On December 14, Beijing time, the NBA regular season ushered in a focus showdown, the Warriors challenged the Pacers away, the point difference in the whole game was not large, the Pacers maintained the lead most of the time, the Warriors completed the counterattack in the last moment, and finally beat the Pacers 102-100 to get the 22nd victory of the season. Curry shot five three-pointers this game and reached 2,972 career three-pointers, temporarily missing the all-time crowning of the first in history, but he is only two points away from Ray Allen's record. In the next away game against the Knicks, Curry is likely to be crowned the all-time three-pointer king at Madison Garden Plaza.
Curry's personal three-pointers reached 2,967, just seven short of Ray Allen's all-time record (2,973), and Curry is expected to reach this milestone. The Pacers are no. 3 in the East, the team is about to enter the rebuilding period, and the Warriors are 2nd in the West, with a large gap between the two teams.
Curry led the starter, after the opening of the two teams to bite the score, many times to tie the score, the Warriors' outside feel is average, the Pacers outside the feel is good, the Pacers won a 4-point advantage in the first quarter. The Pacers widened the gap to nine points at one point in the second quarter, and Curry finally shot a three-pointer, and in the first half he shot 2-of-7 from the perimeter, but with four turnovers, the Warriors trailed by eight points at halftime.
Easy side to fight again, the Warriors clenched the score, once completed the rebound, Curry's outside feel warm, this quarter he shot 2 of 3 from the outside, only 3 from Ray Allen's record. The Pacers kept leading, but not much, and the Warriors trailed by four points at the end of the third quarter, leaving suspense in the final quarter.
In the final quarter, the two teams still cling to the score, the Pacers' Little Sa used his height advantage to wreak havoc on the inside line, the Warriors stubbornly bit the score, and the Warriors only trailed by 2 points when there were only 5 minutes left in the game, entering the final battle ahead of schedule. With 86 seconds left in the game, Curry hit a three-pointer and the Warriors trailed by just two points. Curry then scored on a layup and the Warriors tied the score. Looney scored on a layup and the Warriors came back 102-100 with just 13 seconds left in the game. Payton Jr. defended well, and the Warriors seized the opportunity to narrowly beat the Pacers 102-100 to win their 22nd game of the season.
Curry had 26 points, six rebounds and six assists on 5-of-15 shooting from the outside, and his total three-point range was two points away from Ray Allen, and the crowned all-time three-point king could only wait for the next game, and the Warriors had 5 people in the game score in double figures. On the Pacers' side, Sa Jr. had 30 points and 11 rebounds to break the Warriors' interior line, Brogdon had 23 points and eight assists, and LeVert also had 19 points.