Curry Turning 3-Pointers Into Longest Drive Competition
  • 8 years ago
As Stephen Curry casually dribbled the ball across halfcourt, the clock winding down on a tie game in overtime, he took one bounce past the stripe, did his trademark foot shuffle as he gathered himself and let the ball fly from some 38 feet away.
The ball floated toward the basket, and long before it splashed through, Oklahoma City center Enes Kanter had already thrown his hands in the air in defeat.
And for good reason.
Curry has attempted 14 shots between 30 and 40 feet away from the basket this season, according to data collected by basketball-reference.com.
He has made nine of them, turning the 3-point shot into a longest drive competition.
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