Klay Thompson Recaps Warriors Win vs Magic | Jan, 2, 2024

Klay Thompson Recaps Warriors Win vs Magic | Jan, 2, 2024

Uh clay just uh maybe sounds kind of obvious but how much needed how much how much needed was this win tonight for you guys uh yeah I needed that we needed that bad because the last two games were just or three at was it three game losing

Streak yeah it wasn’t fun that was a really important win for us what did you what did you kind of like about how you guys won this game um I liked that Steph bailis out there when we were up 40 hit that step back that was

Ridiculous and uh I like that there was balanced scoring effort I mean seeing all five starters in double digits it’s always a good sign and um I also like the shots we took we shot a very efficient percentage so our defense we stuck to the game plan very

Well those are the things I liked you uh you you dunked uh how’d that feel that felt amazing I will never take for granted dunking a basketball period doesn’t even have to be in the NBA it could just be in the driveway uh so that felt really good felt really good can’t relate

Raymond how many times have you dunked since you’ve been back man shoot I have a few I don’t dunk with as much frequency as I used to but there’s just things you have to accept as an athlete and uh sometimes as time goes on you might not have the same bounce you

Once did but you just got to learn how to still be an effective player and I’m still uh doing that and uh yeah I felt great I’ve had I’ve had a fair share of dunks so I remember dunking on two people when I came back so I counted for

Something yeah uh when you guys came back from Denver I know there’s a lot of talk about okay we’re home now let’s try and straighten ourselves out then you lose the first two so yeah to get this win obviously is huge you think it can

Be sort of a m momentum kick start for you guys absolutely we’re very much looking forward to the Denver game they’ve had our number the last two outings so it’s going to be nice to see a great team and try and change that outcome and I know we’re all eager to

Get to that game and build a win streak here how frustrating is it just to see Gary go down again with that hamstring um and have you gotten a chance to uh chat with him in the train his training room I haven’t spoken to him yet but it’s very frustrating because we know

How much Gary means to this team and how great of a player he really is he’s a champ and he was a very important part of that team and still is and uh he just relieved so much pressure from us as far as guarding he’s such a great on ball

Defender and finisher at The Rim I’m going to miss him but we want him to be healthy that matters most Steve kind of had a long quote last game post game just about uh it was like the collective grid of the team but everyone kind of

Needed to to to row in One Direction you know how do you feel this team’s kind of chemistry is in general Vibe and you know as you guys kind of weighed through this at 16 and 17 I think we have great potential and I think we’re going to hit another level

Um we’ve had different lineups but I know we have the ability to get to another place of being really good so just about staying the course and having the right right mindset going into each game and uh I’m excited I mean I’m excited for this home stand I’m

Excited I played better tonight I look forward to building on it you mentioned playing better what was the difference tonight I know in your last game against uh Dallas I think it was one of 11 from the field tonight very good much better uh why how do you

Think why the difference tonight versus the last game I think just being patient not getting too down on myself when I got three early fouls and just uh staying patient throughout the game I think I only had two shot attempts in the first half so the ball’s eventually going to find me and

Um just look forward to playing with that confidence for the rest of the season and realizing that I can be a threat uh just pulling other Defenders away and making shots obviously but getting Guys open and making great plays what’s foul trouble like for you it seems

Pretty rare in your career when you kind of sink it into some foul trouble yeah it’s uh just some boneheaded plays by myself and uh can’t be doing that to myself I want to have a good night out there so uh yeah I mean that was very uncharacteristic of

Me Steve was saying before the game that you’re a perfectionist um and that as that sometimes you get down on yourself when you’re not as good as you want to be how do you find that balance between understanding that perfect Perfection is not really reasonable and at the same

Time staying positive about what you can do even when things are going bad um well Steve and I had actually a great conversation yesterday and uh that helped me relax a lot sometimes I forget just how successful and how lucky I’ve been to be a part of championship

Teams and Allstar games and gold medals when you want to get back to that level so badly you could kind of get in your own way and rather than forcing it we had a conversation about just enjoying this last chapter of my career and how lucky I truly am to still be

Playing this game and doing it at a high level and being a better Mentor for these young guys leaning by example and having my energy right every game and he helped me realize when I do have negative energy how that affects the team in a poor manner so we had a

Great conversation that just helped me change my whole mindset and forget about shooting splits or points per game or Allstar games and just to enjoy being in this Warriors uniform and appreciate what we built because it’s such a rare opportunity for any professional athlete to be a part of

So much success and to try and pass that towards the younger guys and keep this thing going nice there you go problem look at that sorry bro

Klay Thompson meets with the media after a 121-115 win for Golden State Warriors vs Orlando Magic