Steph wants to set an unbreakable 3-point record, but sees a threat originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
a few days later James Harden beat Ray Allen and second on the NBA list for 3-pointers made, he shared a hug with the man in first place.
That’s the closest it gets Stephen Curry wants anyone to reach their constantly updated total.
“You hope to take the number anywhere, and you know that all records must be broken; “That’s how sports work, that’s how life works, but I expect with the volume and the accuracy, it’s a very, very difficult number to beat,” Curry said on NBC Sports Bay Area’s “Dubs Talk.” , which debuted on Wednesday.
“Very similar to what LeBron (James) has done with the all-time scoring record. There’s a lot involved, so maybe we can push it further. Then no one can touch it.”
Until November 19, Curry has made 3,788 three-pointers. Harden had 2,977, four more than the previous record holder, Ray Allen. The others – Damian Lillard, Reggie Miller and Klay Thompson – have surpassed the 2,500 mark, but only Curry has climbed Mount 3,000.
there is a possibility This season it will rise to 4,000.
“It’s definitely something to look forward to, a clean number like 4,000,” Curry said. “When I got to 2,974, it was special, knowing that was the all-time record that (Allen) held for so long. Three thousand was special when I reached that milestone. Even 402 in his day (2015-16), the single-season record. They are all important because I am lucky to be able to do this at the highest level. The fact that it’s possible is crazy to me.”
The numbers are increasing in a blur because the game has changed not only since the turn of the century but also in the decade beginning in 2020. Teams averaged, per game, 2.0 three-pointers from deep in the 1980-81 season. season, raised it to 13.7 in 2000-01 and this season they are on pace to average around 40 attempts per game.
At this rate, Curry, 36, has a slim chance of hitting 5,000, and that total wouldn’t be certain for long.
harden, 35 years, He admitted that he will never catch up to Currythat being behind by about 800 three-pointers is simply too much to overcome in his final seasons. But there is one person Curry considers a legitimate threat: Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards.
“There’s a lot of focus on how much he throws the ball,” Curry said of his teammate during the 2024 Olympics in Paris. “We talked a little bit this summer with the US team about how you evolve, your style and the way you see the game as you progress in your career.
“He’s only 23 years old, so he has a long way to go.”
Edwards is in rhythm. He has played in 316 games as of Nov. 19 and leads the league with 67 3-pointers this season and 856 in his career. It will probably surpass 1,000 this season.
Curry was 26 years old when he reached 1,000, in his 369th game.
“Every time you look at how guys start the year and the list I’m on, I think he’s had two years of this many 3-pointers in the first (few) games of the season, and he’s third on that list,” he said. Curry. of Edwards. “The prospect of shooting 3-pointers, the volume that happens on every team and in the league, it’s definitely a different world. So, I guess anything is possible at this point.
“I wonder how far this can go because it seems to be reaching a breaking point. This style has a threshold or limit. Everyone plays with numbers and all they want is to get as many as possible. So, we’ll see how it goes.”
It’s going up, Steph. Three will always be more than two, so the math dictates an increase, at least for the foreseeable future.
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