Forget about Game 6 Klay: Warriors fans would take regular old Klay Thompson on Friday, as his production has cratered over the last three games. Thompson has averaged just 11.3 points per game in that stretch with Golden State on the brink.
JJ Redick, the former NBA sharpshooter and current ESPN analyst, believes that it’s because of how Golden State has changed its offensive approach in this series (which ironically has brought the Dubs success otherwise). He argues that Thompson “probably has been hurt more than anyone by the Warriors’ decision to go to primarily pick-and-roll offense, when Steph’s on the floor in particular.