twenty - five nba players have scored 60 points in a game.
how many nba players have scored 60 points in a game?
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thompson opened the first six games of the 2016–17 season shooting 11-of-53 from 3-point range (20.75 percent). in the last 11 games of november, thompson then went a combined 39-of-84 from 3-point range (46.4 percent). on december 5, 2016, he scored 60 points (shooting 21-of-33 and 8-of-14 on three-pointers) in 29 minutes over just three quarters in a 142–106 win over the indiana pacers, becoming the first player in nba history to score 60 points in less than 30 minutes of action. thompson had an nba season-high and career-best performance for the highest-scoring output by a golden state player in more than 42 years. his 40 first-half points tied him for second-most scored in a half over the past decade. in addition, thompson became the first warrior to score 60 points since hall of famer rick barry's 64 on march 26, 1974, joining naismith honorees wilt chamberlain and joe fulks as the only golden state players to do so. on january 26, he was named a western conference all-star reserve for the 2017 nba all-star game. he participated in the three-point contest, but he failed to defend his title as he was eliminated in the first round. on april 4, 2017, he scored 41 points (his 10th career 40-point game) in a 121–107 win over the minnesota timberwolves. the warriors finished the season as the first seed in the west with a 67–15 record.
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