SACRAMENTO (USA) – Steph Curry is now officially in a world of his own. He's much more than that, belonging in the Greatest of All-Time conversation, but he's the best shooter basketball has ever seen.
Curry started the game just two 3-pointers away from the milestone. He broke Ray Allen's previous record of 2,973 made 3-pointers on December 14, 2021, at Madison Square Garden, and has since surpassed 1,000 more shots to extend his record.
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"It's a clear milestone threshold," Curry said before the game. "A number that I didn't think about, that it was realistic even from 2,974, which is a number that means the most because that was the record at the time. It's beyond my wildest dreams to push a record that far."
Can he reach 5,000? Curry recently mentioned that he hopes to continue playing in the NBA if he's healthy enough after his current contract, which runs through the end of the 2026-27 season with the Warriors.
"I don't know how many more I got after that," Curry told ESPN last week. "Keep pushing it to as far as I can. I think it's one of those things that just puts into perspective just how the game has changed and I've been able to be a part of that."
And in FIBA Basketball? How many threes Steph Curry has made under the USA basketball jersey?
Every basketball fan or fan of Olympic legendary moments remembers vividly 'The Golden Dagger,' the last three-pointer Curry scored in last summer's Olympic final against France.
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This was the final touch to a masterpiece composed of his last two symphonies—9 threes in a thrilling comeback against Serbia and 8 against France two days later. The following table will help you understand how exceptional this back-to-back performance is at the highest level of the Basketball Olympic Tournament.
Most three-pointers in a single game all-time at the Olympics
Rank Player Team Date Opposition Three-pointers made
1 Carmelo Anthony USA Aug 2, 2012 Nigeria 10
- Oscar Schmidt Brazil July 20, 1996 Puerto Rico 10
- Karl Tilleman Canada Sept 23, 1988 Spain 10
4 Stephen Curry USA Aug 8, 2024 Serbia 9
- Carmelo Anthony USA Aug 10, 2016 Australia 9
- Shane Heal Australia Aug 24, 2004 New Zealand 9
7 Stephen Curry USA Aug 10, 2024 France 8
Andres Nocioni Argentina Aug 13, 2016 Brazil 8
- Chamberlain Oguchi Nigeria Aug 6, 2012 France 8
- Kevin Durant USA Aug 6, 2012 Argentina 8
- Giorgos Sigalas Greece Aug 2, 1996 Brazil 8
- Juan Alberto Espil Argentina July 30, 1996 Korea 8
Shane Heal Australia July 24, 1996 Brazil 8
- Oscar Schmidt Brazil Sept 28, 1988 Puerto Rico 8
- Zhang Yongjun China Sept 24, 1988 Canada 8
The three-pointer was introduced as a statistic for the Olympics in 1988.
At the 2007 FIBA U19 World Cup, Curry went 12-34 from three-point range.
At the 2010 FIBA World Cup, he was 7-19.
At the 2014 FIBA World Cup, he shot 21-48.
At the Paris 2024 Olympics, he made 22-46 from three, bringing his grand FIBA Ball total to 62 made threes.
62 is a very small number compared to 4,000. What is striking, however, is the significance of those shots made while wearing the national team jersey. It comes as no surprise that Curry himself considers the Golden Dagger to be the most important shot he’s ever made in his career.
"Night night Paris"
This is the magic of international competitions.
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