It is an epic night for sharpshooter Klay Thompson as he sank 60 points in just 29 minutes - a feat that will forever resound in the NBA annals. Thompson converted 21 of his 33 attempts at the basket, including 8 out of 14 from behind the arc to carry Golden State Warriors in 142-106 massacre win against Indiana Pacers.
Since shot clock rule was invented in the NBA, Thompson is now officially the first player to make more than 50 points in under 30 minutes inside the hard court, The Indian News reported. It is given that his fellow Warriors felt invincibility and set the social media on fire, but "legends" also rooted for Thompson. Another long-range specialist Reggie Miller and flamboyant Magic Johnson took it on Twitter to shout their admiration.
Meanwhile, Thompson admits that he too can't believe what he did against Pacers. He said that he is going to watch the recorded gameplay and try to dissect what he did right. If there is a chance for a repeat, Thompson assured the Warriors' fans of another crazy night.
Thompson suspects that their tough journey in the last outings, with most recent against LA Clippers prior to Pacers. These rocky-road games paved for stellar performance and Pacers are not so lucky to receive the spillover. Zaza Pachulia and Draymond Green also gave Thompson the perfect covers to covert most of his attempts, Sporting News said.
Come to think of it, Golden State Warriors is ranking first among offense-based team in 2016-17 NBA season. Most of their games are hitting at least 120 points with Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant and Thompson on the offensive mode. The celebrant believes that there is another gear to take on for the squad since the season is young and they were limited to only 21 games yet. If Thompson's confidence will translate into points, then fans can expect barrage of good baskets from both inside the perimeter or 3-point range.
