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Klay comes off bench and leads Warriors to 140-137 win vs. Jazz
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Thompson came off the bench for the 1st time since his rookie campaign but netted 35 points for the victory of Golden State.

Klay Thompson was dropped to the bench for the 1st time since his rookie season, but despite that, he notched 7 3-pointers and finished with a campaign-high 35 points, helping the Golden State Warriors to a 140-137 triumph against the host Utah Jazz.

Klay was on the bench for the 1st time since March 2012, during the lockout-delayed 1st campaign in the NBA. Rookie guard Brandin Podziemski took his place from the 1st minute on the court and had 13 points, 8 assists, and 6 boards.

“You can do 2 things: You can be sad or you can enter the court and respond,” shared Klay, who became the 6th Warriors basketballer to surpass 15,000 points. “I believe I did the latter very well tonight.”

Klay had started 727 consecutive matches, the 4th longest active streak in the league behind only DeMar DeRozan, Damian Lillard, and his teammate Steph Curry.

“It’s been a tricky campaign for Thompson and our team,” claimed the Warriors head coach, but added that he is happy with how Thompson responded to being benched.