OAKLAND, Calif. — The Warriors won’t worry about how many shots Klay Thompson misses as long as he keep preventing his opponent from making them on the other end of the floor.

The Warriors’ other Splash Brother has made far more brick sounds than swishes so far this postseason, but it is his work on the defensive end that has stood out most and been a major factor in the Warriors leading the Cavaliers 1-0 in the NBA Finals after three straight series sweeps to open the postseason.

“The most important thing is the way he’s defending,” teammate Draymond Green said.

“We have enough guys who can score on this team that if one guy can’t get it going, we can go other places. Then our ball movement and our flow allows everyone else to get baskets as well. We’re not just going to say, ‘Oh, man, we really need to get Klay going.’?”

The addition this season of another potent scorer alongside Stephen Curry in Kevin Durant has made Thompson’s offensive production a little less important than it has been in previous seasons.

Thompson’s defensive prowess was evident in the Warriors’ 113-91 victory in Game 1 on Thursday night when Cavaliers players shot 1-for-12 when Thompson was the primary defender, according to ESPN.

The only successful shot came when Kyrie Irving hit an off-balance 3-pointer while getting fouled as Thompson contested 10 of those 12 shots.

Thompson spent the night matched up at various times against Irving, LeBron James, Kevin Love and J.R. Smith and thrived in all of those situations.

“I’m just trying to play possession by possession,” Thompson said. “But it’s something I did take notice after the game. I was happy with my performance on that side of the ball, being locked in defensively. It didn’t matter who I was guarding, I was trying to make it tough on them just to get a good look.”

The other end of the court has been more of a challenge this postseason for Thompson, who has posted two of the top seven 3-point seasons in NBA history the past two seasons and is a 42 percent shooter for his career from long range.

But Thompson is shooting just 36.6 percent from the floor in the playoffs after a 3-for-16 performance in Game 1. Among players who have taken at least 100 shots this postseason, only the Celtics’ Marcus Smart and the Jazz’s Rodney Hood have been worse.

Thompson still puts fear in opponents, who still believe he could break out of this slump any time.

“He’s one of the best shooters we have ever seen,” Cavs coach Tyronn Lue said. “For him to be in a slump is crazy. I don’t believe that. A guy like that is never slumping.”