Suggs received the Steph Curry assignment, just like in previous competitions, and just like in the video above, he gave it his all to stick with Curry as if his life depended on it. With the help of his innate athletic abilities, he slithered past screens in a fundamentally sound manner (i.e., getting “skinny”).
Thompson, starting for the first time, had a fantastic night scoring 28 points in the process. In addition, he had two assists and five rebounds.
Thompson’s impressive performance in the starting lineup suggests that he might make a comeback to a starting position, but Kerr has disproved that theory, suggesting that Thompson’s return to the starting lineup is temporary.
This season, the Warriors have performed far better away from home, and they demonstrated this on Tuesday night in Miami. Along with Thompson’s 28 points, Stephen Curry and Andrew Wiggins each scored 17, and Jonathan Kuminga contributed 18 points.
These efforts were sufficient to overcome the ailing Heat team, who were without most of their starting lineup, including Jimmy Butler, Kevin Love, and Tyler Herro.
Golden State is now just 18-19 at home and 19-15 away from home. Even though it was played in Miami on Tuesday night, the Warriors’ home game felt like it. Kerr talked about this after the game.
