How many half court shots has Warriors’ star man Steph Curry made in his illustrious NBA career?
The Golden State Warriors went up against the Boston Celtics in their meeting at the TD Garden in Boston on Thursday night. Though it was the Celtics who came out on top in a narrow 121-118 win and continued their hot streak of form, the Warriors succumbed to yet another defeat on the road – however, not for the lack of trying from their talismanic superstar Stephen Curry.
It was right at the end of the second quarter as the teams were getting ready to disperse for half time, when Curry came up with an incredible half court shot right at the stroke of the buzzer. The shot taken from a long distance away unbelievably went in right when the buzzer rang, and while the Warriors went into half time with a lead – it got the NBA community buzzing about it too.
Though Curry could not eventually help his team win the game at the final buzzer, his heroics made sure that he created NBA history in his own right. With his half court shot against the Celtics, Curry became the player with the highest number of half court shots in NBA history.
And as it turns out – with his insane half-court three against the Boston Celtics on Thursday night, Curry tied Jamal Crawford for the most half-court threes in NBA history. The stat was categorized by made shots from at least 45 feet, and Curry tied Crawford with his eighth career shot from that deep.
What is Stephen Curry’s career percentage at making half court threes?
It turns out that Curry has converted six of his total eight attempted half court threes, at a percentage of 75%.
While Curry equalled Crawford with his eighth career shot from over the halfway line, it turns out that he also equalled Crawford with his sixth successful half court three of his career (according to StatMuse). It was yet another unbelievable shooting feat from a man who already has the most three pointers made in the history of the NBA.
Curry has been, in his own right, one of the most influential basketball players ever, and continued to strengthen his legacy with yet another unbelievable shooting feat.
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