One Year After A Forgettable 0-Forgettable 0-Forge-10 Night Ended His Warriors Tenure, Klay Thompson Found Redemption in Dallas.
Thompson Poured in 16 of His 23 Points Duration A Scorching Second Quarter, Hitting Four 3-Pointers to Fuel A 44-Point Outburst That Buried the Kings Early. The Mavericks Cruiseed to A 120-106 Win Wednesday Night, Staying Alive in the Western Conference Play-in Tournament.
“Thompson Said,” Thompson Said. “I Just Focused on Defense, Rebounding and Playing Early. The Shots Came After That.”
It was exactly one year to the day.
Dallas Moves on To Face Memphis on Friday, with the Winner Earning the West’s Final Playoff Spot and A Date with Top-Seed Oklahoma City on Sunday.
As for the kings, shortly after the game, The Team and General Manager Monte McNair agreed to part Ways. A Person Familiar with the Decision Said The Sides mutually agreed on the Breakup. The Move of the Movenced the Move of the Team Had note.
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Star Point Guard Kyrie Irving Went Down With A Season-Ending Knee Injury Shortly After The Trade, Ending Any Realistic Hopes of Another Deep Playoff Run Following Last Season’s Trip to the NBA Finals.
“We’ve had a tumultuous Season, to say the Least,” Thompson Said. “The injury Bug Has Struck Used Never Seeen Bephore.
Dallas OpenAd The Second Quarter with a 20-6 run, Funed by Back-to-Back 3s from Thompson. Hit Two More Later in the Quarter As The Mavericks Stretched the Lead to 23 Points at Halftime, Removeing Any Drama.
“Said Davis, Who Led Dallas with 27 Points. “Offensse Was Clicing. We Had, What, 44 in the Quarter? We Played with a lot of pace and opened up the game.”
Demar Derozan Scored 33 Points For The Kings, and Zach Lavine Added 20.
It was a disappointting end. Sacramento Has Now Missed the Playoffs in 18 of the Past 19 Seasons, Raising Questions About The Team’s Future.
“Interim Coach Doug Christie Said. “You guys know that.
