Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson expressed doubt that his record-setting 37-point quarter will ever be replicated, reflecting on the remarkable performance from 11 years ago.
Thompson shared his thoughts with former NBA player Serge Ibaka, acknowledging the extreme difficulty of such an accomplishment. "That’s a lot of points in the quarter. I don’t know if that’ll be done again, to be honest," Thompson said. He specifically cited his nine-for-nine shooting from three-point range in nine minutes as a feat that is hard to achieve even in practice.
While Thompson acknowledged a degree of luck was involved in his scoring clinic against the Sacramento Kings, he also voiced hope that the record for most points scored in a quarter could be broken.
Recalling the mental state during that game, Thompson told Ibaka that his mind was largely blank, focused only on the act of shooting. "The only thing going through your mind is getting the ball and getting it off your fingertips," he explained. "You’re hot, you’re in that flow state, and you feel like it’s just gliding off your fingers."
At the time, the performance marked a career high for Thompson, who finished the game with 52 points, making 11 of 15 three-point attempts and shooting 16-for-25 from the field overall. Steve Kerr, Thompson's coach, who also played alongside NBA legends like Michael Jordan and Tim Duncan, remarked that he had never witnessed anything like Thompson's performance that night.