THOMPSON SETS RECORD WITH 14 3-POINTERS
Golden State guard hits 14 3-pointers, scores 53 points in win
Warriors guard scores 52 points in just 27 minutes, shoots 14-of24 from 3-point range.
CHICAGO — Klay Thompson broke teammate Stephen Curry’s NBA record with 14 3-pointers and finished with 52 points to lead the Golden State Warriors to a 149-124 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Monday night.
Thompson set the mark when he nailed a 3 with just under five minutes remaining in the third quarter. He was then mobbed by teammates as the players headed to the sideline for a timeout, with the Warriors leading 11369. Curry hit 13 3-pointers in a win over New Orleans on Nov. 7, 2016. Thompson played only 27 minutes and sat out the fourth quarter.
He had been in a shooting slump to start the season, making just 5 of 36 from behind the arc in the Warriors’ first seven games. Thompson was 14 for 24 against the Bulls.
The All-Star guard busted out of the slump quickly with 22 points in the first quarter and had 36 at the half as Golden State was up 92-50. It was the second-highest scoring half by an NBA team. Phoenix scored 107 in the first half of a 173-143 victory over Denver in 1990.
Curry scored 23. Kevin Durant had 14 points and eight assists. And Chicago product Alfonzo McKinnie added 19 points and 10 rebounds as the two-time defending NBA champions improved to 7-1. BUCKS 124, RAPTORS 109: In Milwaukee, with Giannis Antetokounmpo sidelined because of injury, Ersan Ilyasova scored a season-high 19 points to help Milwaukee beat Toronto in a showdown of the NBA’s last two undefeated teams.
Milwaukee improved to 7-0 in a marquee matchup that lost some luster with Antetokounmpo in concussion protocol and Raptors star Kawhi Leonard sitting out to rest.
The Bucks’ start to the season matches the 1971-72 club for best in franchise history. Milwaukee made up for Antetokounmpo’s absence with another strong showing from the perimeter, with Malcolm Brogdon and Eric Bledsoe chipping in 17 points each.
Serge Ibaka scored 30 points for Toronto. Former New Mexico State star Pascal Siakam added 22.
TIMBERWOLVES 124, LAKERS 120: In Minneapolis, Jimmy Butler hit five of Minnesota’s eight 3-pointers in the fourth quarter to finish with 32 points and help the Timberwolves hang on to beat LeBron James and the Lakers.
James had 10 of his 29 points in the fourth quarter after missing his first five shots. He added 10 rebounds and seven assists on the 15th anniversary of his professional debut.
KINGS 123, HEAT 113: In Miami, Willie Cauley-Stein scored 26 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, Buddy Hield added 23 points and Sacramento ran past Miami.
De’Aaron Fox scored 20 points and Nemanja Bjelica added 19 for the Kings, who outscored Miami 77-55 in the middle two quarters.
KNICKS 115, NETS 96: In New York, Tim Hardaway Jr. had 25 points and eight assists, and New York rolled to its second win of the season.
Frank Ntilikina added 16 points and Enes Kanter had 15 points and 15 rebounds off the bench for the Knicks. NUGGETS 116, PELICANS 111: In Denver, Gary Harris scored 23 points and came up with a big steal late to help Denver hold off New Orleans.
Jamal Murray chipped in 23 points and Nikola Jokic had 12 points and 10 assists.
TRAIL BLAZERS 103, PACERS 93: In Indianapolis, Zach Collins matched his career high with 17 points and C.J. McCollum also had 17 to lead Portland.
The Blazers have won three straight in the series and eight of the last nine against the Pacers. 76ERS 113, HAWKS 92: In Philadelphia, Ben Simmons had 21 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists and Philadelphia flashed a little of last year’s playoff form in a win over Atlanta.
The oft-maligned Markelle Fultz had season-highs with seven baskets (on 16 attempts) and 16 points in 23 minutes. Joel Embiid added 10 points. SPURS 113, MAVERICKS 108, OT: In San Antonio, DeMar DeRozan had 34 points and nine assists and San Antonio withstood a 31-point outburst by Dallas rookie Luka Doncic for the overtime victory.
LaMarcus Aldridge added 20 points as San Antonio won its second overtime game.