Golden State Warriors get 'good indicator' of potential as Klay Thompson, Stephen Curry click in win

SAN FRANCISCO — Much of the conversation surrounding the Golden State Warriors heading into the season was about how they'd be a title contender once Klay Thompson returned. Instead, the Warriors hit a skid after Thompson's highly anticipated debut Jan. 9, experiencing some of the growing pains they'd skipped over at the start of the season.

But on Thursday night, everything clicked for Golden State, particularly from beyond the arc, in a 124-115 over the Minnesota Timberwolves.

«It's a really good indicator of what our team can look like with Klay back and everybody healthy, for the most part, in terms of our shooters,» Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. «With these last couple of games, the spacing that we've had and the ball movement, we've gotten great shots.»

Thompson finished the night with 23 points and went 5-of-9 from 3-point range. Stephen Curry had a team-high 29 points and was 6-of-10 on 3-pointers. Andrew Wiggins and Jordan Poole each added 19 points, making five and four 3-pointers, respectively.

Curry's performance allowed the Warriors to take a big exhale, although they never admitted they were nervous about his shooting slump. But as Curry got going on Thursday, there was a noticeable change in demeanor.

«Stay confident, keep taking shots I feel like I can make,» Curry said. «It's the balance of maintaining who I am on the court and how I enjoy the game even when things aren't going my way. That joy has to remain. Everybody feeds off of it.… If I'm in my feelings and thinking about my shot, it takes away from everything else that we do.

»When a couple goes down early it's a good feeling. You want to ride that energy, that wave."

Entering Thursday's game, the Warriors had the third-worst 3-point shooting