Klay Thompson Takes Major Shot At Grizzlies, Dillon Brooks

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The Golden State Warriors have struggled mightily this NBA season, and things aren’t going to be getting any easier with Stephen Curry sidelined because of a shoulder injury. Curry was injured on December 14th against the Indiana Pacers, a game in which the Warriors lost. 

Amid their east coast road trip going through most of the Atlantic Division, they lost three out of their first four games without him. Golden State suffered blowouts at the hands of the Philadelphia 76ers, New York Knicks, and Brooklyn Nets while defeating the Toronto Raptors.

The Warriors have found zero success away from their home court as they are 3-16 on the road. That is the worst road record in the NBA thus far this season as they are tied with the Houston Rockets for fewer road wins on the season.

The old saying goes, let sleeping dogs lie, which was fitting for the Warriors. The defending champions are struggling, and there is no reason to rile them up. Memphis Grizzlies forward Dillon Brooks could not help himself and his comments ahead of their Christmas Day matchup provided the Warriors with the motivation they needed.

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Golden State jumped out to an early lead and rode that momentum throughout, winning 123-109. Klay Thompson, who has struggled with his jumper this season, was one player motivated by the trash talk.

“Some good, old-fashioned trash talk,” Thompson said. “It’s always fun to talk trash. We’ve been doing that since we were in middle school. You usually play your best or you get frazzled. For me, it’s usually the former.”

Thompson scored 24 points in the game, playing a season-high 40 minutes as he was raring to go to help his team get a victory over one of the contenders in the Western Conference. Jordan Poole had a big game filling in for Curry, scoring 32 points. Filling in for the injured Andrew Wiggins, Donte DiVincenzo had a nice game as well, scoring 19 points with three rebounds, three assists and one steal.

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It was a total team effort as the Warriors’ bench also had a nice night as Ty Jerome, Anthony Lamb and Moses Moody all scored in double-figures as well. While this season has not gone according to plan for Golden State, they are still a formidable team at home, where they are 13-2 on the season.

“He was talking dynasty and all that. You can’t talk dynasty when you haven’t won,” Thompson said. “I don’t think people realize how hard that is, the commitment and sacrifice it takes. You have to sacrifice your body.” “I thought it was premature talk to even mention that word. They bring the best out of us, I think we do the same. If you don’t like them, you have to respect them because they’re a threat.”

The Grizzlies certainly have a long way to go, as they were eliminated by the Warriors in the 2022 postseason in the second round. Memphis went home early while Golden State went on to win their fourth championship in eight years.

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The game against the Grizzlies was the first in an eight-game homestand for the Warriors, which could very well jump-start their season. If Golden State begins moving up the standings and piling up wins, the rest of the league can thank Memphis for motivating them and waking them up from what has been a season-long slumber.

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