Klay Thompson scores 60 points in just 29 minutes for Golden State

Former WSU basketball star Klay Thompson erupted for 60 points in just 29 minutes on Monday night as the Golden State Warriors routed the Pacers, 142-106.

Klay has been known to put together a flammable performance from time to time, but now that he’s flanked by both Steph Curry and Kevin Durant, some wondered if Thompson would end up taking a distant back seat to those two in the Warriors’ three-headed attack.

Apparently, this isn’t a problem.

Thompson scored his 60 points on 21-of-33 shooting, including 8-of-14 from 3-point range, which means — if you like math -- he was 13-of-19 on 2s. He also hit 10-of-11 free throws.

And he didn’t even play in the fourth quarter.

Here’s how he did it:

It was a new career high for Thompson, who played at WSU from 2009-2011, and is the most in the NBA this season. Other interesting nuggets to come out of the performance:

And, it turns out, not even Curry could cool off Thompson:

It also produced some fun bench celebrations, including these on back-to-back possessions:

And just think of what Klay might have done had the game not been a ridiculous blowout and he had been allowed to play in the fourth quarter? You can hear more from Thompson and GSW coach Steve Kerr here: