Mavs, Warriors combine for record 48 3s with Klay Thompson back in Bay - ESPN

SAN FRANCISCO — This time, Dallas Mavericks guard Klay Thompson made the most out of his trip back to the Bay Area, visiting his old East Bay neighborhood, having dinner at a friend's house and driving by former haunts including downtown Oakland and Oakland Arena, formerly known as Oracle Arena.

«It was very surreal,» Thompson said of returning to face his former team, the Golden State Warriors, again. «Because I was 21 years old when I came here and to see The City and The Town is always special. So many good memories.»

A much more settled down Thompson made a difference for the Mavericks in their second meeting against Golden State, a 143-133 victory for Dallas. Thompson scored 29 points, knocking down 7-of-11 from deep as part of a 3-point extravaganza that saw the Warriors and Mavericks combine to make 48 3s, the most in a game in NBA history, according to ESPN Research.

«We gave up 46 [points] in the first quarter and we're playing upstream the rest of the way,» Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. «I'm not sure I've ever seen a box score like this. We go 27-for-54 from 3, 39 assists, 10 turnovers, and it felt like we were never really in the game.

»We cut it to five a couple times, guys kept fighting, but they controlled the entire game on a night where we made 27 3s and didn't turn the ball over. It's a modern NBA, it's a different world, it's a different game. And 10 years ago, you see that kind of offensive stat sheet for the team, I'd say we win that game by 20, maybe 30."

The Warriors had no answer for Luka Doncic, who had 45 points, 13 assists, 11 rebounds, 3 steals and 2 blocks.

And Thompson capitalized when his opportunities came. After drawing a loud applause from the home crowd when the visitors' starting