The Nuggets made a big comeback against the Mavericks with a score of 112-101. After this game, the Mavericks have lost 7 out of their last 10 games, and the 19-point comeback also shows how much the absence of Doncic and Irving has affected them. Jokic easily scored a near-triple-double with 19 points, 18 rebounds, and 9 assists, and even Westbrook got 21 points, 10 rebounds, and 7 assists, with six players from the Nuggets scoring in double digits.
Klay Thompson had an explosive performance in this game, playing for 35 minutes, making 9 out of 19 shots, including 6 out of 13 three-pointers, scoring 25 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block, with a shooting percentage of 47.4%, a three-point percentage of 46.2%, and a true shooting percentage of 64.3%. This is the first time he has scored over 20 points in 24 days and over 26 points in 28 days, which is also his sixth 20+ point game this season.
In addition, Klay also achieved a milestone of 16,000 career points in this game, becoming the 125th player in NBA history to reach 16,000 points.
After the game, Klay said, "It's cool to get 16,000 points, but it also makes people realize how crazy and incredible it is for LeBron James to get 40,000 points."
Klay Thompson has suffered two major injuries in his career, one being an anterior cruciate ligament tear and the other an Achilles tendon tear. He did not play in 2019 and 2020. Klay, who entered the NBA in 2011, is now 35 years old and has only scored 16,000 points.
Leonard also entered the NBA in 2011, and his current total score is 13,937 points, which is 2,063 points less than Klay. The main theme of Leonard's career has been injury management. His knees have suffered ACL tears and meniscus tears, and he has only played 696 regular-season games in total, while Klay has played 798 games, so there is a significant difference in their career total scores.
Written by Yan Xiaobai: Klay Observation