NBA stars have been on a historic scoring binge lately. Did you really think Stephen Curry wasn’t going to get into action?
Curry was masterful in the Warriors’ matchup against the Hawks, even in a losing effort in overtime. He exploded for 60 points while shooting 22 of 38 from the field and 10 of 23 from 3-point range.
Curry single-handedly kept Golden State alive in the contest, scoring 22 points in the fourth quarter alone. He scored the Warriors’ final 13 points in the final four minutes of a one-possession battle, but couldn’t get a potential game-winning floater to fall as the game went to overtime.
Directed by Dejounte Murray’s timely shot and Trae Young’s 35 points, Atlanta defeated Golden State in the extra period for a 141-134 victory. But not before Curry flirted with a career-high 62 points.
Stephen Curry flirts with career-high as NBA scoring binge continues
With 60 points in an overtime loss to the Hawks on Saturday, Curry is the fifth player to surpass that threshold in the last two weeks, joining Luka Doncic (73 points), Joel Embiid (70), Devin Booker (62) and Karl-Antonio cities (62).
When we add Giannis Antetokounmpo’s 64-point game in December, we’re up to six 60-point games in the 2023-24 NBA season.
Surprisingly, Curry is the third player in the last two weeks to score 60+ points and lose.. Both Towns and Booker’s 60-point outings also resulted in losses.
For comparison, there were only three such cases in 30 years between 1980 and 2010, as The Ringer’s Zach Kram noted.
Number of NBA players who scored more than 60 points in a game and lost:
1980s: 2
1990s: 1
2000s: 0
2010s: 3
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Curry was surgical in the fourth quarter, piercing the Hawks’ defense without even breaking a sweat. He shot 9 of 11 from the field and 4 of 6 from 3-point range in the final frame. beating Atlanta in the last four minutes by himself.
His floater attempt to win the game was a great play, one he’s gotten right many, many times before, and one he’ll surely want to make up after a failed attempt.
Even with a disappointing result, Curry still made 10 three-pointers, extending one of his seemingly untouchable long-range shooting records.
Stephen Curry extends NBA record for most games with at least 10 three-pointers made
Everyone knows that Curry broke the record for most three-pointers in NBA history. He’s at 3,599 and counting, rewriting history every time he sees a three-pointer go through the rim.
But perhaps even more puzzling is his record for most games in NBA history with at least 10 three-pointers.
Making 10 three-pointers against the Hawks, Curry has now reached that benchmark in 24 games.
The next closest player in NBA history is teammate Klay Thompson, who only has nine such games. Damian Lillard has done it five times. Zach LaVine, James Harden and JR Smith have done it three times.
Aside from that group, no other player in NBA history has done it twice.
| Range | Player | Games with 10+ 3 |
| 1 | Stephen Curry | 24 |
| 2 | Klay Thompson | 9 |
| 3 | Damian Lillard | 5 |
| T-4 | Zach LaVine | 3 |
| James Harden | 3 | |
| JR Smith | 3 | |
| 50 players tied | 1 |
Another unbreakable record for the best shooter in NBA history.
