Steph Curry has made extra three-pointers than anybody in NBA historical past. Earlier than Thursday night time, he’d by no means made eight three-pointers and not using a miss.
Curry was an ideal 8-for-8 from three-point vary because the Warriors snapped out of their offensive funk in a 139-105 win over the Philadelphia 76ers. It was a kind of nights when Curry could not miss, even when he launched a 29-footer off the backboard, a shot that even stunned him.
His final two threes have been operating pull-up pictures from properly behind the three-point line, as if he was testing simply how far his vary prolonged on his magical taking pictures night time.
The sport was too far out of hand for Curry to try to tie the single-game document of 9-for-9 taking pictures on threes, one held by Jalen Brunson, Ben Gordon and Latrell “The Landlord” Sprewell. Although after the sport, Curry claimed that if the TNT broadcasters had merely informed him, he would have risked ruining perfection to match the document, even when Steve Kerr wished to take him out.
After Curry’s sixth three-pointer, Kerr wished to take him out for Dennis Schroder, however Curry refused to go away, staying in to hit one other jumper earlier than exiting.
He wasn’t simply bombing away. Curry additionally threw some slick passes, accounting for 10 of the staff’s 42 assists.
Curry must chase a 9-for-9 and even 10-for-10 on one other night time. For now, he’ll accept getting his staff above .500 and as much as 17-16 on the season.
