basketball. pic.twitter.com/eND1Oj2nhJ
— Warriors Huddle (@WarriorsHuddle) January 3, 2023
We just witnessed another incredible night in the NBA. We saw teams overcome massive deficits, LeBron James put on another sensational performance, and of course, the history-making performance by Donovan Mitchell. Klay Thompson made it clear that he is still the star he was prior to his injuries.
The Warriors Staying Afloat Without Stephen Curry
Given how the Warriors’ season started, it seemed that an injury to Stephen Curry while the team had a .500 record could put them in a massive hole that Curry would have to drag them out of. However, this win was the Warriors’ 5th in a row, all achieved without Steph.
The injuries are significant for Golden State, even missing Andrew Wiggins and Jonathan Kuminga. These wins are crucial in a very tightly packed Western Conference and are setting the Warriors up for a run when they are finally fully healthy again.
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