5 Klay Thompson records that make him one of the Top 75 players in NBA history

#3 Most threes made in an elimination game in the NBA Playoffs

Golden State Warriors v Oklahoma City Thunder - 2016 WCF.

During the 2015-16 NBA season, Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green led the Golden State Warriors to the best regular season in NBA history, with a 73-9 win-loss record and were set to defend their championship from the 2014-15 NBA season.

However, the team had a rocky run to the 2016 NBA Finals, falling in a 3-1 hole against Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and the OKC Thunder in the 2016 Western Conference Finals.

After winning Game 5 at home, Klay Thompson saved the Warriors' season with 11 three-pointers in Game 6 on the road and had 41 points during the game, after making 11/18 from the three-point line and 14 of his 31 field goals.

The Warriors took a 108-101 win and went on to win Game 7 to reach the 2016 NBA Finals, which ended in sporting tragedy for the 73-9 team, after losing a 3-1 lead to LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers.

At the time, 11 threes was the record for a single postseason game in terms of three-pointers made. Now, after Damian Lillard surpassed that mark in the 2021 NBA Playoffs, Thompson's 11 threes against OKC remain as the most threes made in an elimination game.

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#2 Most threes made in a single regular-season NBA game

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On October 29th, 2018, Klay Thompson made 14 three-point shots against the Chicago Bulls on the road, imposing a new all-time record for three-pointers made in a single regular-season game in NBA history.

He made 14 of his 24 attempts from the three-point line and ended the game with 52 points, leading the Golden State Warriors to a 149-124 win at the United Center.

Thompson played only 26 minutes that night, and his record for most threes in a single regular-season game still stands tall above everyone else.

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#1 Most points scored in a single quarter in NBA history

Klay Thompson #11 of the Golden State Warriors reacts after he made a three-point basket in the third quarter of their game against the Sacramento Kings at ORACLE Arena on January 23, 2015.

This was probably Klay Thompson's most impressive shooting performance of his entire NBA career, as he simply seemed to enter a different zone in which he could not miss a shot.

During the third quarter of the game against the Sacramento Kings on January 23rd, 2015, Klay Thompson scored an NBA record 37 points, while making each of his 13 field-goal attempts.

In that third quarter, Thompson played the entire 12 minutes and made nine attempts from the three-point line. He outscored the Kings 37-22 in that quarter by himself, and finished the game with 52 points in 32 minutes of action.

Klay Thompson established several records in that game, including the most three-pointers made in a single quarter and tied the record for most field goals in a single quarter.

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