(Photo : Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 14: Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors at Crypto.com Arena on December 14, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.
Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry is definitely the best three-point shooter in NBA historical past, holding a number of data and revolutionizing the sport with the lengthy vary shot.
The 35-year-old not too long ago achieved a milestone by surpassing greater than 3500 profession three-pointers made in his profession throughout a sport in opposition to the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday, December 16.
With this accomplishment, he turned the primary participant to succeed in this mark, additional extending his lead because the league’s all-time three-point chief.
Another three-point document that Curry has is essentially the most video games in a row with a three-point subject objective made within the common season, holding the highest two spots in that class.
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Longest three-point streaks in NBA historical past
1. Stephen Curry – 268 video games (December 1, 2018 to December 16, 2023)
The solely unanimous MVP in league historical past almost doubled his earlier document of 157 video games by extending his streak of video games with a three-point subject objective made to 268 video games.
This outstanding run spanned greater than 5 years, from December 2018 to December 2023.
However, Curry’s spectacular streak got here to an finish on Sunday, December 17 in opposition to the Portland Trail Blazers. He went 0 for 8 from 3-point vary and a pair of for 12 from the sphere, scoring seven factors in a forgettable night.
Notably, his precise three-point streak truly ended at 233 video games throughout Game 5 of the 2022 NBA Finals in opposition to the Boston Celtics on June 13, 2022.
Curry went 0 of 9 from past the arc and it was additionally the primary time that the 2022 NBA Finals MVP did not hit a 3 in a postseason sport in his profession.
The Warriors nonetheless took dwelling the win, 104-94 to take a vital 3-2 collection lead whereas the previous Davidson standout scored 16 factors.
Despite that, postseason stats don’t rely within the common season, enabling Curry’s three-point streak to stay alive for greater than a 12 months.
2. Stephen Curry – 157 video games (November 13, 2014 to November 3, 2016)
Curry additionally holds the second-longest streak for consecutive video games with a made three-point shot, spanning almost two years.
The streak concluded in November 2016 in opposition to the Los Angeles Lakers, the place he struggled, going 0-of-10 from past the arc in a loss by 20 factors.
However, Curry shortly rebounded in an enormous method throughout the next sport at dwelling in opposition to the New Orleans Pelicans.
During this outstanding efficiency, he set the then-NBA document for essentially the most threes made in a sport, nailing 13 three-pointers and scoring 46 factors.
His teammate, Klay Thompson, has since surpassed that document by making 14 threes in a single sport in 2018.
3. Kyle Korver – 127 video games (November 4, 2012 to March 2, 2014)
Former sharpshooter Kyle Korver boasts the third-longest streak for consecutive video games with a made three-point subject objective.
This spectacular run began from his second sport with the Atlanta Hawks in 2012 till a random regular-season sport over a 12 months later.
In a selected sport, Korver struggled from past the arc, going 0 for five on three-point makes an attempt and 1 for 9 total in 28 minutes.
The 2015 NBA All-Star broke the earlier document of 89 video games held by guard Dana Barros.
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