Following the 2014-15 season the place the Golden State Warriors received the NBA Finals and Stephen Curry received the NBA MVP trophy, 2015-16 was nothing in need of continued success for the franchise. The Warriors received the NBA Finals once more, defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers for the second consecutive 12 months, and Steph Curry, once more, received the NBA MVP award for the second consecutive 12 months.

However that wasn’t the one parallel between the 2 seasons. A Warriors participant received the 3-point contest as soon as once more however this time, it was Klay Thompson, not Steph Curry.

Thompson, who misplaced within the remaining spherical to Curry in 2015, got here again for revenge and there’s nothing sweeter than taking out Curry within the remaining spherical your self, which is strictly what Klay did in 2016.

The ultimate spherical consisted of Klay, Steph, and Suns rookie Devin Booker. Following Curry dropping 23 factors, Klay stepped as much as the plate and scored 27, mirroring the clinching remaining spherical that Curry had simply the 12 months earlier than, to knock off his teammate to win take residence the trophy.

Klay successful in 2016 marked the primary time that teammates have received the 3-point contest in back-to-back years, in response to ESPN Stats & Data.