Steve Kerr called Klay Thompson’s historic breakout game

By ADAM ZAGORIA

It may not have been Joe Namath guaranteeing the Jets’ Super Bowl victory, or Babe Ruth calling a home run in the 1932 World Series, but Steve Kerr called Klay Thompson’s breakout game.

After Thompson struggled through the early part of the season, the Golden State Warriors coach said of Thompson on Saturday in midtown New York: “Inevitably the dam will break and he’ll start going nuts again. It’ll come. I know he’s frustrated. He’s probably his own biggest critic, so he’ll get it going and we’ll try to help him as best we can.”

Sure enough, Thompson set an NBA record with 14 3-pointers on Monday night against the Bulls, passing his teammate Steph Curry in the process. Thompson went for 52 points on 14-of-24 shooting from deep, 18-of-29 overall. He scored 36 points and 10 3-pointers in the first half.