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Steph Curry Makes NBA History in 76ers-Warriors

Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry made NBA history against the Philadelphia 76ers.

Joey Linn

Dec 28, 2024; San Francisco, California, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) reacts on the court after the game against the Phoenix Suns at Chase Center.
Dec 28, 2024; San Francisco, California, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) reacts on the court after the game against the Phoenix Suns at Chase Center. / Robert Edwards-Imagn Images
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Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry entered Thursday's game against the Philadelphia 76ers coming off a 4/14 performance against the Cleveland Cavaliers. That contest was another loss for Golden State, dropping its overall record to 16-16 on the season.

Bouncing back with a decisive win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday night, the Warriors received an incredible performance from Curry. Finishing with 30 points, Curry made all eight of his three-point attempts, which set his career-high for most threes in a game without a miss.

In addition to this individual record, Curry’s performance against the 76ers also made NBA history.

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Jan 2, 2025; San Francisco, California, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) warms up before a game against the Philadelphia 76ers at Chase Center. / John Hefti-Imagn Images

With 30 points and eight made threes without a miss, Curry became just the seventh player in NBA history to achieve that feat, and the oldest to ever do so (via Basketball Reference’s StatHead).

The only other players in NBA history to tally 30 points and eight threes in a game without missing a three-point attempt are Steve Smith, Latrell Sprewell, Jeff Hornacek, Taurean Prince, Ben Gordon (twice), and Jalen Brunson.

Prior to Curry achieving this feat at age 36, Smith was the oldest to do it in 2001 at age 32. This is just one way Curry made NBA history with his performance on Thursday night.

Via StatMamba on X: “Steph Curry now has the 3rd most games in NBA history with 30+ PTS & 0 FTA.”

Per Basketball Reference's StatHead, Curry tied his teammate Buddy Hield on this list, as both players have seven games with at least 30 points and no free throe attempts. That trails only CJ McCollum (10) and Klay Thompson (14) for the most all-time.

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Joey Linn
JOEY LINN

Title: Credentialed writer covering the NBA for Sports Illustrated's FanNation Email: joeylinn52@gmail.com Education: Communication Studies degree from Biola University Location: Los Angeles, California Expertise: NBA analysis and reporting Experience: Joey Linn is a credentialed writer covering the NBA for Sports Illustrated's FanNation. Covering the LA Clippers independently in 2018, then for Fansided and 213Hoops from 2019-2021, Joey joined Sports Illustrated's FanNation to cover the Clippers after the 2020-21 season. Graduating from Biola University in 2022 with a Communication Studies degree, Joey served as Biola's play-by-play announcer for their basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer teams during his time in school. Joey's work on Biola's broadcasts, combined with his excellence in the classroom, earned him the Outstanding Communication Studies Student of the year award in 2022. Joey covers the NBA full-time across multiple platforms, primarily serving as a credentialed Clippers beat writer.

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