Klay Thompson’s 42 Points and 12 Triples Propel Dubs to Victory
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Klay Thompson’s 42 points and 12 3-pointers propelled the Warriors to a 116-101 victory over the Houston Rockets at Chase Center on Friday. Thompson is the only player in NBA history to record multiple games with 12 or more 3-pointers in a season. He also has the most games in NBA History with 12 or more threes (3), surpassing fellow splash brother Stephen Curry who has done it twice in his career. No other player has more than one. Thompson also eclipsed 40 points for the fourth time this season.
With Stephen Curry, Andrew Wiggins and Draymond Green sidelined, Klay Thompson played his second back-to-back of the season, thriving as the number-one option for the Dubs.
The Warriors shot the lights out from distance, with 26 of their 37 field goals coming from behind the arc. They held Houston to just 39.1 percent shooting from the field and shot 48.1 percent from 3-point range. Having won six of their last seven at Chase Center, the Dubs are now 30-30 on the season (23-7 at home).
Golden State Warriors Highlights vs. Houston Rockets
PointsReboundsAssistsMartin Jr. – 22Sengun – 9Sengun – 8Washington Jr. – 15Smith Jr. – 9Tate – 4Tate – 14Martin Jr. – 8Washington – 4
Massive Shooting DisparityThe Warriors outscored the Rockets by 45 points from 3-pointers alone. Klay Thompson hit more 3-pointers than the entire Rockets team. Donte DiVincenzo also tied a career-high with five triples, including four in the first half. The Warriors tied their season-high with 26 threes, one shy of the franchise record.
DiVincenzo’s third of four 1st half triples
More History for KlayKlay Thomspon scored 42 points, with all his field goals coming from 3-point range. Thomspon set an NBA record for points without a two-point field goal, surpassing Joe Dumars, who scored 40 points on all threes in 1994.
Highlights: Klay Thompson Goes Off For 42 Points, 12 3-Pointers in Win Over Rockets – 2/24/23
PBJ FlashesPatrick Baldwin Jr. made the most of his minutes, scoring 11 points in just under 16 minutes of action. Baldwin Jr. connected on 3-of-5 triples and hit 4-of-8 shots overall. He led the Warriors’ bench in scoring despite receiving the fourth most minutes among reserves.
Postgame Warriors Talk: Steve Kerr – 2/24/23
Defense Shows OutDespite missing their defensive anchor, the Dubs clamped up on the Rockets, holding them to 101 points. The Warriors are 21-3 when holding their opponent under 115 points. Houston’s key frontcourt players, Alperen Sengun and Jabari Smith Jr., were held to 18 combined points on 6-for-26 shooting.
Crashing the GlassKevon Looney returned to the starting lineup and recorded his fifth straight game with double-digit rebounds (13). Despite the Rockets ranking top five in rebounds per game, the Dubs outrebounded Houston 47-44.
The Warriors opened their five-game homestand with a win, their sixth in the last seven games at Chase Center to improve to 23-7 at home this season.
The Warriors won their ninth consecutive game vs. the Rockets, including the last five-straight played at home… The last time Golden State lost to Houston was 2/20/20 (105-135)… The Warriors are 3-0 in their season-series vs. the Rockets; they meet for the fourth and final time on March 20 in Houston.
With a season-high-tying 26 3-pointers made (2/26/23 vs. Oklahoma City) it was the fourth time in franchise history the Warriors made 25-or-more 3-pointers in a regular season game… It is tied for the second-most in franchise history, trailing only the 27 made on 5/8/21 vs. OKC… For a league-leading 14th time this season the Warriors made 20-or-more 3-pointers (Celtics are second with 12).
The Warriors improved to 6-7 in the second game of back-to-backs and split their sixth back-to-back set this season.
Golden State improved to 21-3 this season when holding opponents under 115 points.
The Warriors tallied 40 points in the second quarter for their 14th 40-point quarter this season, most in a season since they had 17 in 2018-19… Seven times this season, the Warriors have scored at least 40 points in the second quarter, most of any quarter this season.
Golden State held Houston to 39.1 percent shooting from the field, improving to 3-1 this season when holding opponents under 40 percent field goal shooting.
For the 27th time this season, the Warriors played without Stephen Curry, Draymond Green, Andrew Wiggins… The Warriors improved to 11-16 in games this season without the trio, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
Houston turned the ball over seven times, a Warriors opponent season-low (prev. eight by the Clippers on 2/14).
Klay Thompson, playing in the second game of a back-to-back set for the second time this season, scored a game-high 42 points, his fourth 40-point game of the season… Thompson was 12-of-17 from 3-point range, now tied with Stephen Curry for the most games (two) with 12-or-more 3-pointers in NBA history… He became the first player in NBA history to made 12-or-more threes and no two-point field goals (0-2).
Kevon Looney played in his 171st consecutive regular season game (second-longest active streak), grabbing a game-high 13 rebounds, his fifth-straight game with 13-or-more rebounds, a career first… It marked his career-high 23rd game of the season with 10-or-more rebounds, the most 10-rebound games in a single season for the franchise since Draymond Green’s 37 in 2015-16.
Donte DiVincenzo, making his third straight start (15th of the season), tallied 15 points, his 20th game this season in double figures… He made a season-high-tying five threes (sixth time).
Jordan Poole recorded 15 points and eight assists (one turnover), scoring 15-or-more points for the sixth time in the last seven games.
Patrick Baldwin Jr. scored 11 points for the second straight game, his fourth game this season scoring in double figures… Baldwin Jr. has made three 3-pointers in each of the last two games.
Stephen Curry (left superior tib/fib sprain) missed his seventh consecutive game (Warriors are now 3-4 in those contests)… This season, the Warriors are 10-12 without Curry in the lineup.
Draymond Green (right knee contusion) missed his seventh game of the season and first due to this injury (Warriors are 2-5 in games this season Green has missed).
Andrew Wiggins (family matters) missed his third straight game due to this reason and 23rd of the season (Warriors have a 11-12 record in games he has missed this season).
