Tonight at 10:30 p.m. ET on TNT the Golden State Warriors (5-2) will host the Brooklyn Nets (4-3) in the second game of a back-to-back that can be live streamed free by clicking this link. Nets fans can listen to the action on 101.9 WFAN FM, while Warriors fans may do likewise on KNBR 680.
The Warriors had breakout guard Klay Thompson back from a hand injury in their last game on Monday against the San Antonio Spurs, but were unable to snag the victory. According to Thompson, that's because they are struggling to take care of the ball.
"Our turnovers were killing us. We're way too talented not to get a shot off every possession," Thompson said. "We're going to have turnovers every game, we just have to cut them down. Thank God it's early November and not mid-April or anything. I know we're going to fix it. We have too many vets and too many great players not to."
Thompson is averaging 24.7 points on 48 percent shooting, including 47 percent from behind the 3-point line. He also declined to use adjusting to new head coach Steve Kerr's offense as an excuse for the sloppiness.
"We've been together since early October," Thompson said, "so in these next few games you should hopefully see us (cut) our number down maybe two or three a game and the week after that maybe four or five."
Despite their careless plays, Golden State hasn't struggled to score. They average 104.4 points while maintaining the principles of ex-coach Mark Jackson's stingy defense, allowing opponents just 97.4 points.
Thompson will be matched up with Joe Johnson, who is scoring 20 points per game to lead the Nets. Like Thompson, Johnson's performance from the field (47 percent) and from 3-point range (45 percent) have Brooklyn's offense humming.
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