Curry becomes the absolute master of three-pointers in NBA history

Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry entered the record books when he became the highest number of three-pointers in the history of the American Basketball Association (NBA), when he succeeded in two shots from behind the crossbar at the beginning of his team's game against the New York Knicks on his way to victory 105-96.

Corrie, 33, needed to succeed with two three-pointers to break the previous record set by Ray Allen (2973 three-pointers), and he achieved the first after less than two minutes from the start of the match, equaling the last’s number, then missed the opportunity to break the record from a second attempt, but The third was fixed and came 7 minutes and 33 seconds before the end of the first quarter, raising his tally to 2,974 three-pointers at the famous Madison Square Garden in New York to celebrate with his colleagues this achievement.

It seems that this stadium is a good omen for Corrie, because he managed to score 54 points in the Knicks basket also on February 27, 2013. Corrie succeeded in achieving this number in 789 games, while Allen needed 1300 games.

Corrie, who scored 22 points in the match, commented on his achievement, saying, "I had a lot of feelings before breaking this record. I worked hard to get here. It's my dream since I played basketball."

"These are unique moments and I can't find the right words to thank everyone who celebrated with me these wonderful moments for me," he added. As for his coach, Steve Kerr, he said about the audience's reaction inside the stadium, saying, "It is a waterfall of love and support that Stephen received from everyone inside this building." -It's greatness - His teammate Draymond Green said, "It's greatness," while Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James said, "I just arrived in Dallas to find Stephen Curry setting the record and most importantly doing it at Madison Square Garden. Congratulations, My friend, you are amazing."

Lakers legend Magic Jenson said, "Thank you Stephen Curry, you revolutionized basketball forever."

And Corrie is on his way to achieving 400 three-pointers during the current season if he continues at this rate, which will raise his record to more than 3,200 throws, knowing that he finished the match by scoring 5 times in this specialty, raising his score to 2,977.

Corrie, who is in his thirteenth season, has a triumphant career that saw him be crowned the NBA champion three times in the ranks of his current team in 2015, 2017 and 2018, and he was also named the best player in the league twice in 2015 and 2016.

The best scorer in the ranks of the New York Knicks was star Julius Randle with 31 points, away from his colleague Derek Rose with 15 points.

Thus, Golden State strengthened its score at the top of the Western Region, with 23 victories this season, compared to 5 defeats.

The Brooklyn Nets were not affected by the absence of seven players due to the Corona virus protocol measures, and succeeded in beating the Toronto Raptors 131-129 after the extension.

Notable absentees include James Harden, LaMarcus Aldridge, James Johnson and Jevonne Carter.

Nets star Kevin Durant starred, Triple Double scored with 34 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists, and Patty Mills added 30 points (a personal record this season), noting that the latter scored the hat-trick that dragged the two teams to the extension 13 seconds before the end of normal time.

The Phoenix Suns also beat the Portland Trail Blazers 111-107 after extension as well.

In the absence of his star Kevin Booker with a thigh injury, the Suns relied on veteran Chris Paul (24 points, 14 assists and 8 rebounds) and DeAndre Eaton with 28 points and 23 rebounds.

On the other hand, Damien Lillard scored 31 points and succeeded in 10 assists against the loser.

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