If the Warriors welcome the express integration of Buddy Hield to make people forget Klay Thompsonin Dallas, the “Splash Brother” could not have dreamed of a better debut for his first in an official match in Dallas. Against Victor Wembanyama's Spurs, he scored 22 points in 26 minutes with a nice 6 out of 10 from 3-point range. Never has a player scored so many 3-pointers for his first with the Mavericks.
“He was great! » launches Luka Doncic. “He made a lot of shots, and he was always moving. And he was very good in defense too.”
It was the first time that Klay Thompson and Luka Doncic played together since the Slovenian was under treatment in preseason. We could see that their complementarity could do great damage with Luka Doncic capable of fixing an entire defense, and a Klay Thompson on the move to create space and passing angles.
Author of 20 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists, Luka Doncic asks for more. “It’s easy to play with a guy like that. It makes your life easier. You have to find it” continues the Mavericks leader. A mutual opinion.
Amazed by Luka Doncic's way of playing
“What an incredible talent! » replies Klay Thompson. “The crazy thing is that we are taught as kids that to be the best basketball player, you have to jump the highest, run the fastest, but Luka does it his way. He plays at his own speed and runs the game like I've never seen anyone do. It’s great to be the beneficiary of this and to have great opportunities.”
In the end, there are only positives to take away from this first, between the victory in a derby and a successful individual performance.
“It’s a great start” summarizes Klay Thompson, before swinging his usual paper airplane. “It's only one match, in October, but it feels good to have passed the first one. There was a lot of excitement, and it was a great feeling. And we don't often have the opportunity to experience something for the first time. »
