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Golden State Warriors sharpshooter Stephen Curry could break another 3-point record this upcoming season. As long as he plays an entire season, he will become the all-time NBA leader in made 3-pointers.
Curry is widely considered the greatest shooter of all time, but there are two records even he is unlikely to break. Fellow Warrior Steve Kerr averaged an all-time best of 45.4 percent from deep. Warriors teammate Klay Thompson holds the single-season record for made threes (14) in a game.
Stephen Curry is more than capable of setting a new record of 15 or more threes, but his ability won't be the thing that stops him.
Thompson is one of the deadliest shooters the NBA has ever seen. His career 3-point percentage is 41.9. He has never shot under 40 percent in a single season. Legends Ray Allen and Reggie Miller can't say they've done this in their careers.
With 14 made threes, Thompson set the single-game NBA record. It's a record Curry wants to break.
After a game this past season, Curry made 11 triples in three quarters. It was a game in which he possibly could have broken Thompson's record.
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“I thought about it towards the end of the third quarter, obviously looked at the score, and knew I wasn't probably playing in the fourth. So, I have to try again,” the Warriors star told ClutchPoints.
On November 7, 2016, Stephen Curry set the old record of 13 made threes in a game. Thompson took Curry's crown two years later. Since then, only Chicago Bulls star Zach LaVine has reached 13 made shots beyond the arc.
Curry's pursuit of the record will come with obstacles. He will need fast starts, staying in games longer, if he wants to make history. The problem is that with a guy who makes that many threes on a good team, blowouts are inevitable, thereby preventing a star like Curry from playing extended minutes in those lopsided games.
With the Warriors at full strength, passing Thompson's mark isn't that important. The Dubs have plans to compete for a championship this season. Winning games will be the priority for Stephen Curry and Golden State, not individual accolades.
It's doubtful Curry will reach Kerr's record for the highest 3-point percentage in a career. Curry is at 43.3 percent, and although he's the GOAT from three, that two-percent gap is not expected to shrink.
In Kerr's playing career, he was never the go-to guy, so he wasn't shooting the ball as much as Curry. He was a catch-and-shoot specialist. Kerr averaged 1.8 threes per game in his career. Stephen Curry averages 8.6. This difference in volume is the main reason Curry won't catch Kerr.
Curry's shooting prowess speaks for itself. The improbability of breaking these two records won't affect his legacy. By the end of his career, he will hold numerous records that seem unreachable. That, along with other accomplishments, will shape the legacy of Stephen Curry.
