Clay Thompson | Photo: D. Ross Cameron-USA TODAY Sports
There were several games at the National Basketball Association (NBA) last night. In one of them, the Golden State Warriors defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers with a score of 96:82.
The match became special because one of Warriors’ biggest lights, Clay Thompson, returned to the planet’s strongest league. He last played the NBA match 941 days ago, on June 13, 2019, when he fought the Toronto Raptors in the final series of the Warriors.
Thompson became the second most productive player in the team, standing out with 17 points, taking three of eight long shots. The winners were Stefan Curry, who scored 28 points, and Kevon Loney finished the game with six points and 18 rebounds. Meanwhile, the best in the Cavaliers was Lamar Stevens, who scored 17 points, while Ramon Rondo helped with 15 points and five assists.
In another duel, the Dallas “Mavericks”, still playing without the Latvian Kristaps Porziņģis, with the result 113: 99 beat the leaders of the Eastern Conference Chicago “Bulls”. Luka Dončičs was a great winner, collecting “triple-double” with 22 points, 14 balls under the baskets and 14 assists, but Max Kleber and Josh Green scored 18 points. Zek Lavin and Demar Derozan were among the Bulls with 20 points.
In another battle, the Toronto Raptors defeated the New Orleans Pelicans with a score of 105: 101. The leader of the Raptors in the game was Fred Vanville, who scored 32 points, but Pascal Siakam added 29 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists. “Pelicans” Lithuanian center Jonas Valančūnas lost “double-double” with 20 points and 17 balls under the baskets.
Also on the day of the game were the Brooklyn Nets (121: 119 overtime against San Antonio Spurs), the Los Angeles Clippers (106: 93 vs. Atlanta Hawks), and Portland’s Trail Blazers (103: 88 against Sacramento). Kings), the Timberwolves of Minnesota (141: 123 against the Rockets of Houston), the Nuggets of Denver (99:95 against the Thunder of Oklahoma City) and the Grizzlies of Memphis (127: 119 against the Lakers of Los Angeles).
