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#4 Klay Thompson's 60 Points in 29 Minutes

December 5, 2016, against the Indiana Pacers: 60 Points, 2 Rebounds, 1 Assist, 29 Minutes.

Klay Thompson against the Indiana Pacers

Klay Thompson scored 60 points in the Golden State Warriors' 142-106 win over the Indiana Pacers. He was 8-14 from 3-point range, and 13-19 on 2-pointers. As amazing as scoring 60 points is, what makes Thompson's feat so noteworthy is that he did so in just three quarters.

Thompson scored his 60 points in just 29 minutes of action and sat out for the entirety of the fourth quarter. This just makes you wonder, how much would he have scored had he played the fourth? The numbers say he would've surpassed Kobe's 81 points, since his points-per-minute (2.07) was more than Kobe's (1.98). Thompson is the first player in NBA history to score 60 points or more in less than 30 minutes of action.

One crazy stat from the game is the amount of time Thompson held the ball. Unbelievably, Thompson had the ball in his hands for only about 90 seconds throughout the entire game. Only one of his 21 field goals was unassisted, which just shows us how amazing of a catch and shoot player he is. Another mental figure - the number of dribbles that Thompson took the entire game, 11. It only took him 11 dribbles to score 60 points. Mind-blowing.

So could he have scored 80 points? "I think I could have. Maybe one day I'll have the opportunity, but 60 in 29 minutes isn't too bad. I'm satisfied with that."