6-of-17, Thompson was pressed to the bench in the final quarter, and no one gave him face after leaving the Warriors

Today, the Mavericks traveled to the road to challenge the Jazz and eventually lost to the Jazz by two points. The Mavericks are currently on a three-game losing streak and are in 12th place in the West, and as a team that reached the Finals last season, the Mavericks started the season with a disappointing performance.

Although Irving is out in today's game, the Mavericks also exposed a lot of problems. Especially this season, their defensive problems in crunch time have been exposed, and the Mavericks have often lost to the opponent by less than five points in a game. In Irving's absence today, I thought Thompson would have a big personal outburst. But Thompson's performance today as a whole did not surprise the fans, shooting 6-of-17 from the field and 5-of-13 from beyond the three-point line, with most of the points coming from outside the three-point line.

Attentive fans should notice that a lot of Thompson's finishing this season has come from three-point shooting. There are fewer and fewer breakaway points in the middle range and under the basket. This proves that as his physical condition declines, including injuries, his current scoring methods other than three-pointers are not so consistent. Thompson didn't play 30 minutes today, just 28 minutes, not even as much as substitute Marshall.

Thompson was also pressed to the bench by Kidd at a critical moment today, and did not let him play in the last moments, but only switched him to the court when the team needed to chase down three-pointers. It was clear that Kidd trusted Marshall more in this game. In addition to being able to perform well outside the three-point line, Thompson is indeed not as effective as Marshall in other aspects.

I'm sure we'll see more of this in the future, and Thompson's scoring methods are very one-dimensional at the moment. The three-point shot seemed to be his most effective way to score. Therefore, in the future, when the opponent defends him, he will be more unscrupulous to defend his three-point shot, to release some of his breakthroughs and layups under the basket.

Once you've left the Warriors, you'll find that Thompson doesn't get a respected tactical position with the Mavericks. Including many players on the court, they will not deliberately choose to pass the ball to Thompson. In the past, no matter how bad Thompson's hand was when he was with the Warriors, he was the team's second tactical core. When he's on the court, the ball revolves around him, but his tactical position with the Mavericks is completely different from that of the Warriors. After leaving the Warriors, there really wasn't anyone to give him face, not just the players, including the head coach.