A perfect arc swept through the air, like a supermodel entering the room, and all eyes were fixed on the leather ball spinning in the air.
Yes, Stephen Curry just shot an all-time record three-pointer at madison Square Garden Arena. Career regular season three-pointers reached 2,974, officially surpassing Ray Allen's all-time three-pointer crown! Congratulations to this "elementary school student"!
Knicks home, the United States live broadcast, the history of the third-point list Reggie Miller as the sideline commentator, was surpassed Ray Allen live to watch, this moment that history will always remember can be described as occupying the time and place, I don't know whether Curry chose the Knicks, or history chose the Madison Square Garden Arena, so that the world witnessed the birth of a new trinity god!
Curry still has a certain relationship with this "basketball mecca" and the Knicks.
Prior to the 2009 draft, the Knicks, the Family's first choice, also reached an agreement with the team, Curry's father, Dale Curry, began to work, he told the Timberwolves, who have the No. 5 and No. 6 picks, need a guard. As a result, Minnesota really took the bait, they caught Flynn and Ricky Rubio, seeing that the careful thinking was about to succeed, who knew that a warrior came out of the way and "hijacked" Curry in the seventh pick, which made the whole family suddenly have mixed feelings. So Curry came to the Warriors by mistake.
The Golden State Warriors gave Curry a lot of playing time, and a few years later, the perfect partner "A Flower" Klay Thompson came to his side, freeing the Warriors from a dark decade and starting their legendary career.
In other words, if Curry had been selected by the Kings or timberwolves, or even the Knicks, and looked at the constant transformation and long drought periods that these teams, whether out of bad business or mismanagement, would he have become the Curry he is today?
Another source is that on February 28, 2013, the Warriors lost 105:109 to the Knicks, Curry scored 11 three-pointers in Madison Square Garden, scoring 54 points, 7 assists and 6 rebounds, which was also the first time curry scored 50+ in his career, and this career high was maintained for 8 years until the beginning of 2021.
Today, it is here again that Curry has witnessed another milestone moment.
After Curry finished shooting the record-breaking three-pointer, he excitedly hugged and celebrated with his father and gave the record-breaking ball to his father.
When asked how his son felt about being crowned the historical three-point king, the old Curry shook his head excitedly. "The other day in Chicago, I saw Raval Bauer (the bombastic father of Lamello and Lonzo) wearing a hat that said: 'I told you!' Dale said, "Well, my hat would read: 'Can't be put into words.'" ’
It's no secret that Dale Curry has two sons, Stephen and Seth, who are two of the NBA's best marksmen.
In 1999, after George Carr blew the horn of the End of Bucks training, the players did not go home, but gathered to watch a special show. The performers were Ray Allen and the elder Curry in the early stages and Curry Jr., who was 10 years old at the time. Teams up in a three-person team to challenge other teammates in a shooting game. Usually the "big dogs" Glenn Robinson and Vennidel Negro and others who want to fight them form a team, and the result is, as you'd expect, the old Curry and their group have never lost a game.
At the time, head coach George Carr was fascinated by the kid and asked Dale to bring him as much as possible every game.
Shortly after Curry was born in 1988, he sat in his portable crib to watch his father's game, and Dale noticed that he woke up at the start of the game, stayed awake all the time, and then fell back asleep after the game.
Curry recalls, "When I was 6 years old, I had a lot of memories of going to the Hornets game. They beat Boston in the first round of the playoffs, and Alonzo Morning hit that jump shot at the free throw line, the ball my dad passed, so I have those strong feelings for basketball. Maybe through my surroundings, I developed a love for it and later learned about the sport. Then I fell in love with shooting while watching my dad play. ”
Curry Sr. laughs and says he's Earl Woods of basketball (The Tiger's dad), Earl teaches tiger how to swing, and he teaches the greatest shooter how to shoot.
The old Curry shot quickly, and that's where the similarities between father and son begin. Dale Curry shoots almost exclusively by the wrist and is a catch pitcher with general dribbling restrictions, while Stephen Curry is good at creating opportunities to shoot after dribbling.
The young Curry is the shortest player in any group or team, which is why many basketball schools ignore him, and eventually he can only play at a small school called Davidson College. There he dribbled hard, forcing himself and the defender to pull away and prevent his shots from not being blocked.
Amazing hand-eye coordination and deceptive bounces were so evident in his dribbling today. Curry is one of the sport's best ball handlers, and it manifests itself in two ways: If Curry decides to attack, he can throw defenders off balance.
"A quick shot is more important," Curry said. "With my height, I have to use it to my advantage. Dribbling becomes just as important when I understand this, being able to expand my range and create space with the ball. ”
On the other hand, shooting from a longer distance makes Curry a game changer.
The league-wide three-pointer growth and trend was already evident before Curry arrived, but by every metric and reasoning, he accelerated that skill development. When his success on shooting translates into a championship, the impact not only takes root in the NBA, but also permeates every kid's desire to be the next Curry.
Curry's talent is unparalleled, and his influence is unprecedented.
When it comes to Curry's phenomenal performance, Ray Allen also said that there is nothing to do. He couldn't stop the 2,973 three-pointer of his career from being broken by Curry, and if Curry continues to follow that trend, he can still shoot even if his other skills start to decline. He would enter a field of extraordinary feats like Wilt Chamberlain, and once there, the latter would never come close.
George McCann widened the NBA path, and Bob Cousy wrote a manual on the pass. Elgin Baylor shows how to play in the air, Chamberlain changes league rules, Larry Bird and Magic Johnson save the league, Tim Hardaway takes crossover to the extreme, Iverson causes a cultural shift, Dirk Nowitzki changes European stereotypes, and Michael Jordan creates commercial value.
Curry didn't invent the three-pointer, but as the typical three-point shooter, he's leading the revolution and amplifying it.
As head coach, Kerr played an important role in Curry's role in becoming the greatest three-point shooter of all time.
Curry played for Mark Jackson for the first four years of the NBA, but after the 2013-14 season, Jackson was sacked and Kerr replaced him.
As one of the best three-point shooters of the 1990s, Kerr knew a little about the art of shooting. It didn't take long for him to build a new approach to offense, with his point guard having incredible jump shots in assists and non-assists.
Under Jackson, Curry is a more typical blocking point guard. Cole, on the other hand, played less blocks and more big men, which, according to Curry, helped him get more long-range shooting opportunities. He's developed a style that makes Curry feel very comfortable, with or without the ball, as well as creating opportunities for himself and his teammates.
With the 2014-15 season the team started 21-2, the Kohl era began.
Curry and Thompson can run freely in Kerr's tactics, leaving the opposing defense powerless. No five players in league history have had two shooters of this caliber. While Jackson rightly groomed them into the best backcourt combination in league history, Kerr released them in a formidable way.
Under Jackson, Curry shot 39.1 percent from three points, and under Kerr, that number soared to 56.4 percent. Kerr emphasized switching the ball in the manner of the San Antonio Spurs in the early 2010s. The tactics he devised kept opponents in trouble, and as Curry and Thompson ran more without the ball, Kerr needed to find more organisational skills in other positions. So "chasing dreams" Green came!
Going into the 2014-15 season, Green started 13 games in his first two seasons, depending on the opportunity that David Lee's injury gave him the opportunity, and since then the new Big Three has been born.
Green's offensive organizational abilities unlock more opportunities for Curry. On Curry's way to become the all-time three-point king, Chasing Dream gave him 479 three-point assists, accounting for 26% of Curry's 1839 three-pointers in history. No other player has assisted Curry more on three-pointers than Green.
Everyone loves Stephen, and having a perfect idol is a rare and beautiful thing.
Not sure if anyone doesn't like Stephen Curry. Slam Dunk Jun believes that there must be people who hate Curry somewhere, but in any case, Curry is one of the most popular athletes on the planet.
His jersey has been in the NBA's top three best-selling spots since 2015, but last year he was ranked No. 7 — all the more impressive considering he only played five games with an injury the year before. (He is widely expected to return to number one this year.) ）
He has won 3 NBA championships and 7 All-Stars, is part of the recently announced NBA 75th Anniversary All-Time Best Team and is very hopeful of winning his third MVP of the season.
In fact, Curry has long since surpassed the basketball world and entered the public eye — appearing in Subway ads, starting his own book club, and even hosting a reality show with his wife. And this phenomenon, which athletes often criticize after leaving the sport itself, is not seen in Curry. Like LeBron James being scolded on Fox News so much that he couldn't even cough; Durant was forever mocked on social media; Tom Brady was exposed as a fascist when he was about to retire. But only Curry can't see that. He was rare, perhaps the only extraordinary sports superstar, and people didn't have any bad comments about him.
His influence laid the foundation for the next generation of NBA stars. Regardless of their height, shooting three-pointers is now crucial for every player. Watching the game now, you'll often see shots made near midfield, and that range is believed to expand even further in the future.
Curry isn't just a phenomenal superstar, he's also doing things that no player has done since Jordan, Kobe or Iverson, which is to make everyone play like him.
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