NBA: Top 3 Highest-Scoring Games of Klay Thompson's career

Klay Thompson is widely known as one of the greatest shooters of all-time. He knocks down three-pointers even from way downtown with high accuracy and makes it look so effortless. When he catches fire, Thompson torches the opponents with red-hot performances.

Thompson was drafted in the NBA by the Golden State Warriors with the 11th overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft and went on to become a 4-time NBA All-Star. He is a three-time champion and played a key role for the Warriors to win all those three titles.

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Through the course of this article, let us take a look at three of the highest-scoring performances of Klay Thompson in NBA.

#3 52 at Chicago Bulls, 29th October 2018

Thompson set the NBA record with 14 threes in a single game

Stat Line: 52 points, 5 rebounds and a steal on 62.1 percent shooting

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Klay Thompson started the 2018-19 in a very disappointing way. He was struggling night after night and it slowly started adding to the Warriors' worry. A lot of critics also started questioning Klay's performances but he turned the tables quickly when the Warriors faced the Bulls in Chicago.

Thompson went bonkers and dropped 52 points in just 26 minutes. He knocked down 14 three-pointers and set an NBA record for most made three-pointers in a single-game. All his shots were on the money that night and he could not be stopped.

He finished the night shooting 18-29 from the field, with a field-goal percentage of 62.1. He was +28 on the night and answered the critics in his own fashion. He sat the entire fourth quarter as the Warriors were already up 36 points after the end of three quarters.

#2 52 vs Sacramento Kings, 23rd January 2015

Klay dropped 52 points to beat the Kings

Stat Line: 52 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals and 2 blocks on 64.0 percent shooting

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The Golden State Warriors were off to a hot start and were dismantling the oppositions without any problem. They just beat the Houston Rockets and were up against the Sacramento Kings, two nights later.

Klay Thompson exploded for a then career-high 52 points and helped the Warriors beat Sacramento. He was red-hot from the 3-point line, just like you would expect and went scorching 11-15 from beyond the arc. He got to his first 50-point game in just 32 minutes of action and shot 16-25 from the field. Also, he set the NBA record for most points in a quarter with 37, after shooting 13-13 from the field and 9-9 from the three-point line.

For the Kings, DeMarcus Cousins had a big game and posted a double-double but the Warriors were way too much for the Kings and the Warriors won this one in a blowout, 126-101 and Thompson was ridiculous +38 on the night.

#1 60 vs Indiana Pacers, 5th December 2016

Klay Thompson was on fire from distance. Credit: ESPN

Stat Line: 60 points, 2 rebounds and an assist on 63.6 percent shooting

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The Golden State Warriors were 17-3 to start the season and were winning games without breaking a sweat. After blowing out the Phoenix Suns, two nights before, with Klay Thompson netting 6-7 from beyond the arc, the Warriors hosted the Indiana Pacers for a game at Oracle Arena.

Thompson picked up where he left off and exploded for 60 points on 21-33 shooting to torch the Pacers. He was red-hot on the night and went 8-14 from downtown. Thanks to Thompson's 60-point performance, the Pacers got blown out, 106-142.

Klay finished the game with 60 points, to go along with 2 rebounds and an assist. He got 60 points in just 29 minutes of action and did not play in the fourth quarter as the game was already decided.