Thursday night time in opposition to the Sacramento Kings, Stephen Curry made historical past but once more.
After going through full on-ball denial from third-year wing Keegan Murray for many of the night time, Curry lastly discovered some area off a damaged play, and formally dropped his 4,000th made three-pointer.
Whereas the Kings seemed to be making a concerted effort to not let Curry make historical past in opposition to them — as beforehand talked about, Murray was glued to Curry from the opening tip, not even making an attempt to play help-defense — finally, he was to not be denied.
Whereas Curry is not any stranger to breaking data, particularly data involving three-pointers, 4,000 profession three-pointers is really an astonishing accomplishment, and one value celebrating and recognizing the magnitude of.
Curry has modified the sport of basketball endlessly, and it’s in moments like these the place we’re reminded of how really particular Curry is. The NBA sport right this moment — particularly the fashion of play — is sort of unrecognizable from when he entered the league, and it is no secret that he’s the principle wrongdoer for the change in panorama throughout the league.
Whereas Curry stands head and shoulders above his friends because the three-point king, there is a motive 4 of the highest 5 all-time in three-pointers made are lively gamers. And whereas his newest milestone is outstanding, he’s removed from completed. It’s properly inside the realm of chance that by the point Curry retires, he really reaches the 5,000 three-pointers made plateau.
What’s extra, is whereas we have fun the accomplishment of Curry, it is value mentioning that if issues break proper for gamers like James Harden (second all-time on the three-pointers made record), and Damian Lillard (fourth all-time on the three-pointers made record), they too may actually have a likelihood at reaching the 4,000 makes milestone — one thing which was merely unimaginable only a decade in the past.
