In the Golden State Warriors' away game against the New York Knicks, at 7:34 in the first quarter, Stephen Curry received a pass from Wiggins on the right, and then curled his wrist to shoot, just like his previous 2973 hits from outside the three-point line.
Finally, after countless days and nights of anticipation, he finally hit the 2,974th three-pointer of his career, officially surpassing Ray Allen to become the NBA's all-time three-pointer.
"In retrospect, the only time my mindset changed was when the outside world was when I broke the record by shooting 16 three-pointers at home. I think this thought caused me some anxiety, but it wasn't nervous. After the game against the Pacers, Curry was honest about what he thought.
Statistically, in the 3 games that appeared in the 16 three-point countdown, Curry averaged 22 points per game, shooting 37.3%, shooting a staggering 30.4% from three-point range, and 4.7 turnovers per game.
In fact, not only Curry, but the entire NBA is making an early countdown to this moment, and Warriors coach Kerr even had the idea of letting Curry take a break so that the moment could be saved to Madison without risk.
After all, this is the Madison Square Garden Arena.
Pulling their thoughts back to the 2009 draft, Curry's name was not shouted in the top six picks, and the New York Knicks, who held the No. 8 pick, felt that their white moonlight was already in the bag, but unexpectedly, the Golden State Warriors intercepted Hu in the 7th pick.
In this way, Curry and the Knicks, who are interested in each other, miss it.
But their direct "fate" also began from this moment.
On February 27, 2013, Curry scored 54 points on 11 of 13 three-pointers in the game, setting a career high. Curry's last visit to New York came on Feb. 23, 2021, when Curry shot 7-of-14 from three-point range.
According to statistics, Curry has played 11 games in New York's Madison Square Garden Arena so far, shooting a total of 102 three-point shots, hitting 50 three-pointers, and shooting 49%!
Therefore, Curry's night in Madison is also like fate.
Curry may never be able to wear a New York jersey, but Madison Gardens, known as the greatest home of basketball Makkah, will forever hold his best memories.