Earlier in Game 1 of the 2018 NBA Finals on Thursday, Golden State Warriors sniper Klay Thompson had an injury scare when he appeared to have hurt his leg after a collision with Cleveland Cavaliers shooting guard JR Smith forcing him to momentarily leave the court to get checked. Thompson has since returned, however, and even managed to climb up a notch in the NBA’s all-time 3-pointers made in the playoffs, surpassing former Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant for sixth place on the list, per the Warriors’ official Twitter account.

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Klay Thompson entered the game tied with Bryant with 292 triples apiece. He broke the tie with a little over seven minutes remaining in the second quarter with a deep ball off of an assist from Kevin Durant. Durant would find Thompson again a couple of minutes later for the latter’s 293rd trey of his career in the postseason.

Thompson is unlikely to go higher on the list this year, as Reggie Miller, who occupies the fifth spot, has drilled 320 3-pointers in the playoffs during his time. Ray Allen is the all-time leader with 385 3-pointers, while Thompson's teammate, Stephen Curry, is third with 360 as of this writing.

Prior to Game 1, Thompson was making 3.2 long-range connections per game on 42.6 percent accuracy.