There was this crazy 37-point quarter against Sacramento in January 2015. And then this evening in October 2018 in Chicago, where Klay Thompson became the record holder for 3-point shots scored in a game with 14 units, beating the mark of his teammate Stephen Curry in just 27 minutes.
THE Warriors won 149-124, with 52 points at 14/24 by far for their former back, now gone to the Mavericks. An insane efficiency which characterizes him and which once again places him in the history of the NBA.
More 3-points in one quarter than since the start of the season…
The Bulls only lasted two minutes, the fault of Klay Thompson's first three winning shots, planted in 1 minute 10, to give his team a 10-point lead. Four minutes later, the fullback does it again with three banderillas in two minutes which makes six for him, one more than his total since the start of the year: he is at 5/36 in the first six matches of the season. The Warriors lead 44-28, their “Splah Brother” is 22 points away.
Stephen Curry tries to steal the show with 14 points in five minutes. But his friend is on the basis of a historic evening – he equals Chandler Parsons' record of 10 3-point shots in one half – which he must validate after the break. While Golden State leads… 92-50!
A headband in the photo
Everyone only has Stephen Curry's record 13 3-pointers in mind. Klay Thompson can beat him if his coach leaves him on the court and he knows it, so he doesn't hang around to score the 11th, 12th and 13th 3-pointers, five minutes after the break, to the clamor of the Chicago public.
The All-Star guard cut his forehead and it was therefore with a yellow headband on his two stitches that he made league history, at the end of the third quarter, with this 14th 3-point success. In 27 minutes, having only had the ball in his hands for 96 seconds and with only five dribbles out of his 14 banderillas!
One of the most beautiful images of this unforgettable evening will remain this moment after Klay Thompson's final 3-pointer: the Warriors guard raises his arms to the sky in exultation, and he is imitated by Stephen Curry, who has just lost his record … “Records are made to be broken”recalls the leader. “I'm happy it was by my teammate and no one else. I witnessed it. »
| Klay Thompson | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2011-12 | GOS | 66 | 24 | 44.3 | 41.4 | 86.8 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 12.5 |
| 2012-13 | GOS | 82 | 36 | 42.2 | 40.1 | 84.1 | 0.4 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 16.6 |
| 2013-14 | GOS | 81 | 35 | 44.4 | 41.7 | 79.5 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 18.4 |
| 2014-15 | GOS | 77 | 32 | 46.3 | 43.9 | 87.9 | 0.4 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 21.7 |
| 2015-16 | GOS | 80 | 33 | 47.0 | 42.5 | 87.3 | 0.4 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 22.1 |
| 2016-17 | GOS | 78 | 34 | 46.8 | 41.4 | 85.3 | 0.6 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 22.3 |
| 2017-18 | GOS | 73 | 34 | 48.8 | 44.0 | 83.7 | 0.4 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 20.0 |
| 2018-19 | GOS | 78 | 34 | 46.7 | 40.2 | 81.6 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 21.5 |
| 2021-22 | GOS | 32 | 29 | 42.9 | 38.5 | 90.2 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 20.4 |
| 2022-23 | GOS | 69 | 33 | 43.6 | 41.2 | 87.9 | 0.6 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 21.9 |
| 2023-24 | GOS | 77 | 30 | 43.2 | 38.7 | 92.7 | 0.5 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 17.9 |
| 2024-25 | DAL | 3 | 29 | 47.7 | 45.5 | 100.0 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 19.7 |
| Total | 796 | 33 | 45.3 | 41.3 | 85.8 | 0.5 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 19.6 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.
Article originally published in 2020
