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Ranking the Top 5 games of Klay Thompson’s career

By Josh Cornelissen

OAKLAND, CA - MAY 30: Klay Thompson #11 of the Golden State Warriors reacts after hitting a three-point basket in Game Seven of the Western Conference Finals against the Oklahoma City Thunder during the 2016 NBA Playoffs at ORACLE Arena on May 30, 2016 in Oakland, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
OAKLAND, CA - MAY 30: Klay Thompson #11 of the Golden State Warriors reacts after hitting a three-point basket in Game Seven of the Western Conference Finals against the Oklahoma City Thunder during the 2016 NBA Playoffs at ORACLE Arena on May 30, 2016 in Oakland, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) /
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OAKLAND, CA – JANUARY 23: Klay Thompson #11 of the Golden State Warriors reacts after he made a basket in the third quarter of their game against the Sacramento Kings at ORACLE Arena on January 23, 2015 in Oakland, California. Thompson scored 37 points in the third quarter to set a NBA record. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) /

Top 5 games of Klay Thompson’s career: 2. 37 points in a single quarter

Klay Thompson holds the record for most points scored in less than 30 minutes in a game and the record for most three-pointers in a single game. He has another prominent record, and that is for points scored in a single quarter.

In a January game against the Sacramento Kings in 2015, before the Warriors were the “Warriors”, Thompson went absolutely ballistic. After scoring 10 quick points in the first four minutes of the game, Thompson wouldn’t hit another field goal for the rest of the first half.

It didn’t seem to be a night where Thompson was cooking, and after a hot start for the team, the Kings had battled back to make it a five-point game at the half.

Then the third quarter started, and it was the Klay Thompson show.

The Warriors would score 41 points in the quarter, blowing the game open, and 37 of them would come from just one player. Thompson went a perfect 13-of-13 from the field, including nine three-pointers.

This not only set the record for points scored in a single quarter, but also for three-pointers in a quarter, and tied the record for shots in a quarter. Simply put, it was a performance fit to rewrite the record books.

This wasn’t like his 60-point game, where Thompson was simply a play finisher on shots created by his star teammates. Thompson made this happen, one time stealing a Kings pass, dribbling up the court, and pulling up himself for a three-pointer.

He drove to the hoop, he pulled up in the lane, and of course, he sprinted off screens again and again for his patented catch-and-shoot looks. He even went up for an alley-oop in transition off of a Steph Curry pass. It was remarkable stuff.

No player in NBA history could heat up quite like Klay Thompson.

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