INTRODUCTION There are five players on the court for each team during a National Basketball Association NBA game Sometimes it just takes two players to take over a game The league's history is filled with great teams built around two players who worked well together Sometimes dynamic duos played the same position Walt Frazier and Earl Monroe were two guards who sped the New York Knicks to a pair of championships Guards Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson nailed shots from all over the floor for the Golden State Warriors Sometimes these duos couldn't be more different In Utah efficient point guard John Stockton and muscular forward Karl Malone powered the Utah Jazz They found a way to make it work on the floor They made each other and their teammates better Along the way they celebrated as champions and changed the NBA forever Make way for some of the greatest duos in basketball history
10 STEPHEN CURRY & KLAY THOMPSON Steph Curry and Klay Thompson arrived in the NBA eager to prove they could play the game just as well as their dads Dell Curry poured in 1,245 three-pointers during his 16-year career Mychal Thompson won a pair of championship rings while playing center for the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1980s It turns out their sons could play a little ball too Thompson joined Curry on the Golden State Warriors in 2012 It did not take long for the two guards to drive defenses crazy with their long-range shooting They earned the nickname The Splash Brothers for the way they could send the ball splashing through the net after another three-point shot With Curry and Thompson taking shots from all over the Warriors made the playoffs for just the second time in 19 seasons in 2013 Curry led the NBA in three-pointers that season Thompson was third The two were just getting started Curry and Thompson would often try to one-up each other In 2015 Curry won the three-point contest during All-Star Weekend The next year Thompson took home top honors
SPLASH BROTHERS Steph Curry and Klay Thompson have wasted little time rewriting the NBA record book Heading into the 2017-18 season Curry held the top three spots for the most three-pointers made in the regular season He made an incredible 402 during the 2015-16 season the most ever Number 4 on the list Thompson who made 276 during that same year klay thompson left and stephen curry celebrate an NBA championship in 2016 In 2015 Curry and Thompson led Golden State to the franchise's first NBA title since 1975 The following season the Warriors set an NBA record by winning 73 games Superstar forward Kevin Durant became an honorary third Splash Brother when he signed with the Warriors in 2016 The brotherhood was now a threesome and Golden State cut down the net a third time as champions
