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Klay Thompson overtakes his teammate Stephen Curry, becoming the first player to have 12 or more 3-pointers in a game three times in a single season.

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Klay Thompson made 12 three-pointers during a 42-point performance Friday night as the Golden State Warriors took down the Houston Rockets 116-101 in San Francisco.

Player of the Game EFF 41 Klay Thompson Points 42 Accuracy 12-19 Rebounds 7 Assists 1

Thompson shot 12-for-17 from beyond the arc, accounting for all but six of his points as he matched his second-highest-scoring performance of the season. The other six points came on 6-for-6 success from the free-throw line. He also attempted two two-pointers, but they were off the mark.

Thompson is the 1st player in NBA history to make 12 3-pointers in multiple games in a single season, per ESPN Stats & Info. Both have come in February.

He now has 3 career games with 12 triples, the most such games in NBA history. The NBA record-holder with a 14-trey game in 2018, Thompson broke a tie with teammate Stephen Curry, who has had two such games, with matches of 13 and 12 in 2016.

Only three other players -- Zach LaVine (13 in 2019), Kobe Bryant (12 in 2003), and Donyell Marshall (12 in 2005) -- have done it once.

Moreover, Thompson's 42 points and 12 3-pointers are both the most in a game by a player who did not make a 2-point field goal.

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