Defending Champions Golden State Warriors All Star foward Klay Thompson set an NBA record by knocking down 14  Three-pointers in Monday night’s 149- 124 win over the Chicago Bulls .

Thompson went 14-for-24 from beyond the arc and 18-for-29 from the field, racking up 52 points in 27 minutes while raining down shots from all over the floor. After his struggles to start the season, both Thompson and his teammates were ready for him to break out — and he did so in record-breaking fashion.

Thompson hit shots early and often, and the Warriors repeatedly looked for him throughout the night. In the first half, Thompson’s 10 3-pointers tied Chandler Pearson record set in 2014. The Warriors also set an NBA record for team 3-pointers made in a half by knocking down 17 in the first half.

“It’s the best feeling,” Thompson said of being in the zone. “Something I haven’t felt in the first six, seven games. To snap out of a slump with the record, I couldn’t ask for a better way to do it. And I’m just going to continue this momentum on Wednesday, and it’s one of the best feelings in basketball when you touch the ball and feel like it’s going in every time.”

Thompson received a loud ovation from the United Center crowd after knocking down the record-setting triple, breaking teammate Step Curry mark of 13 3-pointers in a game. It was a record Thompson and his teammates took great pride in. There was a gleeful joy within the Warriors’ locker room as Thompson left with the game ball and his game jersey in hand.

“I really believe, I don’t know if I would have been able to break the records I have got in my past, just like tonight, without the system I play in or the team I’m with or the guys I play with,” Thompson said. “Because they knew even before I went out for the second half. Steph looked at the box score and said, ‘Go get it.’ And that just shows you the unselfishness that is within him. Same with KD and Draymond and DJ and everyone else that was out there on the floor trying to find me and get me good looks.”

Curry and his teammates knew Thompson was rolling at a historic pace but didn’t want to jinx the performance in the process.