In today's game against the Knicks, Stephen Curry finally fulfilled the regret of not being able to break the record in the last game against the Pacers, with a total of 2977 three-point shots, successfully surpassing the legendary shooter Ray Allen's 2973, becoming the league's all-time new three-point king. Although he successfully broke the record, curry's feel in this game is actually not good, the whole game he played 34 minutes, 8 of 19 shots, 5 of 14 three-pointers, only 22 points were recorded, if it were not for Wiggins, Poole, Belits and others who stepped forward one after another, the Warriors may not be able to retreat, and finally won the victory 105-96.
As of now, Curry can average 26.9 points, 5.5 rebounds and 6.1 assists per game, the book data still looks gorgeous, but in terms of shooting percentage, there has been a certain decline, shooting only 43.1%, three-point shooting rate has also fallen below 40% for the second time in his career, only 39.9%, but considering that the worst 24.5% three-point shooting rate in the 19-20 season is because the wrist injury only played 5 games to reimburse the season, Curry has maintained a very high attendance this season , it seems to be really struggling outside the three-point line.
Intriguingly, although Curry's shooting accuracy seems to be a bit iron, he has 56.4% of the 72nd place in the league in terms of effective shooting rate, only 0.4 percentage points less than Durant (Durant 56.8% to the 66th place in the league), to know that Durant as the league's leading scorer this season, can average 29.6 points, 7.8 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game, and the three shooting rates are 52.3%, 37.5% and 88.2%, respectively, such an efficient offensive performance. Curry's effective shooting rate is almost the same as his, which is really unexpected.
As a point guard known for his projection, Curry's three-point shooting percentage throughout his career has reached 47.5%, 43.1% and 90.7%, respectively, and he is close to being among the "180 clubs", and the reason why this season has given people a feeling of not being as stable as before may be because after entering December, he is getting closer and closer to Ray Allen's three-point record, and he has been trying to break the record and causing a mental imbalance.
You should know that in the six games in October, Curry's average score per game can reach 28.7 points, and the three shooting rates are 42.2%, 38.8% and 97.1%, and as the season deepens, Curry has gradually entered the state, in November, he averaged 27.4 points per game at the same time, there has also been a significant improvement in shooting accuracy, the three shooting rates have increased to 46.6%, 42.3% and 92.5%, respectively, back to normal levels. Unlike other full-time shooters like Harris and Mills, Curry is an all-round defender, in the case of poor outside hand, he will also intentionally make a fuss on the inside, three points are limited by death, occasionally go to shoot mid-range projection, if there is no shooting space, then use the way to break through the basket to seek scoring. Therefore, in the case of poor hand feeling on the outside, Curry can still maintain a good level in terms of effective shooting rate.
For the Warriors, the team does need his recovery on the offensive end, in the 22 games the team won this season, Curry averaged 27.6 points per game, shooting 43.5% from three-point range, while in the 5 games he lost, Curry averaged only 23.4 points per game, shooting percentage and three-point shooting rate were only a pitiful 29.2% and 26.9%, respectively. I also hope that this time he successfully broke the record, can let go of his psychological baggage completely, return to the normal level in November, and help the Warriors return to the top this season.