On December 14, Beijing time, the Warriors narrowly defeated the Pacers 102-100 away from home, and the other side continued to defend Curry tightly, Curry scored 26 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists, 5 of 15 three-pointers, and finally broke Allen's record with two three-pointers. Tomorrow, the Warriors will play back-to-back against the Knicks, and Curry is expected to set a record at Madison's Garden Square. After this game, Curry has cumulatively hit 2,972 three-pointers, and Allen's record is 2,973.
Curry's mood today is still quite relaxed, before the game officially started, he suddenly appeared in the camera, made a grimace, full of cuteness. However, his opening feel is still not good. In the first quarter, Curry made 2-of-2 three-pointers. With 8:35 left until the end of the first half, Curry finally hit the first three-pointer of the game. 1:13 minutes before halftime, Curry picked up Green's clever pass and drifted to hit a three-point shot. In the first half, Curry scored 13 points and shot 2-of-7 from three-point range.
Yi Bian fought again, and Curry continued to approach the three-point record. With 7 minutes and 06 seconds left in the third quarter, Curry used the cover of his teammates to get an empty shot and hit a three-point shot! With 1 minute and 54 seconds left in the third quarter, Curry chased after him and hit his fourth personal three-pointer! With 1 minute and 24 seconds left in the fourth quarter, Curry hit the fifth three-pointer!
In the past few games, the Warriors' attention on the road has been extremely high, and many fans hope that they can set records at home for their teams. The game was no exception, with a large number of fans waiting at the Pacers' home stadium for Curry's autograph before the game, and a small fan also put up a sign: "You can do it, Stephen!" "Unfortunately, Curry still failed to set a record today.
Let's take a look at how the three-point record has changed. In 2005, when Reggie Miller retired, he hit 2,560 three-pointers in his career, setting a new three-point record. It wasn't until February 11, 2011, that Miller's record was broken by Ray Allen. On that day, Allen surpassed Miller, and in 2014, when Allen retired, he fixed the new three-point record at 2973. Now, more than 7 years later, Allen's record is finally almost caught up by Curry.
Before the game against the Blazers, Curry was still 16 three-pointers away from surpassing Ray Allen, when the Warriors also had their last home game before four consecutive away games. Curry said in the interview: "Looking back now, I wanted to change that crazy mentality, 'shoot 16 three-pointers at home and then break the record', I think that kind of thinking caused some extra anxiety - but I wouldn't call it nervousness. ”
In that game, Curry scored 6-of-17 from three-point range, and in the following game against Philadelphia, Curry suffered a tight defense, 3 of 14 three-pointers. The night that broke the three-point record was delayed again and again. Now, at the Pacers' home, Curry still hasn't finished breaking through and his shooting percentage isn't high. However, he is closer to the record and will soon be relieved to face the next game with a more peaceful mind.
Miller's record has been held for 6 years, Allen's record has been held for more than 7 years, how long will Curry's upcoming record be held? Warriors teammate Green had predicted that by the time Curry retired, his record might be broken in just another five or six years, for the simple reason that shooting three-pointers is now crazy than before.