Thompson played the first 11 seasons of his career with the Warriors, where he won four NBA championships as part of the Splash Brothers duo with Curry. Warriors head coach Steve Kerr said that Curry knew heading into the game that he would be matched up ...

Tuesday night was supposed to be all about Klay Thompson, who was returning to face the Warriors for the first time since signing with the Mavericks this past summer. Thompson got his tribute -- a rousing one at that -- and his standing ovation and he even went out and drained six 3-pointers on his way to 22 points.

Curry took over in the final minutes, leading the Warriors past Thompson’s Mavericks on a night of nostalgia for Golden State.