SAN FRANCISCO — The final stretch of the Golden State Warriors‘ Saturday night game against the Los Angeles Lakers felt eerily similar to the contest they played against the New York Knicks two days before.
The Warriors were having trouble with the Lakers’ size. They also experienced some periods of ball-watching. And their execution was poor.
But there was a major, game-changing difference. After missing the shot that would have sent their game against the Knicks into overtime, Klay Thompson came out as a flamethrower in the final quarter in a 117-115 win over the Lakers. He scored 16 points in the fourth, the most he’s scored in a quarter since 2018.
He scored a season-high 33 points on 12-of-22 shooting, including 5-of-9 on 3-pointers in 30 minutes.
“After not feeling that feeling for a few years, don’t take a 30-ball lightly in this league,” Thompson…
