What’s your most memorable moment in the NBA?
Besides the championship, because that’s by far … the game against Sacramento [last season, when Thompson scored 37 points in the third quarter] was crazy. I just never thought I would own an NBA record growing up.
What was that quarter like?
I was in such a good zone. Honestly, I’ve looked back and watched it and said, “Man, if I can do that, I can be such a good player if I keep working and just try to get smarter with the game.”
Had you ever had a moment like that before?
I’ve had quarters where I’ve scored 20 or 25, but not like that. To take 13 shots and not miss one, that was ridiculous. I can’t believe I did that. My other moment, I have one more [most memorable moment], too, was being able to start in the All-Star Game with Steph. I look up to him, I see how hard he works, and how good he’s gotten, and to be on the same level as him, and in New York City, that was pretty cool to do that at Madison Square Garden.
For us regular people, what is it like when you get in a zone like that third quarter?
Man, you kind of just don’t really think. You just react. You want to get the ball and you want to get a good look so bad that you just try and … the best part is you’re playing at your own pace when you’re in that good of a zone. When you’re in a zone like that, you are pretty thirsty to get a shot up, but literally every shot you take it goes off your fingertips and it feels so good on every shot.
People say the basket appears to get bigger. Is that true?
You just feel like you’re in such good flow. Your body feels synchronized from your toes all the way to your release, it feels like everything is perfect in that moment.