Chapter 403: 16 Three-Pointers in a Single Game

After the second quarter began, both teams sent in their main players.

Nowitzki stood on the court, unable to help but take another look at Gentry. This old man, holding a thermos in his hand, with his increasingly kind and benevolent appearance, was actually the Mavericks' biggest boss in Middleton's mind?

As soon as he entered the court, Nowitzki received a pass from Calderon, while Durant stretched out his long arms to defend him.

Nowitzki feinted with his left shoulder, turned around, and took a fadeaway jump shot.

"Swish!"

The ball went in smoothly.

49:29!

Nowitzki used this shot to tell the Suns that even if they were trailing by 22 points, they wouldn't give up.

Then, the Suns inbounded the ball.

Dong ran towards the frontcourt, Durant passed the ball to Curry, who dribbled to the frontcourt. When he was two steps away from the three-point line, he took an extremely long-range three-pointer.

The moment the ball left Curry's fingertips, he turned around and ran back to the backcourt.

"Swish!"

The ball drew a beautiful arc in the air, and the crisp sound of the net reverberated, but Curry didn't look back once throughout the entire process.

Dong's mouth curled up, "Damn, this kid's showing off!"

"Curry!"

"Curry!"

"Curry!"

Curry made six consecutive three-pointers, and the Western Arena erupted with fans chanting his name.

This was Curry, and even when he was alongside Dong and Durant, he refused to be relegated to a supporting role.

...

In the seventh minute of the second quarter, Curry received a pass from Green beyond the three-point line, lifted his wrist, and took a three-pointer over Ellis.

"Swish!"

The ball went in with a clean swish.

With three seconds left in the second quarter, Curry received a pass from Dong in the corner and took a shot.

"Swish!"

The ball went in with a clean swish.

After scoring, Curry lifted his left leg and stood on one foot, spinning in circles on the court, while the home fans continued to chant 'Curry' in response.

The first half ended.

67:41!

The Mavericks trailed by 26 points, and Curry scored 24 points in the first half, making 8 out of 11 three-pointers, the highest score on the court. Aside from Curry, Nowitzki had 16 points, Dong had 10 points, and Durant had 12 points.

...

In the Suns' locker room, Gentry brewed some tea, "I remember the single-game three-pointer record was Dong's 13 three-pointers, right?"

"Yes."

"Most single-game records are basically Dong's," said Warrick.

"Then Curry, you should try harder in the second half and break Dong's record."

"I wouldn't dare~"

Curry waved his hand, pretending to be scared, "Dong is my big brother. How could I break his record?"

Dong smiled, "Why not? Breaking a historical record is a cool thing, and if you break it, I'll be even more motivated."

"Really?"

Seeing that Dong wasn't joking, Curry secretly made up his mind. He was determined to break Dong's record of 13 three-pointers in a single game.

...

The Mavericks were already trailing by 26 points in the first half, and the game had basically lost its suspense.

However, this was the playoffs, and no team would give up until the last moment. No one wanted to go fishing early.

The second half began.

When Curry entered the court, his entire aura changed.

If there was background music, it would probably be: The darkness in my heart is constantly expanding. Where is my three-point record? If I can't get it, I'll destroy it completely. From this moment on, I'll dominate the court alone. I'll kill the gods, and exterminate this game. Mavericks, let's go! It's not enough! We need more shots!

Dong dribbled to the frontcourt, faked out Ellis with a change of direction, and Brandon, under the basket, closed his eyes, preparing to be posterized by Dong.

"Huh?"

But the expected body collision didn't happen.

When he opened his eyes, he saw the ball in Curry's hands beyond the three-point line.

"Swish!"

Curry made another three-pointer.

He had made 9 out of 12 three-pointers, and Curry was on fire today!

The Suns had a nearly 30-point lead, but Dong and Durant continued to set up plays for Curry, and even if he missed, there was someone to grab the rebound under the basket.

"Swish!"

Curry received another pass from Dong and made his 14th three-pointer of the game.

109:77!

"Oh yeah~ Curry! Curry! Curry!"

The entire arena was in an uproar, and since Dong entered the league, he had always been the one breaking historical records. This was the first time someone had broken a record set by Dong!

A record of 14 three-pointers in a single game!

Curry set a new record for three-pointers in a game.

At this point, only two minutes had passed in the fourth quarter, and the Mavericks were already trailing by 32 points. Dong and Durant both came off the court.

Gentry made adjustments to the lineup on the court, keeping Curry, who was on fire from the three-point line, while the other four players were Whiteside, McCollum, Warrick, and Tucker.

Nowitzki also came off the court.

Carlisle had tactically given up on this game. If Middleton had played heroically and led the Mavericks to catch up in the score, Carlisle would have considered putting Nowitzki back in, but the probability of that happening was almost zero.

However, Curry's three-point record continued.

With six minutes left in the fourth quarter, Curry received a pass from Warrick and made another three-pointer.

There was only 1 minute and 39 seconds left in the game.

Curry dribbled to the frontcourt and, once again, when he was two steps away from the three-point line, he lifted his wrist and took a three-pointer over Calderon.

"Swish!"

The moment the ball went in with a clean swish, Curry maintained his shooting posture.

A record of 16 three-pointers in a single game!

Dong said to Durant, "This kid, I can't tell if his three-pointers have become more powerful, but his showboating skills have definitely improved."

In the last minute or so, both teams stopped playing.

"Beep!"

As the referee blew the whistle, the game ended.

The Suns won the first game of the first round of the playoffs by 45 points at home.

Game stats:

Dong: 22 points, 6 rebounds, 9 assists, 3 steals, 4 blocks.

Durant: 21 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks.

Curry: 50 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, 0 blocks.

Nowitzki: 23 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 1 block.

...

Curry was undoubtedly the MVP of this game, stunning the entire world. He played for 36 minutes, took 30 shots and made 17, including 16 out of 27 three-pointers, with a three-point shooting percentage of nearly 60%. In a way, this was something even Dong couldn't achieve, as his regular-season three-point shooting percentage was only 51%, the best in the league.