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SAN FRANCISCO Klay Thompson flirted with breaking his own single-game three-pointer record on Monday night but was not bothered when he failed to do it, insisting that it was up to the gods” to decide when it should come.
The Golden State Warriors guard settled for 42 points as his team routed the Oklahoma City Thunder 141-114 at home to improve to 28-26.
The long-range specialist drained 12 shots from outside the arc and looked poised to beat his own National Basketball Association mark of 14 three-pointers in a single game, set in October 2018, but came up just short before exiting to a standing ovation at the Chase Centre.
“I was campaigning for it but we've got a quick turnaround with a game on Wednesday,’ said Thompson, who was hoping to have remained in the game before being withdrawn by Warriors coach Steve Kerr late in the fourth quarter.
“And I don’t think the basketball gods like it when you chase records. Gotta let those happen organically-”
His red-hot shooting was part of a stunning performance from three-point range by Golden State.
This story is from the February 08, 2023 edition of The Straits Times.
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