After Golden State Warriors shooting guard Klay Thompson racked up 37 points in the third quarter of Friday night’s blowout win over the Sacramento Kings at #Roaracle, #DubNation took to social media to celebrate — and as we’ve been accustomed to seeing — have an enormous amount of fun in the process.
But first, this excellent photo capture by @OracleArena: “All of the possible reactions you could have had from last nights game, shown on everyone’s face.”
RT @OracleArena: All of the possible reactions you could have had from last nights game, shown on everyone's face… pic.twitter.com/4Zg1MK25vd
— Letβs Go Warriors π¦ππ (@LetsGoWarriors) January 24, 2015
In the locker room after the game, Draymond Green was asked if Klay’s performance was like playing a video game. “Them video games are real now though. That wasn’t real!” Green replied.
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Yes, it brought back memories of a character on NBA Jam making three shots in a row and shooting fireballs. No doubt, Thompson was “on fire”. And one Warriors fan paid him the best possible tribute of being on fire:
πππ Rare image of cavemen discovering π₯π₯π₯ http://t.co/ZL5CFHvri8 pic.twitter.com/1dyLZ24MhA
— Letβs Go Warriors π¦ππ (@LetsGoWarriors) January 24, 2015
Even head coach Steve Kerr, who had played with Michael Jordan during MJ’s second Chicago Bulls run at three straight titles, said, “I’ve never seen Michael do that.”
DubNation was on the Kerr’s same wavelength:
GOTCHA!! π #Klay #Jordan #otherworldly (S/O @Marvelousbruh) #PG13 @KlayThompson @SteveKerr #Warriors #DubNation pic.twitter.com/yaocuW8Nqy
— Letβs Go Warriors π¦ππ (@LetsGoWarriors) January 25, 2015
Kerr wasn’t there for Jordan’s first three-peat, but MJ did have an historic 35-point performance in Game 1 of the 1992 NBA Finals against the Portland Trail Blazers, when he hit six three-pointers and gave us “The Shrug”. Of course, DubNation remembers that as well:
#KlayBeLike Β―_(γ)_/Β― … #Jordan #Klay #37 #Warriors #DubNation #Bulls http://t.co/LkJM59i0WA (via @THESOURCE) pic.twitter.com/ciy4QMxJwa
— Letβs Go Warriors π¦ππ (@LetsGoWarriors) January 25, 2015
David Lee gave this reaction during the game:
.@Dlee042 pretty much sums up @KlayThompson's performance last night. #unbelievable pic.twitter.com/sgucEVAcDT
— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) January 24, 2015
So naturally, DubNation had to take that a step further:
ICYMI on our fb page http://t.co/OEiMrEkSJd yesterday, YOU WANTED KEVIN LOVE OVER ME AND #KLAY?!? π² …#Warriors pic.twitter.com/F2uER7rqd2
— Letβs Go Warriors π¦ππ (@LetsGoWarriors) January 25, 2015
Warriors fans even referenced Larry Bird:
#KlayHadMeLike ππππ #37 #LarryLegend… #Warriors #DubNation @KlayThompson #Klay http://t.co/RuXP87WDcs pic.twitter.com/14M8BnCoiV
— Letβs Go Warriors π¦ππ (@LetsGoWarriors) January 25, 2015
Be sure to check out SheridanHoops’ Jim Park‘s feature on NBA players reacting on Twitter.
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