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.
Beyond my wildest dreams
"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.
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.
This is the magic of international competitions.
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