Klay Thompson Makes NBA History As Warriors Beat the Rockets

• Klay Thompson was on top of his game as he scored 42 points to lift the Golden State Warriors past the Houston Rockets
• He became the first player in NBA history to make 12 3-pointers in multiple games in a season.
• The Warriors are 9th in the Western Conference with a 30-30 record

Klay Thompson produced a magnificent performance to help the defending NBA champions Golden State Warriors bounce back from a painful defeat against the Lakers.

The Splash Brother scored 42 points, including 12 three-pointers, as the Warriors won 116-101 over the Houston Rockets.

The Warriors were still without Stephen Curry, Andrew Wiggins, and Draymond Green. It was a must-win game against the team with the worst record in the NBA.

Thompson was brilliant all night. It was the second night of a back-to-back, just his second time playing back-to-back games since returning from his career-threatening injuries.

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His game-high 42 points came on 12-of-19 shooting from the field, including 12-of-17 from long range, per NBC Sports.

What Thompson said

The 33-year-old missed two seasons with injuries; some feared he might never rediscover his mojo. However, he has proved people wrong in the last few seasons.

"It's incredibly gratifying. I always reflect on the year I was not playing. I think about the time I was sidelined, watching. Now, it's easy to put everything in perspective and appreciate being able to move my body and play with great pace and flow and not even hesitate or think about anything," via ESPN.

The four-time NBA champion also became the first player in NBA history to make 12 3-pointers in multiple games in a season. Both games came in February.

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Since the turn of the new year, the 5x NBA All-Star is shooting 45.9% from three and 45.2% overall from the floor.

The Warriors moved back to 9th place in the Western Conference and are set for a tough run of games without their best player. Can they hold down the fort?

Thompson scores 42 against Thunder

Sports Brief earlier reported on Warriors fans reacting to Thompson's 42-point game against the Oklahoma City Thunder.

The Golden State Warriors shooting guard was back to haunt them again, hitting 12 threes and scoring 42 to lift his team past the Thunder 141-114.

'Game 6 Klay' was born when the sharpshooter stunned the Thunder in the 2016 Western Conference Finals, dropping 41 points and draining 11 3-pointers to help the Warriors stave off elimination and proceed to the NBA Finals.