Watch: Stephen Curry hits half-court buzzer beater, sets NBA record

Stephen Curry is back to doing Stephen Curry things again.
Watch: Stephen Curry hits half-court buzzer beater, sets NBA record
Watch: Stephen Curry hits half-court buzzer beater, sets NBA record /

Stephen Curry did what only Stephen Curry can do at the conclusion of the first half Friday against the Indiana Pacers, setting an NBA record on a 48-foot buzzer-beating bomb. Curry pulled up just behind the half-court line to bank in the long distance heave. The basket, his 200th triple on the season, made him the first player in NBA history with four-straight seasons totaling 200 or more three-pointers.

Curry is well on pace to set another NBA record from downtown this season as well. He has 39 games left to surpass his own record for the most three-pointers made in a single season at 286. 

• SI’s midseason awards: Curry a near-unanimous winner for NBA MVP

The incredible half-court bomb followed Curry’s failed buzzer beater attempt at the end of the first quarter. He absolutely drained a nearly three-quarter-court heave, but let the shot go just moments after the buzzer sounded. Quite a way for Curry to welcome head coach Steve Kerr back to the sidelines.

Curry finished with his seventh career triple double—39 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds—in a 122–110 victory.

Golden State improved to 40–4 while Indiana fell to 23–20.

The Warriors host the San Antonio Spurs on Monday in a highly anticipated matchup.


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Jake Fischer
JAKE FISCHER

Jake Fischer has covered the NBA for Sports Illustrated since May 2015. He is a graduate of Northeastern University and a "just-outside-of" Philadelphia native.