Klay Thompson Broke Out Of His Slump With 22 First Quarter Points Against The Bulls

The Golden State Warriors opened the season winning six of their first seven games and, in short, there isn’t much to worry about for the NBA’s best team. However, Klay Thompson struggled mightily with his jump shot in the team’s opening stretch and, even if there was plenty of reason to believe he would bounce back, the All-Star guard didn’t seem to be in a good flow.

On Monday evening, though, Thompson broke out of his slump in a big way, bludgeoning the Chicago Bulls, whose team defense is a great remedy for anyone struggling, in the first quarter.

Thompson had everything going and, when his initial onslaught was over, the sharp-shooting guard had 22 points.

Six three-pointers were included in the barrage and Thompson tied his career-best mark for scoring in the first quarter alone.

To the surprise of no one, the Warriors led by 16 points (even on the road) after 12 minutes, using Thompson’s monster output and quality work from both Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant to take full control. Still, the headline story of that particular quarter of action in late October was Thompson “getting right” and, as if Golden State wasn’t already terrifying enough as currently constructed, the second-best shooter in the universe is now back on track with 70-plus games remaining.