"As many spectacular things as Michael did, I never saw him do that, " said Kerr after Thompson's record breaking 37 point third quarter. "13 for 13 and 9 for 9 from three point range. Come on, He was just on such a roll. You don't want to break that. It was a great night for him."
An unbelievable night according to Thompson who finished with a career best 52 points.
"It's pretty surreal," said Thompson. "You feel like every shot you shoot is going to go in."
"I am humbled," said Thompson. "I have great teammates who found me all over the court. I couldn't ask for better people around me."
The feeling is mutual. His splash brother, Stephen Curry couldn't be happier.
"It's something he should be very proud of," said Curry. "Anytime you get into the record books that's really something, he deserves it."
Curry is looking forward to having Thompson join him and the entire Warriors coaching staff at the All-Star game in New York. Although he wasn't voted in as a starter, there is little doubt the NBA's newest record holder isn't going to be selected by Western coaches.
To get an idea of just how impressive number 11 was in that record setting third quarter, he averaged 2.64 points per shot with a true shooting percentage above 100%.
"It's unbelievable," said Draymond Green. "You can't even get that hot on a video game!"
In his customary mild manner, Thompson acknowledged tonight was most unexpected.
"I never thought it would happen growing up," said Thompson. "I can't even put it into words."
Using the word unbelievable just did, except it really did happen. Oh yes, the Warriors beat the Sacramento Kings 126-101 and are now a league best 35-6 setting an example of how sharing the ball can produce amazing results.
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