Historic day for Klay
Warrior’s Thompson sets trey record in Bulls clash
NEW YORK: Klay Thompson set an NBA record with 14 three-pointers (trey) as part of an NBA-seasonhigh 52-point performance and the visiting Golden State Warriors stormed to a 149-124 win over Chicago Bulls.
The Warriors scored 92 points in the first half – the most ever by a road team and the second most of all time behind Phoenix Suns, who had 107 in the first half against Denver Nuggets on Nov 19, 1990.
Golden State led 92-50 at the break.
The 42-point margin was the fourth- largest half- time lead in history and the largest lead by a road team.
Thompson finished 14 of 24 from beyond the arc.
He exulted and held up three fingers with each hand after his record- breaking three- ball dropped through the net with 4:53 remaining in the third quarter.
The shot moved Thompson past teammate Stephen Curry, who sank 13 three- pointers against New Orleans Pelicans on Nov 8, 2016.
In 26 minutes of action, Thompson made 18 of 29 fieldgoal attempts and grabbed five rebounds.
Hosts Milwaukee held Toronto without a field goal for the first 4:11 of the second quarter, establishing an early lead before pulling away in a battle of unbeaten teams missing their leading scorers.
The Bucks improved to 7- 0 despite the absence of Giannis Antetokounmpo, who was recovering from a concussion, and took advantage of the Raptors’ decision to rest their star, Kawhi Leonard.
Milwaukee filled Antetokounmpo’s void with balanced scoring, placing seven players in double figures, led by Ersan Ilyasova’s 19 points.
Serge Ibaka had a season-high 30 for the Raptors, who fell to 6-1.
Jimmy Butler made five three-pointers in the fourth quarter and scored 32 points to lead hosts Minnesota over Los Angeles in Minneapolis.
Karl-Anthony Towns added 25 points, 16 rebounds and four blocks for the Timberwolves and rookie guard Josh Okogie scored a season-high 17 points.
LeBron James had 29 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists for the Lakers after being held scoreless in the first quarter.
Brandon Ingram returned from a four- game suspension and scored 17 of his 24 points in the first half for Los Angeles, and Kyle Kuzma scored 16 of his 19 in the first half. — Reuters