Stephen Curry has shot his way to the top of the NBA record book for three-pointers
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Curry is often considered the league’s greatest shooter, and the numbers back him up. He already owns two of the top three seasons for three-pointers - including the only season with 400 threes - and now has the career record Allen had held since passing Reggie Miller in 2011. Curry had been far from his best beyond the arc to start this road trip, going three for 14 in Philadelphia and then five for 15 in Indiana. But with his ability to go from slumping to surging in a hurry, Kerr predicted a breakout would be coming soon.
It’s that quick shot — whether after catching it or on the dribble — that’s made him a shooter unlike any before him. None of Curry’s stardom was guaranteed when he entered the league in 2009 as the No.7 pick from Davidson, far from one of the basketball powerhouses that usually produce the top players. But with perhaps an unmatched combination of dribbling and shooting accuracy, he led a long-distance revolution that has turned the three-pointer from an afterthought in NBA offences into a weapon.