5 Insane facts about Stephen Curry’s 2018-19 season
By Tony Pesta
5. 3-Point record
Currently, Stephen Curry is on pace to break every 3-point record in the book. He has been knocking down shots from deep at a faster rate than any other player has before.
For his career, Steph averages 3.5 3-pointers a game. He has had six different seasons in which he totaled over 200 3-pointers, and two seasons with over 300.
His most impressive season was the 2015-16 season, when he finished with an average of 5.1 three’s a game and an all-time record of 403 on the season. This performance helped vault him into the league’s first-ever unanimous MVP award.
So far this season, Steph has made 101 shots from deep in just 20 games. Steph ranks second in the league for this category and is only five shots behind James Harden, despite playing 6 fewer games.
Curry has tied with his career-high average of 5.1 3-pointers a game and is on pace to make 417 by the end of the year. The fact that Steph is doing all of this while playing with four other All-Star players is truly remarkable.