Steph Curry registered 37 points as the Golden State Warriors beat the Dallas Mavericks 120-117 in the NBA Cup on Klay Thompson’s return to the Chase Center.
The 36-year-old scored the Warriors’ final 12 points – including a superb three-pointer to make it 118-114 – as he continued his fine start to the season.
Thompson, 34, scored 22 points as he made his first return to the Bay Area after ending his 13-year stint with the Warriors to join the Mavericks last summer.
Curry, who won four NBA Championships alongside Thompson, says it was strange to come up against his former team-mate.
“We went over our pre-game scout and the match-ups,” said Curry.
“It was almost surreal saying, ‘Steph, you got Klay.'”
Thompson, a five-time NBA all-star, was all too aware of Curry’s game-winning ability.
“It hurts to be on the other side of one of his flurries. Steph got hot at the end,” said Thompson.
Elsewhere, Portland Trail Blazers beat Minnesota Timberwolves 122-108 while the Milwaukee Bucks saw off the Toronto Raptors 99-85.
The NBA Cup starts with a split group stage, which is followed by single-elimination knockout rounds.
