Stephen Curry’s 3-point shot returned Monday night, and he came with a vengeance.
One game after the end of his streak of 157 consecutive games with at least one 3-pointer, Curry buried 13 triples in a 116-106 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans at Oracle Arena.
That snapped the single-game record of 12, held by Kobe Bryant, Donyell Marshall and Curry.
Curry’s record-breaker came on a pass from Draymond Green with 2:23 left in the game and pushed his points total to 46.
Curry is breaking more records with the Warriors after they dropped their season opener at home to the San Antonio Spurs on October 25.
The Warriors however levelled their record at 1–1 with a 122–114 win over the New Orleans Pelicans three days later.
Curry hit four three-pointers against the Pelicans to reach 1,600 for his career, becoming the 19th player to do so, as well as the fastest to reach the mark.
On November 4, 2016, Curry’s NBA-record streak of 157 straight games with at least one made three-pointer was snapped during the Warriors’ 117–97 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers after he went 0-of-10 from three-point range.
He had hit a three-pointer in every regular-season game since November 11, 2014
