1 year ago today: Klay erupts for 60 points in 29 minutes
A year ago today, Klay Thompson had one of the most mind-blowing scoring outbursts of all time.
On Dec. 5, 2016, the Golden State Warriors shooting guard poured in a career-high 60 points in just 29 minutes in a win over the Indiana Pacers.
The All-Star said he "felt every shot (he) took was a good shot," and for the most part, he was right.
Here are some notable numbers from his performance:
- Thompson became the first player in the shot-clock era to score 60 in under 30 minutes, and the fastest to the milestone since 2005, when Kobe Bryant dropped 62 in 33 minutes.
- He's the first Warrior to hit the 60-point plateau in more than four decades (Rick Barry scored 64 points in 1974).
- The catch-and-shoot king had the ball in his hands for 80 seconds and dribbled only 11 times.
- His average of 2.07 points per minute comes just shy of Wilt Chamberlain's rate of 2.08 on his 100-point night.
Thompson didn't have the opportunity to go for 100 because he was yanked with 1:22 remaining in the third quarter, as the Warriors already had the game in the bag at that point.
Final stat line and shot chart
| PTS | FG (%) | 3PT (%) | FT (%) | REB | AST | MIN | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | 21-33 (63.6) | 8-14 (57.1) | 10-11 (90.9) | 2 | 1 | 29 | +37 |
(Courtesy: NBA Stats)
Thompson was so hot that his Splash Brother Stephen Curry tried to cool him down following the 142-106 win with an ice bath ... to no avail.
Warriors' Klay Thompson, after career-high 60 points and an ice bath from Stephen Curry: "I'm still hot." pic.twitter.com/yk6y9l6nfT
— Ben Golliver (@BenGolliver) December 6, 2016