On February 21, Beijing time, Stephen Curry hit 16 three-pointers and scored 50 points at the 2022 All-Star Game, winning the first All-Star MVP of his NBA career. Many people know that Curry broke paul George's record for the highest number of all-Star three-point shots in NBA history in this game, but Curry broke the record in this game, and he also surpassed two people in NBA history in a statistic!
Prior to this game, Curry's NBA career in the All-Star full game performance was not outstanding, as a superstar who once won the regular season MVP, Curry's record high in a single game in the previous 7 All-Star Games was only 28 points, and he could only average 18.6 points per game with 40.0% shooting percentage and 34.8% three-point shooting rate in 7 games.
In this game, Curry, who is about to celebrate his 34th birthday, completely exploded, he hit 17 of 30 shots in 36 minutes of playing time, including 16 of 27 three-pointers, scored 50 points, becoming the second player in NBA history to score 50+ in a single game in the All-Star Game, just 2 points away from the NBA's all-time record, and he also raised George's record for the highest number of three-point shots in a single game in the NBA's history All-Star Regular Game by 7. He is also the player in NBA history who has hit the most three-pointers in any game in any game.
Curry finally showed off his super-talented three-point shooting talent on the All-Star stage, nearly doubling George's record for the highest number of three-pointers in NBA history. In this way, Curry's NBA career has reached 47 three-point shots in the All-Star Regular Game so far, surpassing LeBron James and James Harden in the NBA's all-Star Game total three-point shooting list and ascending to the first place! In this way, Curry's NBA career has also averaged 5.9 three-point shots per game in the All-Star Game so far!
Curry has hit 3,083 three-pointers in the NBA regular season and 470 three-pointers in the playoffs, which are the highest in NBA history, and now he is the player who hits the most three-pointers in NBA history on the All-Star Game, worthy of being a "god of three points"!