Top 2 favorite 3-pointers in storied career for warriors’ Stephen Curry…
One three-point dagger after another has made Stephen Curry a living from destroying his opponent’s heart. Unlike other players in history, the Golden State Warrior star makes people afraid whenever he’s near the perimeter since he may go hot in a heartbeat and rapidly turn the game on its side.
Curry has been at the top of his game for around 13 years now, and he has made his fair share of iconic three-pointers. But two three-pointers in particular stand out for the Warriors star. In an interview with Under Armour Basketball during his tour in China, Curry named his two personal favorite three-pointers of his illustrious career.
“Four threes in a row to close out the gold medal game. And then that last one which was kind of a ridiculous shot even by my standards. So all that to say, it’s like top two for sure. I think the OKC game, even though it wasn’t a championship game, it was still kinda one of the Mike Breen double bang. Just a loud shot in our rise as a team. But I’d say the golden dagger is up there. Top two,” Curry said.
Indeed, it’s difficult to argue otherwise. Those are two of the most memorable three-pointers of Stephen Curry’s career, which is incredible come to think of it given how many he has made over his career.
Of course, his barrage of three-pointers during the gold medal game against France in the 2024 Paris Olympics will live long in the memory. With France knocking on the door, Curry took over late in the fourth and made four straight triples. He started things off with a triple over Guerschon Yabusele, followed it up with a stepback on Nicolas Batum and then kept it going with a step to the left trey against Nando de Colo.
But the difficulty level on his fourth three is simply ridiculous. Despite facing a double-team, Curry uncorked an off-balance three going to his right and swished the ball home, prompting a well-warranted night-night celebration to seal the gold for Team USA.
And then the three heard around the world back in 2016 against the Oklahoma City Thunder remains insane to this day. No one other than Curry would have the audacity to pull up from near the half-court line with the game on the line and have the skill to make the shot.
Curry has a few more years still to add to his laundry list of iconic three-pointers. But it will be very difficult for the Warriors star to top the two he mentioned.
