Curry owns 4 of the NBA's 5 best 3-point-shooting seasons
When analyzing the list of the greatest 3-point shooting seasons in NBA history, you're going to see Golden State Warriors guard and reigning back-to-back MVP Stephen Curry's name quite a bit near the top.
With his first make from behind the arc Tuesday evening against the Dallas Mavericks at the American Airlines Center, The Chef separated himself from Ray Allen with his 270th 3-pointer of the 2016-17 campaign.
As a result, Curry now owns four of the five greatest 3-point-shooting seasons of all time.
Rank | Player | Team | Season | 3-Pointers |
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1 | Stephen Curry | Golden State Warriors | 2015-16 | 402 |
2 | Stephen Curry | Golden State Warriors | 2014-15 | 286 |
3 | Klay Thompson | Golden State Warriors | 2015-16 | 276 |
T-4 | Stephen Curry | Golden State Warriors | 2012-13 | 272 |
T-4 | Stephen Curry | Golden State Warriors | 2016-17 | 272 |
6 | Ray Allen | Seattle Supersonics | 2005-06 | 269 |
7 | Dennis Scott | Orlando Magic | 1995-96 | 267 |
He finished with 17 points in 29 minutes, along with two more 3-pointers to push his total to 272, as the Warriors came away with a 112-87 victory to push their winning streak to five games.
Entering Tuesday's matchup, Curry was averaging 25 points per game on 46.2 percent shooting from the field and 40 percent from deep, along with 6.3 assists and 4.4 rebounds in 68 appearances for Golden State.