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Steph Curry scored 51 points in three quarters Wednesday night – an incredible feat, of course. But it's even more amazing if you consider that deeper statistical dives are only possible on NBA Twitter.
So let's take a look at nine amazing facts about the Warriors star's big game against the Wizards at Oracle Arena.
1. He more than tripled the two-digit 3-point games than the other people on the list
Stephen Curry's 10 career games with three double-digit points are the best among all players in the history of the NBA. Klay Thompson and J.R. Smith have three such games in their careers, while no other player has more than one.
– PR Warriors (@WarriorsPR) October 25, 2018
What is also disconcerting is that J.R. Smith is on this list …
2. It also owns nearly half of the games at more than 11 points in the history of the NBA
Games with 11+ 3-points:
Steph Curry: 6
Any other player in the history of the NBA: 7 combined– Zachary Kram (@zachkram) October 25, 2018
Something tells us that Steph will increase his share. And just to prove that he likes his 3 points in clusters …
Stephen Curry of the Warriors is the leader of all times of the NBA with …
5+ trios: 185
6 + 3 years: 106
7+ trios: 61
8+ threes: 38
More than 9 years: 17
10 + three: 10
11+ trios: 6
12+ 3: 2
13+ three: 1.– Ben Golliver (@BenGolliver) October 25, 2018
3. One Warrior player actually scored more than 51 points in three quarters
Stephen Curry scored 51 points for three quarters tonight, the most points of a Warrior player before the fourth quarter since Klay Thompson's 60th birthday on December 5, 2016. Curry's three points were revealed equal NBA player. @EliasSports pic.twitter.com/lzdKn69Hra
– NBA.com/Stats (@nbastats) October 25, 2018
Like Steph, Klay did not play in the fourth quarter of his big game.
4. Steph, KD and Klay combined to beat six entire teams
Stephen Curry (51), Kevin Durant (30) and Klay Thompson (19) combined for 100 points in the @ the Warriors win over the wizards. Kobe Bryant (61), Pau Gasol (31) and Trevor Ariza (13) – 105 in total – scored the last trio to score 100 PTS on 2 February 2009 in New York. pic.twitter.com/SvnB0Z5E75
– NBA.com/Stats (@nbastats) October 25, 2018
Those 100 points were more than the Cavaliers (86), Knicks (87), Rockets (89), Grizzlies (92), Spurs (96) and Kings (97) put in their games.
5. Steph would be ranked 26th in the NBA in 3-points this season – if he was a team
Steph Curry has made more than three this season as four entire teams. pic.twitter.com/MG2Qm4GsMB
– StatMuse (@statmuse) October 25, 2018
They say that the NBA is a league of superstars, but we are sure that Curry could not play 1 against 5. Maybe.
6. He only needs 811 3 points in 670 more games to keep pace with the NBA leader
Crazy. Just bading crazy. pic.twitter.com/2jEj1yCkm5
– Jennifer Lee Chan (@jenniferleechan) October 25, 2018
He averaged 237 points at three points in his previous nine seasons in the NBA. Therefore, unless there are health concerns, he will not need so many games to win first place away from Allen. Not even close.
7. He is the undisputed king of the 50, 10-15 clock match.
By entering the evening, there were only 7 games in NBA history when a player had at least 50 points and 10 …
Steph was four.
He now has 5 out of 8.
– Adam Stanco (@NaismithLives) October 25, 2018
No surprise, really …
8. NBA players score 50 points in a game at a record pace
From 1983 to 2017, only 3 players scored at least 50 points in less than 33 minutes …
It has now happened 3 times OVER THE LAST YEAR …
January 31: CJ McCollum had 50 in 29
February 9: Damian Lillard had 50 in 29
TONIGHT: Steph Curry was 51 in 32– Adam Stanco (@NaismithLives) October 25, 2018
Adding Steph to this list gives the illusion that it just seems …
9. He is now tied with Michael Jordan for most "Jordan Shrugs" with a
? recognize pic.twitter.com/G1VZJvHdSo
– Warriors on NBCS (@NBCSWarriors) October 25, 2018
Steph beat MJ well in this category, although …
From apples to oranges, certainly, but Steph Curry has scored more than 3 points in 5 games this year that Michael Jordan has managed to make his first 4 seasons combined. That's a lot of apples to not many oranges.
– Zachary Kram (@zachkram) October 25, 2018
Quite simply, the GOAT perform another performance similar to that of GOAT during a season that will remain unforgettable for fans of the Warriors.
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