Although Curry is 35 years old, his form this season is still very amazing, this season he can average 29.7 points, 6.2 boards and 6.3 assists per game, his three-point shooting is still feared by opponents, this season Curry can shoot 4.9 three-pointers per game, three-point shooting rate is as high as 43.2%, his three-point power is still the first in the league. However, due to injury, Curry missed many games, which made Curry's three-point total not ranked first in the league, and he currently ranks third in the league. Curry's three-point firepower has been fierce in recent times, so can he still overtake the top two and regain the three-point king?
The answer is very difficult, let's take a look at the three-point ranking. Curry has played in 52 games so far, shooting 257 three-pointers, ranking third in the league in three-point shooting. So which 2 people ranked before Curry? One is the Pacers' Hield, so far, he has shot a total of 274 three-pointers, ranking second in the league in three-point shooting, Hield has averaged 3.6 three-pointers per game this season, and the three-point shooting rate is very high, reaching 42.1%, Hield's three-point average is 1.3 fewer than Curry, the gap is not small, but Hield's attendance is amazing, he has played 76 games so far this season, missing only 2 games, so his three-point total exceeds Curry.
The difference between Curry and Hield in total three-point totals is 17, the Warriors and Pacers have 4 games left to play, if Curry and Hield play the next 4 games, Curry shoots an average of 4.5 more three-pointers per game than Hield to overcome, which is not small, but there is still the possibility of overtaking. But it is impossible for Curry to overtake the top-ranked Klay.
Klay has been on good schedule this season, having played 66 games so far, averaging 4.3 three-pointers per game and shooting 40.9 percent from three-point range. Although Klay's three-point average is lower than Curry's, he has played a lot more than Curry, so his three-point total brings his total to 285, 28 more than Curry. If Curry wants to overtake Klay, if the remaining 4 games are played by both players, Curry will have to shoot 7.25 more three-pointers per game than Clay to overcome, which should not be possible.
Curry has been very fierce in the last three points, 2 days ago against the Pelicans Curry three-point 8 of 15, today playing the Spurs Curry three-point 7 of 11, but Klay's three-point firepower is also very strong, in the past 4 games Klay shot at least 5 three-pointers per game, such as against the 76ers, Klay three-point 6 of 13, against the Timberwolves three-point 5 of 11, against the Pelicans three-point 11 of 5, playing the Spurs today, Klay shot 7 more three-pointers (7 of 14), with Klay's current three-point state, even if Curry has an excellent sense of the next three-pointer, it is difficult to surpass Klay, As a result, Klay should be able to win the three-point title this season.
Let's take a look at who the three-point champions have been in the past few seasons. The three-point king in 2021-22 was Curry, who made 285 three-pointers, and Hield came second, with 262 three-pointers. The three-point king of the 2020-21 season was Curry, who shot 337 three-pointers, and Hield came second, with 282 three-pointers. Curry played only five games due to injury in 2019-20, and the three-point king that season was Harden, who shot 299 three-pointers, and Hield came second, with 271 three-pointers.
The three-point king of the 2018-19 season is also Harden, he shot 378 three-pointers, Curry ranked second, he shot 354 three-pointers, Harden can beat Curry in the total number of three-point points this season because of his higher attendance, Harden played 78 games, Curry played 69 games. Harden averaged 4.8 three-pointers per game, and Curry averaged 5.1 three-pointers per game, both of whom were terrifying.