{"id":687590,"date":"2026-03-30T07:51:30","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T07:51:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/687590\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T07:51:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T07:51:30","slug":"klay-thompson-breaks-mavericks-single-season-bench-3-point-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/687590\/","title":{"rendered":"Klay Thompson Breaks Mavericks\u2019 Single\u2011Season Bench 3\u2011Point Record"},"content":{"rendered":"

DHJ Quick Take<\/p>\n

Franchise Record: Klay Thompson surpassed Tim Hardaway Jr. for the most three-pointers made off the bench in a single season in Dallas Mavericks history during Friday\u2019s win over the Portland Trail Blazers.<\/p>\n

Historic Pace: With 189 triples on the season, Thompson is 11 shy of his 11th career 200-make season and has tied for the fourth-most games (15) with five-plus threes off the bench in NBA history.<\/p>\n

Veteran Mindset: The four-time champion credited \u201cfresh legs\u201d and unwavering confidence for his seamless transition into a reserve role, averaging 40.3% on 3-pointers off the bench.<\/p>\n

PORTLAND, Ore. \u2014 Klay Thompson<\/a> has accomplished nearly everything imaginable in his NBA career. Setting a Dallas Mavericks franchise record as a reserve in a challenging season was not part of the original plan, but the future Hall of Famer has embraced the role with trademark precision.<\/p>\n

Thompson surpassed Tim Hardaway Jr.<\/a> for the most three-pointers off the bench by a Maverick in a single season on Friday night at Moda Center. He hit his 174th of the year in the first quarter of a 100-93 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers<\/a>. Thompson now has 189 three-pointers on the season with eight games remaining, leaving him just 11 shy of his 11th career season with 200 or more makes.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor Klay, it\u2019s been great, I think, when we asked him to come out of the starting lineup and come off the bench,\u201d Mavericks coach Jason Kidd said. \u201cBut you can see his game speaks for itself and the year that he\u2019s having.\u201d<\/p>\n

Klay Thompson\u2019s Historic Production from the Dallas Mavericks\u2019 Bench<\/p>\n

The record is a direct product of a role Klay Thompson has embraced fully since transitioning to a bench contributor. He currently leads the league this season with 15 games of five or more made three-pointers off the bench\u2014tying Terrence Ross<\/a> (2018-19) and D\u0101vis Bert\u0101ns<\/a> (2019-20) for the fourth-most such games in a single season in league history. Only Malik Beasley<\/a>, Payton Pritchard<\/a>, and Wayne Ellington<\/a> have recorded more.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust having fresh legs coming into the game, being confident every time I touch it, and just letting it fly and not getting discouraged when you miss a few,\u201d Thompson told Dallas Hoops Journal<\/a>. \u201cI saw the hoop. I was open, you know, I had my feet under me, and every time I feel that, I\u2019m gonna let it go.\u201d<\/p>\n

The move to the bench has sparked a definitive statistical resurgence for the four-time champion. While Thompson averaged just 8.8 points on 33.8% shooting in eight starts this season, his production has soared in 56 games as a reserve. <\/p>\n

Klay Thompson Simplifies the Game for Dallas Mavericks\u2019 Bench<\/p>\n

As a bench player, Thompson is averaging 12.2 points while his three-point shooting has skyrocketed to 40.2% on 7.8 attempts per game. This is a staggering increase from the 27.5% he shot from deep while in the starting lineup earlier this year. His overall field goal percentage has also risen significantly, from 33.8% as a starter to 40.3% as a reserve. <\/p>\n

Marvin Bagley III, who contributed 26 points in the win over Portland, emphasized how Thompson\u2019s presence changes the geometry of the court for the second unit.<\/p>\n

\u201cKlay being a great shooter draws a lot of attention, so me understanding that and trying to make it easier for him has been great,\u201d Bagley said. \u201cAnd Brandon, the way he gets downhill and creates offense\u2014I\u2019m just trying to put myself in positions to give him pockets and make it easy for my teammates. It\u2019s been great. We\u2019ve just got to continue to build on what we did tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n

Up Next<\/p>\n

The Mavericks (24-50) return to American Airlines Center for a quick home appearance against the Minnesota Timberwolves (45-29) on Monday night. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. CT.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"DHJ Quick Take Franchise Record: Klay Thompson surpassed Tim Hardaway Jr. for the most three-pointers made off the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":687591,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[3793],"tags":[7,686,149,4057,166,6],"class_list":{"0":"post-687590","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-dallas-mavericks","8":"tag-basketball","9":"tag-dallas","10":"tag-dallas-mavericks","11":"tag-dallasmavericks","12":"tag-mavericks","13":"tag-nba"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116317041974640518","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/687590","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=687590"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/687590\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/687591"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=687590"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=687590"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=687590"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}