<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mavericks-news-klay-thompson-dodgers-clayton-kershaw');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mavericks’ Klay Thompson dishes on immense respect for Dodgers legend Clayton Kershaw');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/0Klay-Thompson-dishes-on-immense-respect-for-Dodgers-legend-Clayton-Kershaw0.jpg"></figure><h1>Mavericks’ Klay Thompson dishes on immense respect for Dodgers legend Clayton Kershaw</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-20T09:50:38-08:00">December 20th, 9:50am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-20T09:50:38-08:00">December 20th, 9:50am</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/joey.mistretta/" rel="facebook">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a Dallas Mavericks beat reporter, Dallas Wings beat reporter and lead MLB editor for ClutchPoints. He is originally from Lake Arrowhead, California. Mistretta graduated from Biola University with a degree in broadcast journalism.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Mavericks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>DALLAS — Los Angeles Dodgers legend Clayton Kershaw, who is from Texas, attended Thursday’s Los Angeles Clippers-Dallas Mavericks game.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Clayton Kershaw, who is from Texas, is at the Clippers-Mavericks game.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MFFL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MFFL</a> <a href="https://t.co/0PpPZ4NL7j">pic.twitter.com/0PpPZ4NL7j</a></p><p>— Joey Mistretta (@JoeyMistretta_) <a href="https://twitter.com/JoeyMistretta_/status/1869944931474677800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 20, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Kershaw is currently a free agent, but he is regarded as one of the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/10-greatest-dodgers-players-of-all-time-ranked">greatest Dodgers of all-time</a>. The Dodgers star also used to be teammates with outfielder Trayce Thompson, who happens to be Klay Thompson’s brother. Klay, who is of course now with the Mavs, <a href="https://x.com/JoeyMistretta_/status/1869968150407610628" rel="noopener">has plenty of respect</a> for Kershaw.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Klay Thompson’s brother, Trayce, used to be teammates with Clayton Kershaw on the Dodgers. I asked Klay about getting to see Kershaw, as Clayton was at tonight’s game.</p><p>Thompson called Kershaw a “great human” and an “amazing athlete.”<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MFFL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MFFL</a> <a href="https://t.co/E07Bp0es6e">https://t.co/E07Bp0es6e</a> <a href="https://t.co/tEcsowRAoW">pic.twitter.com/tEcsowRAoW</a></p><p>— Joey Mistretta (@JoeyMistretta_) <a href="https://twitter.com/JoeyMistretta_/status/1869968150407610628?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 20, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“I did (talk to Kershaw),” Thompson told reporters after the game. “It was great seeing him. Such a great human, such an amazing athlete. Just a great guy, so it was really cool seeing him.”</p><p>The Mavs were defeated by the Clippers 118-95. However, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavericks-news-kyrie-irving-injury-status-luka-doncic-out-clippers-dallas-game">Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving were both out due to injuries</a>. Thompson led the way, scoring 22 points in the defeat. He did everything he could to help the Mavs remain competitive in the game.</p><h2><b>Klay Thompson has good memories of Trayce Thompson’s Dodgers career</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Trayce-Thompson-and-Clayton-Kershaw-during-Dodgers-game-in-2022.jpg"><figcaption>© Rob Schumacher/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK</figcaption></figure><p>Klay is never afraid to shine the light on others. He remembers watching Trayce with the Dodgers, memories he seems to enjoy looking back on.</p><p>“Yeah, it was cool for me watching those years… Trayce as a Dodger,” Thompson said. “The success he had there, he still is great friends with all those guys. So it was really cool seeing Clayton. I know he’s a local in Dallas. It was great to just see him again.”</p><p>Trayce played in LA with the Dodgers from 2016-2017 before later returning for parts of the 2022 and 2023 seasons. He quietly enjoyed a strong campaign across 74 games with the Dodgers in 2022, recording a stellar .901 OPS to go along with 13 home runs and 14 doubles.</p><p>In fact, Thompson was even considered to be a legitimate candidate to earn the Dodgers’ center field job in 2023. Although, he ended up struggling and the Dodgers ultimately went in a different direction. Thompson has not played at the big league level since 2023.</p><p>Nevertheless, he displayed that can contribute at a respectable level in 2022. Perhaps Trayce Thompson, who is currently a free agent, will get another chance with a ball club for the 2025 campaign.</p><p>As for Klay Thompson, the former Golden State Warriors star is focused on helping the Mavs make another championship run.</p><h2><b>Klay Thompson’s impact on Mavericks</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Mavericks-Klay-Thompson-reacting-vs-the-Spurs.jpg"><figcaption>© Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Although Klay took some time to share his thoughts on Clayton Kershaw and his brother Trayce, his primary focus was of course on the game. The Mavs were defeated, and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavericks-news-klay-thompson-clippers-luka-doncic-kyrie-irving">Thompson felt they did not play as well as they could have</a>. He also noted that it was an adjustment with both Kyrie and Luka out.</p><p>“Well, looking at the numbers offensively we struggled. And defensively actually,” Thompson said after Thursday’s game. “So (we didn’t play) very well, but it was the first time playing without both our guys. I’m sure it won’t be the last. We will be ready the next time that it does happen because it’s a completely different style of play obviously.”</p><p>The Mavericks will look to bounce back in a rematch with the Clippers on Saturday. Perhaps Clayton Kershaw will come to another Mavs game at some point during the 2024-25 season, or maybe even Klay’s brother Trayce will make an appearance.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mavericks’ Klay Thompson dishes on immense respect for Dodgers legend Clayton Kershaw

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mavericks-news-klay-thompson-clippers-luka-doncic-kyrie-irving');   ga('set', 'title', 'Klay Thompson gets brutally honest on Mavericks’ Clippers loss without Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Klay-Thompson-gets-brutally-honest-on-Mavericks-Clippers-loss-without-Luka-Doncic-Kyrie-Irving.jpg"></figure><h1>Klay Thompson gets brutally honest on Mavericks’ Clippers loss without Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-19T21:29:07-08:00">December 19th, 9:29pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-19T21:29:07-08:00">December 19th, 9:29pm</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/joey.mistretta/" rel="facebook">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a Dallas Mavericks beat reporter, Dallas Wings beat reporter and lead MLB editor for ClutchPoints. He is originally from Lake Arrowhead, California. Mistretta graduated from Biola University with a degree in broadcast journalism.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Mavericks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks entered Thursday’s game against the Los Angeles Clippers <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavericks-news-kyrie-irving-injury-status-luka-doncic-out-clippers-dallas-game">without Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving</a> among other players. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavericks-news-luka-doncic-injury-update-concern-clippers">Doncic was ruled out as he battles a left heel contusion</a>. Meanwhile, Irving was ruled out due to right shoulder soreness.  The Clippers ended up winning 118-95, however, Klay Thompson stepped up and led the way amid Doncic and Irving’s injury absences.</p><p>Thompson finished the game with 22 points, three rebounds, three assists and two steals. Thompson also shot 9-17 on his field goal attempts. Was it Klay’s best game? No, but he kept the Mavs afloat until the Clippers began to pull away in the third quarter.</p><p>Still, Thompson felt that Dallas could have played better overall. <a href="https://x.com/JoeyMistretta_/status/1869972021595295745" rel="noopener">He shared his brutally honest</a> thoughts while speaking to reporters after the game.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Klay Thompson on the Mavs’ play without Luka and Kyrie.</p><p>“Well, looking at the numbers offensively we struggled. And defensively actually. So (we didn’t play) very well, but it was the first time playing without both guys… We will be ready the next time that it does happen.” <a href="https://t.co/5D3x9g1Klg">pic.twitter.com/5D3x9g1Klg</a></p><p>— Joey Mistretta (@JoeyMistretta_) <a href="https://twitter.com/JoeyMistretta_/status/1869972021595295745?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 20, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“Well, looking at the numbers offensively we struggled. And defensively actually,” Thompson said. “So (we didn’t play) very well, but it was the first time playing without both our guys. I’m sure it won’t be the last. We will be ready the next time that it does happen because it’s a completely different style of play obviously.”</p><p>Mavs head coach Jason Kidd said Thompson and the Mavs played well, but admitted the team “ran out of gas” in the second half.</p><p> </p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Jason Kidd on Klay Thompson’s performance in the loss tonight.</p><p>“Klay was great, the group was great… just ran out of gas.”<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MFFL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MFFL</a> <a href="https://t.co/uOGR6g7wUW">pic.twitter.com/uOGR6g7wUW</a></p><p>— Joey Mistretta (@JoeyMistretta_) <a href="https://twitter.com/JoeyMistretta_/status/1869957217983836530?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 20, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“Klay was great, the group was great… Just ran out of gas,” Mavs head coach Jason Kidd <a href="https://x.com/JoeyMistretta_/status/1869957217983836530" rel="noopener">said after the game</a>. “Give the Clippers credit, they were the better team tonight.”</p><h2><b>Mavericks suffer defeat against Clippers amid Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving absences</b></h2><p>Playing without two of the best players in the NBA is obviously never a simple task. Irving was initially listed as questionable on the injury report, leaving room for hope in reference to his potential availability. He was ultimately ruled out, though.</p><p>Still, the Mavs battled and utilized a team effort. They knew it was going to be a difficult challenge, but Dallas played a competitive brand of basketball nonetheless. The final score looks fairly lopsided, but the Mavericks trailed by just one point at the half.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Spencer Dinwiddie on the Mavs’ play without Luka and Kyrie, and he commented on Klay Thompson’s leadership. </p><p>“He did what a Hall of Famer does.”<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MFFL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MFFL</a> <a href="https://t.co/Jt8Bl6EEi7">pic.twitter.com/Jt8Bl6EEi7</a></p><p>— Joey Mistretta (@JoeyMistretta_) <a href="https://twitter.com/JoeyMistretta_/status/1869963751740358986?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 20, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“I think we played hard,” Spencer Dinwiddie <a href="https://x.com/JoeyMistretta_/status/1869963751740358986" rel="noopener">told reporters</a>. “Still too many lapses, though, of course. Credit the Clippers, they made shots… I thought (Klay Thompson’s performance) was great. His shots definitely kept us in it… He did what a Hall of Famer does.”</p><p>The Mavericks will host the Clippers on Saturday night once again at 8:30 PM EST.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Klay Thompson gets brutally honest on Mavericks’ Clippers loss without Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mavericks-news-klay-thompson-luka-doncic-experience');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mavericks’ Klay Thompson gets 100% real on his Luka Doncic experience');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Klay-Thompson-gets-100-real-on-his-Luka-Doncic-experience.jpg"></figure><h1>Mavericks’ Klay Thompson gets 100% real on his Luka Doncic experience</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-18T18:46:50-08:00">December 18th, 6:46pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-18T18:46:50-08:00">December 18th, 6:46pm</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/joey.mistretta/" rel="facebook">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a Dallas Mavericks beat reporter, Dallas Wings beat reporter and lead MLB editor for ClutchPoints. He is originally from Lake Arrowhead, California. Mistretta graduated from Biola University with a degree in broadcast journalism.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Mavericks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>DALLAS — Klay Thompson is a fan of Luka Doncic. Thompson, one of the greatest shooters in NBA history, appreciates playing alongside an elite passer such as Doncic. The former Golden State Warriors star <a href="https://x.com/JoeyMistretta_/status/1869465852657217613" rel="noopener">made his feelings</a> on Doncic’s passing ability clear while speaking to reporters after practice on Wednesday.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Klay Thompson on Luka Doncic: “His passes are incredible… It’s awesome to be a beneficiary of his greatness.”<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MFFL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MFFL</a> <a href="https://t.co/o2b8yPQ5t0">pic.twitter.com/o2b8yPQ5t0</a></p><p>— Joey Mistretta (@JoeyMistretta_) <a href="https://twitter.com/JoeyMistretta_/status/1869465852657217613?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 18, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“Learning playing with Luka that if you go to the corner, get out in transition he’s going to find you,” Thompson said. “His passes are incredible, I mean, he puts it in the shooting-pocket… mostly every time. It’s awesome to be a beneficiary of his greatness.”</p><p>Of course, this is not the first time <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavericks-news-luka-doncic-incredible-talent-klay-thompson-perplexed">Thompson has given Doncic his flowers</a>. Thompson is receiving the opportunity to play with Doncic on a more consistent basis now, though. The excitement of Klay adjusting to the Mavs is beginning to fade as he gets used to his new team. The 2024-25 season is beginning to heat up now, and Thompson is finding his footing with the Mavericks.</p><h2><b>Klay Thompson making adjustment to playing with Mavericks</b></h2><p>The 34-year-old is averaging 14 points per game on 40.8 percent field goal and 39.1 percent three-point shooting. He has shot the ball well in recent action. Klay is enjoying playing alongside a player such as Luka, who happens to be an extraordinary playmaker.</p><p>It is worth mentioning that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavericks-news-luka-doncic-injury-update-concern-clippers">Doncic did not practice on Wednesday as he battles a heel injury</a>. It remains to be seen if he will be available for the Mavericks’ game on Thursday night against the Los Angeles Clippers.</p><p>Either way, Thompson will do everything he can to help the Mavs earn a victory at home. Thursday’s game represents the first of a four-game home stand. Dallas will play the Clippers on Thursday and Saturday before hosting the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday and the Minnesota Timberwolves on Christmas Day.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mavericks’ Klay Thompson gets 100% real on his Luka Doncic experience

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mavericks-news-klay-thompson-soaking-all-chase-center-floor-beating-warriors');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mavericks’ Klay Thompson soaking it in on Chase Center floor after beating Warriors');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Klay-Thompson-seen-soaking-it-all-in-on-Chase-Center-floor-after-beating-Warriors.jpg"></figure><h1>Mavericks’ Klay Thompson soaking it in on Chase Center floor after beating Warriors</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-16T11:38:07-08:00">December 16th, 11:38am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-16T11:38:07-08:00">December 16th, 11:38am</time><address><a>Josue Pavon</a>Josue Pavon is an Associate Editor and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat writer for ClutchPoints. He started his career as a credentialed media member writing about the Boston Celtics for WEEI.com in Boston, where he grew into a local on-camera NBA reporter and podcast host for CLNS Media. Alongside the Celtics radio broadcaster and two-time NBA champion Cedric Maxwell, Josue is the co-host of the Cedric Maxwell podcast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Mavericks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After beating his former team, the Golden State Warriors, 143-133, Dallas Mavericks guard Klay Thompson took a short victory lap around center court at the Chase Center. After draining a team-high seven threes in Sunday’s win, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavericks-news-klay-thompson-hints-4-point-line-warriors-historic-3-point-night" rel="noopener">Thompson hinted at the NBA implementing a four-point line</a>. In a game where both teams combined for 49 threes, he led a historic three-point <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavericks-news-klay-thompson-hints-4-point-line-warriors-historic-3-point-night" rel="noopener">shooting night between the Warriors and the Mavericks</a>. </p><p>While Luka Doncic scored a season-high 45 points en route to a triple-double performance (13 assists, 11 rebounds), Thompson remained efficient, connecting on 9-of-14 attempts, including 7-for-11 from deep. He also finished with five rebounds, four assists, two steals, and one block on defense.</p><p>After avenging the Mavericks’ 120-117 first road loss to the Warriors on Nov. 11, Thompson <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1868704432193765502" rel="noopener">took a moment</a> to soak in the win minutes after the final buzzer, per 95.7 The Game’s X, formerly Twitter.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Klay Thompson was HYPED walking around the Warriors court after the Mavs beat his former team last night 😤</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/957thegame?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@957thegame</a>)<a href="https://t.co/LRHCwCCvxm">pic.twitter.com/LRHCwCCvxm</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1868704432193765502?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 16, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>After an underwhelming 2023-24 campaign with the Warriors, his 13th and final season with Golden State, Thompson has bounced back in his newfound role with the Mavericks. For the first time since 2013-14, Klay failed to average 20+ points last season while shooting a career-low 38.7% from behind the three-point arc. However, as Dallas’ third option this season, Thompson fits in seamlessly, averaging 14.0 points at a 40.8% clip, 39.1% from three, 3.6 rebounds, and 0.7 steals per game.</p><p>When Thompson was informed about the Mavericks and Warriors making NBA history from behind the three-point arc, he <a href="https://x.com/MikeACurtis2/status/1868529039692161064" rel="noopener">talked</a> about it being a good thing for the league amid the NBA’s three-point shooting era, per Dallas Morning News’ Mike Curtis.</p><p>“That’s good because I saw what Charlotte &amp; Chicago did [75 combined missed 3s], so it’s nice to counter that because a lot of fans think too many 3s are being attempted, so it was nice to show that shooting is still incredible in this league,” Thompson said. “I really believe as this game gets longer as far as years played, maybe there’ll be a four-point line one day.”</p><h2><b>Klay Thompson’s truth bomb on guarding Stephen Curry</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Mavericks-guard-Klay-Thompson-next-to-Warriors-star-Stephen-Curry.jpg"><figcaption>Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Defending Warriors superstar Stephen Curry still gives Mavericks shooter Klay Thompson flashbacks of years in practice. Still, doing it in-game on opposite teams remains different for the 14-year shooting guard.</p><p>Thompson <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/42998391/klay-thompson-dallas-mavericks-top-golden-state-warriors" rel="noopener">talked</a> about it after Sunday’s win.</p><p>“It’s different, but I am getting more accustomed to it each time we face each other,” Thompson said. “We guarded each other plenty of times in practices and scrimmages. You always cherish the moments you get to face the best players. It’s cool. I get to say I guarded Steph like I guarded Kobe [Bryant] and KD [Kevin Durant].”</p><p>Thompson’s next opportunity to defend Curry will be in Dallas on Feb. 12.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mavericks’ Klay Thompson soaking it in on Chase Center floor after beating Warriors

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mavericks-news-klay-thompson-drops-different-truth-bomb-guarding-stephen-curry');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mavericks’ Klay Thompson drops ‘different’ truth bomb on guarding Stephen Curry');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Mavericks-news-Klay-Thompson-drops-different-truth-bomb-on-guarding-Stephen-Curry.jpg"></figure><h1>Mavericks’ Klay Thompson drops ‘different’ truth bomb on guarding Stephen Curry</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-16T08:39:13-08:00">December 16th, 8:39am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-16T08:39:13-08:00">December 16th, 8:39am</time><address><a>Josue Pavon</a>Josue Pavon is an Associate Editor and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat writer for ClutchPoints. He started his career as a credentialed media member writing about the Boston Celtics for WEEI.com in Boston, where he grew into a local on-camera NBA reporter and podcast host for CLNS Media. Alongside the Celtics radio broadcaster and two-time NBA champion Cedric Maxwell, Josue is the co-host of the Cedric Maxwell podcast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Mavericks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After 13 seasons playing alongside Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors, Klay Thompson joined the Dallas Mavericks during the offseason and is still adapting to being in the visitor’s locker room at the Chase Center. The <a href="https://3.basecamp.com/5767866/buckets/36793780/card_tables/cards/8130374060">Mavericks and the Warriors made NBA history</a> in the Mavs’ 143-133 win Sunday night. Both teams combined on a record-breaking 48 threes. After the win, Thompson talked about what it was like defending Curry for only the second time in his career.</p><p>Before 2024-25, Thompson spent his entire career sharing the Warriors backcourt with Curry. After his first two games against his former team, Klay <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/42998391/klay-thompson-dallas-mavericks-top-golden-state-warriors" rel="noopener">admits</a> it’s still something he’s getting used to, per ESPN’s Ohm Youngmisuk.</p><p>“It’s different, but I am getting more accustomed to it each time we face each other,” Thompson said. “We guarded each other plenty of times in practices and scrimmages. You always cherish the moments you get to face the best players. It’s cool I get to say I guarded Steph like I guarded Kobe [Bryant] and KD [Kevin Durant]. It’s another story I get to tell.”</p><p>Thompson has been assigned to defend NBA greats such as Stephen Curry, Bryant, and Durant. Throughout their dynastic run, Thompson, Curry, and the Warriors captured four championships (2015, 2017, 2018, 2022). The Splash Brothers are one of the greatest championship duos the association has ever seen. Curry and Thompson, revered for their elite three-point shooting, caught fire in the Mavericks’ 10-point win against the Warriors.</p><p>Klay made 7-of-11 attempts from behind the arc, finishing with 29 points, while Curry connected on 7-of-13 from deep and scored 26. Luka Doncic’s triple-double (45 points, 13 assists, 11 rebounds) led the Mavs, and Kyrie Irving added 21 points and eight assists. Andrew Wiggins’ 29 points led the Warriors.</p><h2><b>Klay Thompson gets 100% real about lesser Warriors fanfare</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Mavericks-guard-Klay-Thompson-1.jpg"><figcaption>Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Back in The Bay for the second time since joining the Mavericks, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavericks-news-klay-thompson-gets-100-real-about-lesser-fanfare-in-bay-area-return">Thompson didn’t receive the same Warriors fanfare</a> as his initial return. However, that would have been not easy to pull off, given the hundreds of fans who wore captain hats in honor of the longtime Warriors champion.</p><p>Still, he <a href="https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1868513657749221844" rel="noopener">felt</a> the love at the Chase Center and was extraordinary in the Mavericks’ ten-point win, per NBA’s X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>“It still warms my heart to see all the number 11 jerseys. Still makes me feel incredibly grateful for the time I did have here. Legendary stuff. But now it’s time to do some legendary stuff in Dallas,” Thompson said. “I truly believe in this team. We have all the ingredients to be really special.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"Makes me incredibly grateful."</p><p>Klay still feels the love from Warriors fans after his 2nd return to The Bay ❤️ <a href="https://t.co/iLcSEFnb15">pic.twitter.com/iLcSEFnb15</a></p><p>— NBA (@NBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1868513657749221844?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 16, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>After a 120-117 loss on Nov. 12, Thompson and Mavericks are now 1-1 against the Warriors this season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
14.4	3.4	1.8	0.3	0.9

2024-25 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
14.4	3.4	1.8	0.3	0.9

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