Klay Thompson surpassed Kobe Bryant on the all-time list with the sixth of his seven 3-pointers on Thursday night as the Golden State Warriors used a long-range attack to defeat the Sacramento Kings, 126-114, in San Francisco Did.
Thompson finished with a team-high 23 points, Stephen Curry had 20 and Jonathan Kuminga 18 for Golden State, taking his league-best eighth win en route to becoming the NBA's second 40-game winner. The Warriors are only behind the Phoenix Suns in the Western Conference and league standings.
Thompson shot 7-for-9 on 3-point attempts, improving his career tray total to 1,829, passing Kobe Bryant (1,827) and ranked 19th on the NBA's all-time list in the Chauncey Billups (1,830). Proceed within one.
Playing for the second night in a row, Kings rookie Davian Mitchell had a season-best 26 points and Harrison Barnes scored 25 points. Sacramento broke a seven-game losing streak on Wednesday with a 112-101 win over visiting team the Brooklyn Nets.
Thompson, who had not scored more than five in any of his first 10 games after a 2 1/2-year layoff due to Achilles and ACL injuries, netted for four in a second quarter flurry of 2:20. who turned 46-28 run-way in a 34-25 game.
He finished with seven or more for the 31st time in his career, the first time in less than 25 minutes. Thompson was pulled after 24 minutes in a one-sided victory.
Curry scored 4 for 7 from a 3-point range, helping the Warriors reach 20, their fourth-highest total of the season. He also had seven assists, tying Thompson to team-high honors.
Damien Lee (14 points), Jordan Poole (12), Andrew Wiggins (12) and Kevon Looney (10) also scored in double digits for the Warriors, who took 120 points for the fifth time in their last six games.
Cuminga and Looney were Golden State's top rebounders, with a game-high seven.
Mitchell's 26 points were four more than his previous high, which was set in a home game against the Warriors in October. He also found time for a game-high eight assist.
Maurice Harkless added 18 points to complement the six steals, Damien Jones had 17 points and Tyrese Halliburton 10 for the Kings.
Sacramento lost despite shooting 52.5 percent from the field. Golden State did better than 56 percent.