Klay Thompson Made NBA History In Warriors-Kings Game 2

Klay Thompson made NBA history during Game 2.

UPDATE: Klay Thompson has also moved ahead of Robert Parrish for 34th on the list. 

With nine points tonight, Klay Thompson has passed Patrick Ewing (2,813) and Robert Parish (2,820) to move up to 34th place on the NBA's all-time playoff scoring list (2,821 career postseason points).

— Warriors PR (@WarriorsPR) April 18, 2023

On Monday night, the Golden State Warriors are in Sacramento to face off with the Kings for Game 2 of their first-round playoff series. 

During the game, Klay Thompson made NBA history by moving up on the all-time playoff scoring list. 

The five-time All-Star entered Monday's matchup with 2,812 career playoff points, which ranked 36th on the list. 

He only needed two points to move ahead of Hall of Famer Patrick Ewing (2,813) for 35th. 

The next player for Thompson to pass will be Robert Parrish (2,820), which he should be able to do during Monday's game. 

Klay drops his first three of the game 👌 pic.twitter.com/EiW2rQZCzP

— Warriors on NBCS (@NBCSWarriors) April 18, 2023

The former Washington State star has spent his entire career with the Warriors and helped them win the NBA Championship in four of the last eight seasons. 

During the two seasons that Thompson was injured (2020 and 2021), the Warriors missed the playoffs both times. 

Meanwhile, in the last six seasons that he has played, the franchise has been to the NBA Finals all six times. 

He finished the 2022-23 regular season with productive averages of 21.9 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.4 assists per contest while shooting 43.6% from the field and 41.2% from the three-point range. 

That said, the Warriors had an up-and-down season and went 44-38, which has them as the sixth seed in the Western Conference. 

They lost Game 1 (on Saturday) by a score of 126-123, and Thompson had 21 points, six rebounds, five assists and one steal in 37 minutes of playing time. 

As for the Kings, they are in the NBA Playoffs for the first time since the 2006 season.