Klay Thompson Breaks NBA Playoff Record with 11 3-Pointers vs. Thunder

May 28th, 2016 by Brian Marron Leave a reply »

The Golden State Warriors salvaged their historic season Saturday thanks in large part to Klay Thompson, who set an NBA playoff record with 11 trifectas, per ESPN Stats & Info. 

Thompson went 11-of-18 from long distance to finish with 41 points. His Warriors came back to win 108-101 over the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals.

According to Golden State's public relations department, Thompson passed some of the game's great shooters en route to setting the record:



Here is a look at Thompson's record-breaking shot, courtesy of the Warriors' Twitter account:



ESPN.com's Marc Stein doesn't think Thompson receives enough credit for his play:



ESPN's Stephen A. Smith also praised the 26-year-old: 



The Ringer's Bill Simmons chipped in as well, saying Saturday's game could go down as one for the ages:



The difference in the game was the play of Thompson and his backcourt mate Stephen Curry, as the Big Lead's Jason McIntyre noted near the end of its conclusion:


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