On December 14, 2021, Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry beat Ray Allen’s all-time three-pointer scoring record in the NBA.
Ray Allen’s mark of 2,973 three-pointers has been the all-time record in the NBA for years now. Present in the arena when Stephen Curry broke his record, Allen gave Curry a warm hug to mark the occasion.
While Allen required 1.300 appearances to notch up 2.973 three-pointers, Curry got there in just his 789th career game. At the rate at which Curry is going, the NBA three-point scoring record might well be off-limits for many.
When did it happen?
With Curry having been racing towards Allen’s all-time three-point scoring record, the anticipation had been huge this season. The moment finally came in the Warriors game against New York Knicks on December 14 as he matched Allen’s record with the first 3-pointer of the night and broke it with his second. Curry finished with five 3-pointers in the game as the Warriors won 105-96 on an emotional night.
There was another important hug that Stephen Curry received on the night he went past Ray Allen’s record. Dell Curry, a former NBA player and Stephen’s father, was also at the venue on the night Stephen made this incredible record his own.
This moment was captured after Stephen scored a three-point basket during the first half of his NBA game against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden in New York. This was Curry’s 2,974th career 3-pointer.
Stephen Curry has no intentions of slowing down as he followed up his record-breaking night with a 30-point performance in Golden State Warriors 111-107 victory against the Boston Celtics, Allen’s former team.
After 790 games, Stephen Curry had 2,982 three-pointers. Having attempted 6.917 three-pointers in his NBA career to get there, that corresponds to a healthy 0.431 3-point field goal percentage.
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