On Monday Warriors superstar Stephen Curry has been his usual dominant self from three-point range to start the ‘23- ‘24 NBA season and made some impressive history during Golden State’s clash against the Pistons.
After delivering four three-pointers in the first quarter, Curry became the first player in NBA history to record four or more threes in each of the first eight games of a season.
Curry has already made 40 three-pointers on 82 attempts, good for a stunning 48.8% clip in his first seven games this year. He’s averaging 5.7 made threes per game.
On Monday, he started hot and was successful in hitting four of his first five attempts.
Wardell Stephen Curry II (born March 14, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Widely regarded as the greatest shooter and one of the greatest players of all time, Curry is credited with revolutionizing the sport by inspiring teams and players to take more three-point shots.
He is a four-time NBA champion, a two-time NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP), an NBA Finals MVP, an NBA All-Star Game MVP, a nine-time NBA All-Star, and a nine-time All-NBA selection, including four times on the first team.
Curry is the son of former NBA player Dell Curry and the older brother of current NBA player Seth Curry.
He played college basketball for the Davidson Wildcats, where he set career scoring records for Davidson and the Southern Conference, was named conference player of the year twice, and set the single-season NCAA record during his sophomore year for most three-pointers made (162).
Curry was selected by the Warriors as the seventh overall pick in the 2009 NBA draft.
In 2014–15, Curry won his first league MVP award and led the Warriors to their first championship since 1975.
The following season, he became the first player to be elected MVP by a unanimous vote and lead the league in scoring while shooting above 50–40–90.
That same year, the Warriors broke the record for the most wins in an NBA season (73) en route to reaching the 2016 NBA Finals, which they lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers in seven games.
Curry helped the Warriors return to the NBA Finals in 2017, 2018, and 2019, winning back-to-back titles in 2017 and 2018, but losing to the Toronto Raptors in 2019.
After missing the playoffs in 2020 and 2021, Curry won a fourth championship with the Warriors, defeating the Boston Celtics in the 2022 NBA Finals, and was named Finals MVP for the first time.
During the 2012–13 season, Curry set the NBA record for three-pointers made in a regular season, with 272. He surpassed that record in 2015 with 286 and again in 2016 with 402.
On December 14, 2021, Curry set the NBA record for career three-pointers made, surpassing Ray Allen.
For their shooting abilities, Curry and teammate Klay Thompson are often referred to as the Splash Brothers.
In 2013–14, they set the record for combined three-pointers made in an NBA season with 484, a record they broke the following season (525) and again in the 2015–16 season (678).
At 35, Curry’s uncanny ability to knock down threes has not faded in the slightest, and he’s been successful from long-range at a historic rate out of the gate this year.
He’s yet to make fewer than four threes in a game this year and has an unwavering green light to fire at will so long as he’s on the opposing half of the court.
Curry has attempted at least 10 threes in every game this year, averaging 11.7 attempts per night.
Curry currently owns the record for the most threes made in a single season, having netted 402 in ‘15- ‘16.
He made 5.1 threes per game that season, a figure he’s outpacing to start this season.
When it comes to Curry, looks like he is his own competitor.
