Career best

Thompson’s 60 is his best game since 2015-16

Klay Thompson scored 60 points on 21 for 33 shooting in 29 minutes, and the Warriors beat the Pacers 142-⁠106.

His Performance Score of +25.0 is the best of his 125 games since 2015-⁠16, better than 99.9% of all player games since 2015-⁠16. His 60 points are also the most points he has scored in a game since 2015-⁠16, 15 more than his 45 against Dallas on Jan. 27, 2016.

He scored 23 of his 60 in the second quarter. He went 7 for 10 at the rim, 5 for 8 from mid-range and 8 for 14 from 3. His 50 points from the field came on 33 shots, 15.1 more than the league scores from the same zones. Stephen Curry set up 6 of his 21 baskets. He scored 33 of his 60 after the game was decided.

His old best, +21.6, was 45 points on 14 for 20 shooting in 32 minutes, a 127-⁠107 win over Dallas on Jan. 27, 2016.

The game

Warriors 142, Pacers 106Home, Dec. 5, 2016Box score and story ›

Klay Thompson

10-11 FT29:03 min

Points1st 172nd 233rd 204th 0

His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.

Thompson’s player page

Season high in points (60; his best before, 30). Season high in 3-pointers (8; his best before, 6). Before this game he averaged 20.6 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 20 regular-season games.

Shot making: 50 points from the field on 33 shots15.1 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a pull-up 3-pointer2nd quarter, 6:55 leftchance to win 77% to 85%
On the move: 2.37 miles4.91 mph on average55 touches
Hustle: 5 shots contested1 screen assist
Rating: Performance Score +25.079.3% true shooting48.7% usage

His best games

Rank	Game	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TO	+/−	PS
1	Dec. 5, 2016vs IND	W 142-106	29	60	2	1	0	0	21-33	8-14	10-11	0	+37	+25.0
2	Jan. 27, 2016vs DAL	W 127-107	32	45	5	1	0	2	14-20	7-12	10-10	1	+14	+21.6
3	Dec. 16, 2015vs PHX	W 128-103	31	43	3	2	1	0	15-22	8-13	5-5	1	+37	+19.1
4	Dec. 8, 2015at IND	W 131-123	34	39	7	6	0	1	13-21	10-16	3-3	4	+19	+17.2
5	March 18, 2016at DAL	W 130-112	34	39	6	2	2	1	14-22	10-15	1-1	3	+2	+16.1

By Performance Score, since 2015-16, regular season and playoffs.

His old best

Warriors 127, Mavericks 107Home, Jan. 27, 2016Box score and story ›

Klay Thompson

10-10 FT31:33 min

Points1st 122nd 143rd 54th 14

His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.

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Season high in points (45; his best before, 43). Before this game he averaged 20.3 points, 3.9 rebounds and 2.4 assists in 43 regular-season games.

Shot making: 35 points from the field on 20 shots12.8 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a corner 3-pointer1st quarter, 8:22 leftchance to win 62% to 73%
On the move: 2.29 miles4.38 mph on average47 touches
Rating: Performance Score +21.692.2% true shooting38.2% usage