After over 900 games and hitting almost three thousand 3s, Klay Thompson just hit his first game-winner, and it was in a Miami Heat jersey in year 16 of his career.

It’s almost unbelievable that, as the 4th-best shooter in history, it’s taken him this long to finally have his first game-winning shot. It’s even more intriguing that he did it just a day before playing his original team, the Golden State Warriors.

For the Miami Heat, the shot mattered on multiple levels. We’ve seen so far in this early season that when Klay gets it going, the Heat win. In the 3 wins of the season, Klay is averaging just under 20 ppg while knocking down 5 threes a game, and in the Heat's losses, that number goes down to 11ppg.

Nov 4, 2026; Inglewood, California, USA; Miami Heat guard Klay Thompson (11) shoots the game winning three pointer against Los Angeles Clippers guard Kobe Sanders (4) during overtime at Intuit Dome.…