Following the 2014-15 season where the Golden State Warriors won the NBA Finals and Stephen Curry won the NBA MVP trophy, 2015-16 was nothing short of continued success for the franchise. The Warriors won the NBA Finals again, defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers for the second consecutive year, and Steph Curry, again, won the NBA MVP award for the second consecutive year.
But that wasn’t the only parallel between the two seasons. A Warriors player won the 3-point contest once again but this time, it was Klay Thompson, not Steph Curry.
Thompson, who lost in the final round to Curry in 2015, came back for revenge and there’s nothing sweeter than taking out Curry in the final round yourself, which is exactly what Klay did in 2016.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuvdpmgoTog
The final round consisted of Klay, Steph, and Suns rookie Devin Booker. Following Curry dropping 23 points, Klay stepped up to the plate and scored 27, mirroring the clinching final round that Curry had just the year before, to knock off his teammate to win take home the trophy.
Klay winning in 2016 marked the first time that teammates have won the 3-point contest in back-to-back years, according to ESPN Stats & Info.
#KlayThompson wins! He and #StephenCurry are the first pair of teammates to win consecutive NBA Three-Point Contests.
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) February 14, 2016