Klay Thompson can be said to be the representative shooter in the league in recent years. The Golden State Warriors have achieved three championships in five years in recent years. Apart from the top star Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson must be the most stable scoring machine around him. Since 2012 -Since the 2013 season, he, Stephen Curry and Draymond Green have formed the core of the Warriors’ Big Three. According to ESPN data, among all three partners in NBA history who have played together for at least 400 games, Thompson, Curry and Green's combined winning rate is 764%, ranking first in history.
Only for the key! Klay Thompson’s top 5 playoff moments
When most people talk about the dynasty that the Warriors have established in recent years, most people will first think of the contributions of Curry and Kevin Durant. However, Klay Thompson has actually written many dumbfounding scoring records in the past five years, repeatedly proving that he is a Warrior. An indispensable key figure in the dynasty.
In the past two years, Thompson suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury in his left knee in the 2019 playoffs and was reimbursed again. Before the start of the 2020-21 season, he suffered a torn Achilles tendon in his right foot and was reimbursed again. However, K Tang, who is at the peak of his 30s, can be said to be a shooter with a stable shooting mechanism. Before he returns with full blood, let’s take a look at the super record set by Klay Thompson:
- Scored 60 points in 29 minutes of the third quarter
- Scored 14 three-pointers in a single game, setting a league record
- Scored 37 points in a single quarter, setting a league high for scoring in a single quarter, and made 9 of 9 three-pointers in the game.
- Hit 11 three-pointers in a single game in the playoffs, surpassing Ray Allen's 9 three-pointers
- Scored 10 consecutive three-pointers in a single game, tying the league record
- Scored 98 three-pointers in a single playoff season
- He and Curry scored 484 three-pointers in a single season, setting a league record for a duo.
- First player in NBA history to hit 500 three-pointers in first three seasons
- 372 games to reach 1,000 three-pointers, second fastest in history
- First player in NBA history to make more than 7 three-pointers in two consecutive playoff games
Scored 60 points in 29 minutes of the third quarter
On December 6, 2016, facing the Pacers, Thompson broke the career-high single-game record of 60 points in only 29 minutes. He became the only player in NBA history to score 60 points in less than 30 minutes. Incredibly, Thompson held the ball for only 90 seconds in that game and dribbled the ball 11 times. His scoring was almost all based on movement and team conduction, which showed how strong the Warriors team system was at that time.
Scored 14 three-pointers in a single game, setting a league record
In the first seven games of the 2018-19 season, Thompson was in a sluggish state. He only made 5 of 36 three-pointers. He exploded against the Bulls and tied the NBA half-time record with 10 three-pointers after halftime. After scoring 4 three-pointers in three quarters, he got off work, breaking the record of 13 three-pointers in a single game held by his teammate Curry. The current record holder for most three-pointers in a single game in the NBA regular season and playoffs is Thompson.
Scored 37 points in a single quarter, setting a new high in the league for points scored in a single quarter.
On January 23, 2015, against the Kings, Thompson hit all 13 of his shots in the third quarter, including 9 three-pointers, scoring 37 points, surpassing Carmelo Anthony's record of 33 points in a single quarter in 2008, and also writing an NBA record. A new record for points scored and three-pointers made in a single quarter, with 9 three-pointers in a single quarter surpassing Joe Johnson and Michael Redd's 8.
