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Warriors’ Klay Thompson plays Robin to Stephen Curry’s Batman

San Francisco Chronicle
Published February 12, 2016 at 1:45 PM
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TORONTO — In a moment of honesty, Klay Thompson will tell you that he believes he is the NBA's best two-way shooting guard. When President Obama said last week at the White House that Thompson's jump shot is "sweeter" than Stephen Curry's, Thompson nodded in agreement. [...] Thompson's relaxed personality has allowed him to become the perfect sidekick to the superhero role Curry fills. Curry was selected an All-Star starter by the fans and thanked the millions for voting. Draymond Green was tabbed an All-Star reserve by the Western Conference coaches and did a celebratory TV spot and a conference call. "He plays Robin the best as any Robin in the league right now," said TNT analyst Reggie Miller, who led Indiana in scoring nine times and deferred to Jermaine O'Neal, Chuck Person, Jalen Rose and Rik Smits in nine other seasons for the Pacers. Thompson often defends the opposing point guard, which allows Curry to focus on his ball-handling and decision-making responsibilities on offense. Thompson spreads the floor and draws enough attention on offense that opponents' game plans can't be centered entirely on slowing Curry. In those 10 games, Thompson — who is averaging...

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