Warriors head coach Steve Kerr originally confirmed the scrapped plans for the Curry speech ahead of Tuesday's game. Kerr revealed that Curry and Thompson concluded, following their conversation, that "no words [were] necessary" and that there was "going to be enough emotion already" in the arena.

Curry took over in the final minutes, leading the Warriors past Thompson’s Mavericks on a night of nostalgia for Golden State.

Klay Thompson made his much-anticipated return to the Bay on Tuesday, and the Golden State Warriors defeated the Dallas Mavericks 120-117. Stephen Curry showed quite the emotion after hitting the dagger shot near the end of the game,