Golden State Warriors: 5 Takeaways From Game 3 vs. Blazers
4. DrayKlay Needs Help
The DrayKlay combination of Draymond Green and Klay Thompson has been nothing short of remarkable with the Dubs missing Stephen Curry. In Game 3, Thompson once again came out guns blazing, tallying 18 first quarter points and entering the halftime break with 24 of the team’s 46 points.
After a slow start, Green came to life in the third quarter, tallying 19 points in the period. He finished with 37 points, nine rebounds, eight assists, one block and one steal, shooting a blistering 8-for-12 from three-point range in the process. Thompson wound up with 35 points on 14-of-28 shooting, including 5-of-9 from three-point range.
DrayKlay did its part, but the rest of the Warriors did not.
Draymond Green & Klay Thompson are 1st pair of teammates with 35 Pts in playoff game since Westbrook/Durant in '11. pic.twitter.com/tiQYgDZm3b
— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) May 8, 2016
Green and Thompson combined for 72 points on 27-of-51 shooting (52.9 percent); the rest of the Warriors had 36 points on 15-of-37 shooting (40.5 percent). Golden State’s two stars accounted for 13 three-pointers; the rest of the roster went 1-for-8 from deep.
Andre Iguodala had one point in 30 minutes, Harrison Barnes, Shaun Livingston and Iggy were ALL scoreless at half and Leandro Barbosa was the only player other than DrayKlay to reach double digits in the scoring column. The Dubs’ studs are doing their part, but in Game 3, the supporting cast just didn’t show up.
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