The Warriors avenged their Xmas day defeat at home to the Lakers which saw star player LeBron James sustain a groin injury.

James has still been out injured since then and could only watch as his teammates were blown out by the Warriors.

Thompson was the hero for the Warriors dropping 44 points converted his first 10 three point attempts to cement his legacy as one of the greatest shooters to play the game.

He had help from Kevin Durant who dropped 20 points , Steph Curry adding 12 assists and 11 points.

Paul George had 31 points to help the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the New York Knicks 127-109.

The Chicago Bulls beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 104-88, while the Washington Wizards beat the Detroit Pistons 101-87.

The Portland TrailBlazers beat the Utah Jazz 109-104, while Joel Embiid recorded 32 points and 14 rebounds as the Philadelphia Sixers beat the Houston Rockets 121-93.

Giannis Antetokounmpo recorded 31 points and 15 rebounds to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 116-106 win over the Dallas Mavericks with rookie Luka Doncic recording a triple double 18 points, 11 rebound, 10 assist.

Nikola Vucevic put up 29 points and 14 rebounds as the Orlando Magic beat the Atlanta Hawks 122-103.

Kyrie Irving put up 26 points and 10 assist and a career-high eight steals to lead the Boston Celtics to a 107-99 win over the Miami Heat.

Jahlil Okafor, Julius Randle and Nikola Mirotic all put up 20 points plus to lead the New Orleans Pelicans to a 105-85 win over the Memphis Grizzles.

D'Angelo Russell put up 31 points as the Brooklyn Nets beat the Sacramento Kings 123-94.