It took the Warriors getting blown out by the Nuggets (??????), but Patrick McCaw finally had a good game. Not just an okay game, or a decent game, or a so-so game. A legit “good” game. I would say something about him being placed in the starting lineup giving him the confidence to perform well, but I don’t think that was really the case. Most of his damage was done in the fourth quarter, after he failed to much of an impact early.
McCaw did have a couple buckets during a sort-of comeback attempt, which was nice. Kind of a pressure-free situation, where if he misses it doesn’t matter because they were going to lose anyway. It can’t be fun to have to replace Klay Thompson, but he did a decent job of it. 19 points is definitely a point total I can see Thompson having. I wouldn’t even think twice about it. So that’s good.