Klay Thompson Stats Tonight: How did Mavericks sharpshooter fare in absence of Kyrie Irving and Anthony Davis vs Bucks? (March 5)

Klay Thompson and the Dallas Mavericks visited the Milwaukee Bucks at the Fiserv Forum on Wednesday night. The Mavericks relied on Thompson as the first scoring option with Anthony Davis still recovering from his injury and Kyrie Irving being ruled out for the season.

Davis is set to be re-evaluated later this week and could be making his return soon. Irving, on the other hand, suffered a torn ACL in his left knee, deflating an already down fanbase following the Luka Doncic trade that still is hard to fathom for some.

Thompson became the designated primary scorer in Davis and Irving's absence. He was joined in the starting five by Spencer Dinwiddie, Max Christie, Naji Marshall and Dwight Powell. But how did the Mavs sharpshooter perform tonight against the Bucks?

Klay Thompson finished with 28 points, four rebounds and four assists. He shot 11-for-27 from the field, making six 3-point shots, but it wasn't enough to avoid a disastrous 137-107 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks. He had the highest points for the Dallas Mavericks, but wasn't the best player on the floor.

Naji Marshall had a great game for the Mavs despite the loss, putting up 22 points, 10 rebounds and two assists. He went 10-for-18 from the field, including 2-for-6 from beyond the arc. Max Christie contributed 13 points, two rebounds and three steals, while Brandon Williams scored 15 points off the bench.

The Mavericks dropped to 32-31 for the season and have now lost three in a row. They remained in 10th place in the Western Conference standings, with the Phoenix Suns slowly creeping up for the final NBA Play-In Tournament spot.

Damian Lillard and Giannis Antetokounmpo led the way for the Bucks in their impressive win. Lillard had 34 points, three rebounds, five assists and two steals, while "The Greek Freak" put up 32 points, 15 rebounds and four assists.

Here are Klay Thompson's stats for the game:

Players	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Klay Thompson	28	4	4	1	0	0	0	34:04	11-27	6-14	0-0	-30

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How did Klay Thompson perform against the Milwaukee Bucks?

Klay Thompson came out firing in the first quarter, scoring 12 of his 28 points in the period. However, the Milwaukee Bucks were in control from start to finish, with the Dallas Mavericks looking defeated early on.

Thompson added just three points to his tally in the second quarter, ending halftime with 15 points. The Mavs were down even bigger since the Bucks were ahead 72-53.

In the third quarter, the four-time NBA champion scored six additional points as the Bucks continued to pound on the visitors. It was already over at halftime with the way the hosts were toying with the Mavericks.

Thompson scored seven more points in the final period, but it was essentially garbage time. It will be interesting to see if Anthony Davis can help the Mavs avoid more disastrous results.