Klay Thompson was approaching NBA history from 3-point range Sunday in the Warriors’ regular-season finale against the Portland Trail Blazers.
Thompson entered the matchup with 295 3-pointers this season. If he hit at least five treys, he would become the third player in NBA history to drain 300 triples in a single season.
Before the game, Warriors coach Steve Kerr was asked if he was worried Thompson will focus on that record and let it fly more than usual.
“I am concerned. I am definitely concerned,” Kerr jokingly said to reporters. “My message will be you’re more likely to get it if you don’t try to get it. That’s the truth.”
Thompson would join James Harden and Warriors teammate Steph Curry as the only players to swish 300 triples in a season. Curry has accomplished the feat four times (2015-16, 2016-17, 2018-19, 2020-21), and Harden drilled 378 treys in 2018-19 for the Houston Rockets.
“There’s a lot of individual stuff that’s meaningful, I recognize that,” Kerr said. “… If Klay can get to 300, great, but the danger is you get out of character -- or in Klay’s case, in character -- and you shoot every time.”
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Thompson didn't need much time to cross the milestone, knocking down five 3-pointers in the first quarter against the Trail Blazers to enter the record books.
Let it fly, Klay.