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\nGolden State Warriors star Stephen Curry became the first NBA player ever to score 4,000 three-pointers on Thursday, extending his runaway lead as the greatest long-range shooter in basketball history in a blowout victory over the Sacramento Kings.
\nCurry went into Thursday\u2019s game needing just two threes to reach the unprecedented 4,000 mark, just days after reaching 25,000 career points last Saturday.
\nCurry, who turns 37 on Friday, took his time before completing the final few steps of his journey towards a scoring milestone which would have been regarded as unthinkable before the four-time NBA champion revolutionised the art of three-point shooting.
\nThe Warriors ace drained his first three-pointer of the night late in the first quarter, coolly finding the bucket from 26 feet to move to 3,999 career threes.
\nThat was one of just three attempted three-pointers by Curry in the first half as the Warriors took a 61-51 lead into the break.
\nBut he then had San Francisco\u2019s Chase Center crowd roaring its appreciation and giving a standing ovation in the third quarter as he finally reached the 4,000 mark, dropping in a bucket from 27 feet with 8min 19 remaining in the period to make it 72-63.
\n\u201cIt was a special moment, obviously to do it at home,\u201d Curry told TNT television after the Warriors\u2019 130-104 victory.
\n\u201cIt was a weird game \u2014 I didn\u2019t get many attempts until the third. But the energy was special,\u201d added Curry, who finished with just 11 points.
\nWarriors coach Steve Kerr lavished praise on the Golden State shooting icon.
\n\u201cThe guy\u2019s amazing,\u201d Kerr said. \u201cHe seems to break records or set records every week, so we\u2019re used to it. But it\u2019s still special.\u201d
\nChasing 5,000?
\nCurry\u2019s three-point haul is the latest achievement in a career that ensures he will be remembered as one of the greatest players in NBA history.
\nBefore Curry\u2019s emergence in the league, no player had ever amassed 3,000 triples in their career.
\nBut the Warriors star has led a dramatic evolution of the three-point scoring record during his 16 seasons in the league.
\nIn 2005, Reggie Miller led the all-time three-point shooting record with 2,560 triples.
\nRay Allen would go on to surpass Miller\u2019s record in 2011 before retiring in 2014 with 2,973 threes.
\nCurry, however, eclipsed Allen\u2019s record seven years later, before reaching the 3,000 mark in December 2021, a feat matched by only one other player \u2014 the Los Angeles Clippers\u2019 James Harden, who stands on 3,127.
\nSince Curry passed 3,000 it had been a question of when not if he would reach 4,000.
\nWhether Curry can reach 5,000 remains to be seen. His existing contract with Golden State runs through 2026-2027, but he said this week he hoped to play beyond that provided form and fitness allowed.
\nAsked about chasing 5,000 on Thursday, Curry said he had not given it thought.
\n\u201cI\u2019m in the moment,\u201d he said, \u201c2,974 felt like an eternity ago. But who knows? But now I\u2019m going to stay in the present.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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