Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors watches his shot undergo the web has he makes his 4000th profession three-pointer towards the Sacramento Kings through the third quarter at Chase Middle on March 13, 2025 in San Francisco, California. — AFP
Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry turned the primary NBA participant ever to attain 4,000 three-pointers on Thursday, extending his runaway lead as the best long-range shooter in basketball historical past in a blowout victory over the Sacramento Kings.
Curry went into Thursday’s sport needing simply two threes to achieve the unprecedented 4,000 mark, simply days after reaching 25,000 profession factors final Saturday.
Curry, who turns 37 on Friday, took his time earlier than finishing the ultimate few steps of his journey in direction of a scoring milestone which might have been thought to be unthinkable earlier than the four-time NBA champion revolutionised the artwork of three-point capturing.
The Warriors ace drained his first three-pointer of the evening late within the first quarter, coolly discovering the bucket from 26 toes to maneuver to three,999 profession threes.
That was considered one of simply three tried three-pointers by Curry within the first half because the Warriors took a 61-51 lead into the break.
However he then had San Francisco’s Chase Middle crowd roaring its appreciation and giving a standing ovation within the third quarter as he lastly reached the 4,000 mark, dropping in a bucket from 27 toes with 8min 19 remaining within the interval to make it 72-63.
“It was a special moment, obviously to do it at home,” Curry advised TNT tv after the Warriors’ 130-104 victory.
“It was a weird game — I didn’t get many attempts until the third. But the energy was special,” added Curry, who completed with simply 11 factors.
Warriors coach Steve Kerr lavished reward on the Golden State capturing icon.
“The guy’s amazing,” Kerr mentioned. “He seems to break records or set records every week, so we’re used to it. But it’s still special.”
Chasing 5,000?
Curry’s three-point haul is the newest achievement in a profession that ensures he will probably be remembered as one of many biggest gamers in NBA historical past.
Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors reacts after making his 4000th profession three-pointer towards the Sacramento Kings through the third quarter at Chase Middle on March 13, 2025 in San Francisco, California, US. — AFP
Earlier than Curry’s emergence within the league, no participant had ever amassed 3,000 triples of their profession.
However the Warriors star has led a dramatic evolution of the three-point scoring file throughout his 16 seasons within the league.
In 2005, Reggie Miller led the all-time three-point capturing file with 2,560 triples.
Ray Allen would go on to surpass Miller’s file in 2011 earlier than retiring in 2014 with 2,973 threes.
Curry, nonetheless, eclipsed Allen’s file seven years later, earlier than reaching the three,000 mark in December 2021, a feat matched by just one different participant — the Los Angeles Clippers’ James Harden, who stands on 3,127.
Since Curry handed 3,000 it had been a query of when not if he would attain 4,000.
Whether or not Curry can attain 5,000 stays to be seen. His current contract with Golden State runs by means of 2026-2027, however he mentioned this week he hoped to play past that offered kind and health allowed.
Requested about chasing 5,000 on Thursday, Curry mentioned he had not given it thought.
“I’m in the moment,” he mentioned, “2,974 felt like an eternity ago. But who knows? But now I’m going to stay in the present.”
