Klay Thompson made a league-high 12 3-pointers on his way to scoring 42 points for the Golden State Warriors against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday night in San Francisco. Jordan Poole contributed to the victory with a career-high 12 assists, and the Warriors won 141-114. The Golden State Warriors didn’t miss Stephen Curry’s offense.

Klay Thompson is just the second player in the history of the NBA to score at least 12 three-pointers in more than one game. He shot 12-for-16 from outside the arc. The NBA record for most three-pointers made in a game is held by Thompson, who had 14 in one contest.

Stephen Curry is the only other player who has ever scored 12 or more three-pointers in a game more than once. Despite this, the Golden State Warriors defeated Dallas on Saturday, and Curry played the entire game despite suffering a ligament injury in his left knee.

He was successful on 13 of his shots in one game but only on 12 of them in another. Since Zach LaVine scored 13 points in a game in November 2019, Klay Thompson’s performance of 12 points in an NBA game was the most.

The 42 Points That Klay Thompson Scored Equaled the Ninth-Highest Total of His Career

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The 42 points that Klay Thompson scored equaled the ninth-highest total of his career and was the second-highest total he has ever achieved in a single game. On January 2, he had a game against the Atlanta Hawks and scored 54 points.

Klay Thompson’s 12 three-point attempts contributed to Golden State’s improved team total of 26 three-pointers made out of 50 opportunities. They outscored the Thunder from beyond the arc by a score of 78-33, which contributed to the victory for the Warriors, which was their second win in a row.

Jordan Poole completed the game with 21 points and 12 assists, which was one point more than his previous career high, which he had earned in April of last year against the Lakers.

JaMychal Green scored 12 points, Donte DiVincenzo added 14 points, and Andrew Wiggins supplied 18 points as the Warriors upset the Thunder for the second time in eight days.

Klay Is Dominating in Absence of Stephen Curry

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Oklahoma City, which has now lost three of its last four games, was led in scoring by All-Star Aaron Wiggins with 19 points, and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added 20 points to the Thunder’s total.

Tre Mann contributed 18 points, Josh Giddey added 15, and both players had team highs in rebounds (7 assists) and steals (8) in the first of three games that were played in the Western Conference.

Klay Thompson Is Dominating in Absence of Stephen Curry. Oklahoma City had a shooting percentage of 48.4%, yet they were still unsuccessful. The Golden State Warriors were successful with 57.7% of the shots they attempted.

After having a seven-point advantage at the half, the Warriors continued to exert their dominance in the third quarter, outscoring the Thunder by a score of 44-26 thanks to 13 points from Poole and nine from Wiggins. Golden State Warriors continued to exert its dominance after that, expanding its advantage to 29 points going into the fourth quarter.

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