In the Warriors' game against the Knicks, Warriors star Stephen Curry ushered in his own moment of glory, the whole game, Curry played 34 minutes, 8 of 19 shooting, 14 of 5 three-pointers to get 22 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, with these 5 three-pointers, Curry officially surpassed Ray Allen, becoming the first person in NBA history to shoot three-pointers in the regular season, and he also became the undisputed first scorer in history.
Speaking about breaking the record, Curry said: "Before breaking this record, I never thought of saying that I was the best pitcher in history, and now I can say very calmly, I got that now baby. Obviously, Curry cares a lot about this record, otherwise he wouldn't have burst into tears at the moment of breaking the record, and Curry admitted: "My career is still very long, but the three-point record is really a milestone that I have been pursuing for many years, and like fighting for the championship in the playoffs, that's what I insist on." ”
Curry's dedication to this historical record is very normal, because not every player has the opportunity to stay in history in this way, for every NBA player, let alone become the first in history in a statistic, even if it is the top ten in history, the Warriors of course know the importance of this glory for Curry, so during this time, they have been trying to pave the way for Curry and encourage Curry to shoot more three-pointers, which is a respect for the first person in their team history.
But when everyone is crazy about Curry's record, few people may notice that Lakers center Dwight Howard is also moving towards a great record of his own, as a 5-time rebounding king, Howard is finally going to usher in the fruits of his 18th season, according to statistics, Howard's total regular season rebounds are 14405, only 59 from the 10th thurmond (14464) in history, which means that Howard only needs to grab 59 rebounds. He will be tied for 10th place in the NBA's all-time regular season rebounding list with Thurmond, and when he grabs the 60th rebound, he can enjoy the 10th place in history.
In the eyes of many people, the historical rebounding list is far less topical than the scoring list or the three-point list, but in fact, they have the same meaning for players, especially for interior players, the rebounding list reflects their value to a certain extent, look at the current list of the top 10 players in the historical rebounding list: Chamberlain, Bill Russell, Abdul-Jabbar, Elvin Hayes, Moses Malone, Duncan, Parrish, Garnett, Thurmond, which is not a well-known figure in NBA history, all Hall of Famers.
Therefore, for Howard, to have the opportunity to enter the top 10 of the rebounding list, it means that he belongs to the ranks of the top inner line in history, although the NBA did not rank Howard in the top 75 before, but the fans' eyes are shining, they all think that Howard is too wronged, if Howard can continue to break through the ranking in the historical rebounding list in the future, perhaps the next 75 superstar selection, there is no reason not to put him in.
But unlike Curry, Howard does not get much playing time in the Lakers now, resulting in his data accumulation is very busy, so far this season, although Howard averaged only 15 minutes per game, but still averaged 5.4 rebounds per game, at this rate, as long as he plays about 12 games, Howard can usher in his glory moments. The bad news is that Howard just triggered a health deal and didn't travel with the team to Dallas, and it's unclear when he'll return.
But now many fans are also hoping that the Lakers can give Howard more respect in the future, don't refrigerate him like before, Howard can still help the team, and he will come to the Lakers with a basic salary again in the offseason, which is very moral, and the Lakers should still give him some more opportunities.