The Golden State Warriors have too much offense for the rest of the NBA to handle and blasted yet another professional team off the court on Monday.
There were a few things about this game that made it particularly memorable though, one was the circus-like, Harlem Globe Trotter-esque, eye-popping alley-oop from Curry to Durant on the fast break in the 3rd quarter:
Steph Curry's alley-oop pass to KD! ? pic.twitter.com/uhs9ungcEs
— Warriors Direct™ (@WarriorsDirect) December 6, 2016
The other was Klay Thompson joining the prestigious 60 point club, with maybe the most unique and impressive 60 point performance of all.
Here is the break down of Klay Thompson’s special night:
29:
That is how many minutes it took Klay Thompson to score his 60 points, as he sat out the entire fourth quarter.
2.07:
This is the points per minute pace for Thompson, 2nd in NBA history to Wilt Chamberlain’s 2.08 in his famous 100 point game in 1962.
1:
The number of players who have scored 60 points in a game in less than 30 minutes since the invention of the shot clock, Only Klay Thompson.
63.6:
That was Thompson’s shooting percentage from the field. He shot 21 of 33 from the field and 8 of 14 from three-point range.
1974:
The last time a Warriors player scored 60 points or more in a game. Rick Barry scored 64 against the Portland Trail Blazers.
46:
This is the number of “touches” Thompson had of the basketball, that was still 3rd behind both Draymond Green and Steph Curry.
11:
The number of times he dribbled the basketball in total last night
90:
The total number of possessions in seconds.
1.5:
Thompson scored a point for every 1.5 seconds he possessed the ball last night.
This tweet encapsulates the incredible nature and pure absurdity of Thompson’s record-breaking night:
Please take some time to watch this incredible performance…
60 Points in 29 minutes. "I felt every shot I took was a good shot." – Klay Thompson. Re-air @NBATV @Pacers @Warriors 4:30 pm et pic.twitter.com/GIHsaF17RJ
— NBA History (@NBAHistory) December 6, 2016
