After struggling throughout the first quarter of the season, Klay Thompson and Andrew Wiggins answered the bell for the Golden State Warriors on Sunday evening in Portland.
With Steph Curry unable to find the bottom of the net, Thompson and Wiggins stepped up to fuel Golden State’s offense against the Portland Trail Blazers.
Thompson scored a team-high 28 points on 11-of-16 shooting from the field with five made triples and four rebounds. Wiggins tacked on a his second-highest-scoring performance of the season with 25 points to go along with seven rebounds in the Warriors’ 118-114.
Each time the Trail Blazers threatened on Sunday, Wiggins, Thompson or rookie Trayce Jackson-Davis came up with a timely bucket to fend off the home team.
Although the Warriors rattled off their second straight win, Curry struggled on Sunday, scoring just seven points on 2-of-12 shooting. Curry failed to make a 3-pointer, shooing 0-for-8 from beyond the arc to snap his streak of 268 straight games with a triple.
Following Golden State’s win over Portland on Sunday, the NBA community on Twitter chimed in with reactions. Here’s a look at what fans and analysts were saying on social media on Sunday.
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Klay Thompson since this quote:
30 PTS, 5 AST, 8 3PM
24 PTS, 5 REB, 4 3PM
28 PTS, 4 REB, 5 3PM pic.twitter.com/0Xu1H9NuaD— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) December 18, 2023
Klay Thompson’s last three games
30 points on 9/15 FG, 8 threes
24 points on 7/19 FG, 4 threes
28 points on 11/16 FG, 5 threesTHIS IS WHAT WE BEEN WAITING FOR 🔥 pic.twitter.com/jQ9OszSi77
— De🅿️ressed Warriors Fan 💔 (@GoIdenState) December 18, 2023
Klay Thompson’s last three games
-30 points on 9/15 FG, eight 3s
-24 points on 7/19 FG, four 3s
-28 points on 11/16 FG, five 3s— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) December 18, 2023
Before you mention Klay Thompson remember this
2015- NBA Champ
2016- NBA Finals
2017- NBA Champ
2018- NBA Champ
2019-NBA Finals
2020- injured
2021- injured
2022- NBA Champ— Ben Stinar (@BenStinar) December 18, 2023
Klay Thompson in the last month, since Nov. 18, has now shot 40.5% from 3-point range. That includes two 1 of 8 games from deep
— Dalton Johnson (@DaltonJ_Johnson) December 18, 2023
Klay Thompson's last 3 games:
30 PTS | 8 3PM
24 PTS | 4 3PM
28 PTS | 5 3PMFinding his groove. https://t.co/k4WqmTIc99
— StatMuse (@statmuse) December 18, 2023
Andrew Wiggins tonight:
25 Points
7 Rebounds
2 Assists
75% FG
4/6 3PM pic.twitter.com/m0mjPlPcaV— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) December 18, 2023
Wiggins tonight:
25 PTS
7 REB
2 BLK
9-12 FG
4-6 3PBig-time performance off the bench. https://t.co/Oxefr6xo9Q
— StatMuse (@statmuse) December 18, 2023
