Aimee
Klay Thompson had a nice little first half. Then the third quarter started and Klay ignited, flames engulfing his person from head to toe. Here’s all of it:
He started the period with 13 points and ended it with FIFTY points. This may honestly be the densest hot streak in the history of professional basketball. It was like watching an atom split on the hardwood.
The stats and records and outpourings of awe:
– 37 is the record for points in a single quarter, destroying the record of 33 held by George Gervin and Carmelo Anthony. And Klay didn’t start firing until after the ten-minute mark. Didn’t even REALLY get going until mid-way through the quarter.
– NINE three-pointers is the record for threes in a quarter, breaking the mark of 8 set by Michael Redd and Joe Johnson.
– Klay went 13-for-13 in the quarter, tying the record for field goals in a quarter set by David Thompson.
