Stephen Curry

At 36 years old, Stephen Curry has this physical status:

College career

Head coach Bob McKillop praised Curry at a Davidson alumni game before he played in his first game for the Wildcats, saying, "You wait 'til you see Steph Curry." He is something special." Curry had 15 points but committed 13 turnovers in his first collegiate game against Eastern Michigan. He scored 32 points, disheyed four assists, and grabbed nine rebounds in the next game against Michigan. Curry finished second in scoring in the Southern Conference this season with 21.5 points per game. He came in second in the country among rookie scorers, behind only Kevin Durant of Texas. Curry's scoring helped the Wildcats to a 29–5 overall record and a Southern Conference regular-season championship. Curry made his 113th three-point field goal of the year on March 2, 2007, defeating Keydren Clark's NCAA freshman record for three-pointers.

Curry set a new school freshman scoring record against Chattanooga on February 6, 2007. Davidson qualified to play Maryland on March 15, 2007, the 13th seed in the NCAA tournament, and the Davidsons lost 82-70. Curry was named Southern Conference Freshman of the Year, SoCon Tournament MVP, and first-team All-SoCon at the end of his freshman season. He was also a recipient of a first-class mention in Sports Illustrated's All-Major series. He was chosen for the USA team to compete in the 2007 FIBA World Championships in which he averaged 9.4 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 2.2 minutes in 19.4 minutes, leading Team USA to a silver medal finish.

Curry had hit his adult peak of 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) in his sophomore season (1977-08) and led the Southern Conference in scoring, averaging 25.5 points per game and 2.8 assists per game. He led the Wildcats to a 26–6 regular season record and a 20–0 conference record. Davidson earned its third straight NCAA tournament bid as a result of Curry's incredible play.

On March 21, 2008, Davidson met Gonzaga, the seventh-seeded Gonzaga. Gonzaga led by 11 points early in the second half, but Curry went on to score 30 points in the half to lift Davidson to their first NCAA Tournament victory since 1969, 82–76. Curry finished the game with 40 points, while still going 8-for-10 from three-point range. In the second round of the NCAA Tournament, Davidson defeated Georgetown on March 23, second-seeded Georgetown. After a appearance in the Final Four in 2007, Georgetown, ranked eighth nationally, was a strong favorite going into the game. Curry only scored five points in the first half of the game as Davidson led by as many as 17 points, but Davidson defeated Davidson by 25 points in the second half.

Curry led Davidson to another victory over third-seeded Wisconsin on March 28, 2008. Curry earned 33 points as Davidson defeated 73-56 to advance to the Elite 8. In their first four NCAA tournament games, Curry, Jerry Chambers, and Glenn Robinson led the only college players to score over 30 points. With 158, Curry tied Darrin Fitzgerald of Butler for the single-season record for three-pointers. He set the record against the top-seeded Kansas Jayhawks on March 30, 2008, with his 159th three-pointer of the season. Curry scored 25 points in the game, but the Jayhawks defeated the Jayhawks 57–59, and Davidson went on to win the championship.

Curry had averaging 25.9 points, 2.9 assists, and 2.1 steals per game throughout the season. On March 31, 2008, he was accepted to the Associated Press' All-America Second Team. He was also named Most Outstanding Player of the Midwest Region of the 2008 NCAA tournament, becoming the first player from a team not making the playoffs to do so since Juwan Howard of Michigan in 1994. In the Breakthrough Player of the Year category, Curry was nominated for an ESPY.

Curry revealed that he would return for his junior year after Davidson's loss to Kansas in the NCAA Regional Finals. He proclaimed that he wished to grow as a point guard, despite his potential as a point guard in the NBA. Curry scored a career-high 44 points in Davidson's 82-78 loss to Oklahoma on November 18, 2008. For the seventh straight game, he snapped a career-long streak by scoring at least 25 points. In Davidson's 97-70 victory over Winthrop, Curry had a career-high 13 assists to go along with 30 points on November 21, a career-high 13. Curry was held scoreless against Loyola on November 25, as Loyola consistently double-teamed him. It was Curry's first scoreless collegiate game and just his second without double-digit points. As Davidson took the game 78–48, he went 0-for-3 from the field. Curry matched his career high of 44 in a 72-67 victory over North Carolina State in Davidson's next game (11 days later).

Curry scored 21 points against Samford on January 3, 2009, beating the 2000-point mark for his career. In the second half of Curry's victory over Furman, he strained his ankle. Curry was forced to miss the February 18 game against The Citadel, his first and only game he missed in his college career due to his injury. Curry defeated Georgia Southern 98-56 on February 28, 2009, beating them by 34 points. Curry earned 2,488 points for his career, toping former school leader John Gerdy. Davidson won the 2008–09 Southern Conference south division, finishing 18-2 in the conference.

Davidson defeated Appalachian State in the quarterfinals of the 2009 Southern Conference tournament, winning 84–68. Curry took home 43 points, the third most points in Southern Conference tournament history. Curry had 20 points against the College of Charleston in the semifinals, but Davidson lost 52–59. Despite lobbying by Davidson head coach Bob McKillop and Charleston coach Bobby Cremins, the Wildcats were unable to secure an NCAA tournament bid. In the 2009 NIT, the finalists were seeded sixth seed. In the first round, Davidson faced South Carolina as the third seed. Curry had 32 points as the Wildcats defeated the Gamecocks 70-63. In the second round, Davidson then fell 680-80 to the Saint Mary's Gaels. In his last game for the Wildcats, Curry had 26 points, nine rebounds, and five assists.

Curry averaged 28.6 points, 5.6 assists, and 2.5 steals in his last season at Davidson. He was the NCAA scoring champion and was selected as a consensus first team All-American. Curry dropped out of his senior year at Davidson, but he still wanted to earn his degree. In May 2022, he earned his bachelor's degree in sociology. Curry's degree earned him a spot in jersey or number retirement; Davidson holds that honor for players who complete their degrees at the university. Curry was the first Davidson player to have his number retired (six others have jerseys retired, but their numbers remain in force) in a ceremony held on August 31, 2022. He also attended Davidson's athletic hall of fame and physically received his Davidson diploma at the banquet.

Professional career

The Golden State Warriors selected Curry with the seventh overall pick in the 2009 NBA draft on June 25, 2009. He appeared in 80 games (77 starts) during the 2009–2010 season, averaging 17.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 5.9 assists, and 1.90 steals in 36.2 minutes. He was voted into the rookie of the year contest in the second half of the season. He was named Western Conference Rookie of the Month in January, March, and April, becoming the first Western Conference rookie to win the award three times. Tyreke Evans was runner-up for the NBA Rookie of the Year Award, and he was the first Warriors player to receive All-Rookie First Team honors since Jason Richardson in 2001–02. He scored 30-plus points eight times, the most since LeBron James had 13 and Carmelo Anthony had 10. Curry had five 30-point/10-assist games, which tied Michael Jordan for the second-most 30-point/10-assist games by a rookie (Oscar Robertson was first with 25). He was just the sixth rookie in NBA history to play in a 35-point, 10-assist, 10-rebound game against the Los Angeles Clippers on February 10. Curry took down his first rookie since Robertson in February 1961 to have at least 42 points, nine rebounds, and eight assists in the Warriors' season-final against the Portland Trail Blazers on April 14, becoming the first rookie since Robertson in February 1961 to have at least those numbers in both categories in the same game. Curry's rookie season ended with 166 three-pointers, the most ever by a rookie in NBA history.

Curry played in 74 games from 2010–11, with 18.6 points, 3.9 rebounds, 5.8 assists, and 1.47 steals in 33.6 minutes per game. His free throw percentage, which was 934 (212–227 FT), set a new Warriors single-season record, surpassing Rick Barry's record of.924 (77-78). He was also the first Warriors player to lead the NBA in free throw percentage since Mark Price in 1996-1997. Curry also reached 20 or more points 35 times, including seven 30-plus performances. Against the Oklahoma City Thunder on December 5, he recorded a season-high 39 points and a then career-high 14 field goals (on 20 FGA). Curry won the Skills Challenge in February 2011 and posted 13 points, eight assists, and six rebounds in 28 minutes as a member of the Sophomore squad in the Rookie Challenge. In May 2011, he was named the recipient of the NBA Sportsmanship Award, but he underwent right ankle surgery.

Curry played in 26 games (23 starts), averaging 14.7 points, 3.4 rebounds, 5.3 assists, and 1.50 steals in 28.2 minutes per game, in the lockout-shortened 2011–12 season. He missed 40 games due to right ankle and foot injury, including the last 28 games with a sprained right ankle and subsequent ankle surgery, which was performed on April 25.

Curry has signed a four-year, $44 million contract extension with the Warriors prior to the 2012–13 season. Many basketball journalists at the time considered the move for Golden State because of Curry's injuries. Curry and backcourt teammate Klay Thompson established a reputation for their perimeter scoring over the course of the year, earning them the nickname "Splash Brothers" in honor. Curry played in 78 games between 2012 and 2013, averaging 22.9 points (seventh in NBA) and 6.9 assists. With 272 three-pointers, he tied for the highest single-point average in NBA history, eclipsing Ray Allen (269 in 2005–06), who did so on 53 less attempts than Allen with Seattle.

Curry earned the third Warrior Player of the Month award in eight games in the final month of the season, with James Mullin (November 1990) and Bernard King (January 1981). On February 27 in Los Angeles, he scored two of the NBA's top six scoring games with 54 points, making him the first Warrior to score 45-plus in the same season since Rick Barry in 1966, joining Barry, Guy Rodgers, and Wilt Chamberlain as the first four Warriors to do so. Curry's 54 points against the Knicks included a career-best and franchise-record 11 three-pointers, making him the first NBA player to score 50 points in a game when hitting 10-plus three-pointers. It was the most points scored by a Warrior since Purvis Short tallied 59 points in 1984. For the first time in his career, he appeared in the playoffs in 2013, with the Warriors earning the sixth seed in the Western Conference. He averaged 23.4 points, 8.1 assists, and 3.8 rebounds in 12 playoff games (all start). With 42 playoff three-pointers, eclipsing the Warriors' previous record of 29 points, beating Jason Richardson for the first time in NBA history, making him the first player to reach at least 300 threes in a single season.

Curry played in 78 games (all started) in 2013, with career highs of 24.0 points (seventh in the NBA) and 8.5 assists (fifth) to go with 4.3 rebounds and 1.63 steals in a single season, marking the first player in NBA history to reach a single season with a total of 24 points and eight assists. With 261 (fourth-most ever in a single season), he was the first player since Ray Allen in 2001–02 and 2002–03 to lead the league in three seasons. He was named Western Conference Player of the Month in April and was named as the first Warriors player to be named to the First or Second Team since 1993–94. Curry defeated Jason Richardson (700) as the franchise's best player in three-pointers against the Memphis Grizzlies on December 7. He made his first All-Star appearance in February, becoming the Warriors' first All-Star starter since 1995's Latrell Sprewell. On April 13, he scored a season-high 47 points against the Portland Trail Blazers in his third 40-point game of the year. With four, he finished second in the NBA in triple-doubles, the most by a Warrior in a single season since Chamberlain had five in 1963–64. The Warriors were defeated in seven games by the Los Angeles Clippers, seeded sixth for the second straight postseason.

The Warriors recruited former NBA player and general manager Steve Kerr as their next head coach before the 2014–15 season. Kerr made some major changes to Golden State's plan, including faster pace and giving Curry more freedom to shoot, allowing the team to advance to a title contender. Curry defeated the Dallas Mavericks on February 4, scoring a season-high 51 points in a victory over the Dallas Mavericks. He was the leading vote-getter for the All-Star Game and dominated the Three-Point Contest on All-Star Saturday night. During a game against the Portland Trail Blazers on April 9, he tied for three-pointers made in a season. Curry was named NBA Most Valuable Player after averaging of 23.8 points, 7.7 assists, and 2 steals per game. He sat out 17th quarters due to Golden State's wide margins of victory over the course of the season.

Curry made history by defeating the Memphis Grizzlies in Game 5 of the Conference Semifinals. He made a playoff career-high 8 three-pointers in Game 6 en route to a series-clinching triumph. He set a new NBA record for most three-pointers made in a single postseason in Game 3 of the Conference Finals against the Houston Rockets. Curry converted on only 22 percent of his field goals in Game 2 as the Warriors advanced to a Finals matchup with the Cleveland Cavaliers, where Curry struggled to start the series. He scored 37 points in Game 5 and Golden State closed out the series for the first time in 40 years. Curry averaged 26 points and 6.3 assists per game in the Finals. The Warrior's playoff run was the first in which an All-NBA first team pick eliminated all other first team picks in on the way to a championship.

Curry became the first player since Michael Jordan in 1989-90 to score 118 points in his team's first three games, including a season-high 53 points against the New Orleans Pelicans in the third game. On November 24, the Warriors became the first NBA team to start 16–0 with a victory over the Los Angeles Lakers, before advancing to 24–0 over the Boston Celtics on December 11. The Milwaukee Bucks snapped their streak the following day. Curry won by 122-103 over the Sacramento Kings on December 28, achieving his sixth triple-double in his career with 23 points, a career-high 14 rebounds, and 10 assists. Curry was escorted by his brother Seth for the first time in their NBA careers during the game against the Kings. In a 122-110 victory over the Indiana Pacers on January 22, he recorded his second triple-double of the season with 39 points, 12 assists, and 10 rebounds. He made 8 three-pointers in the game to reach 200 for the season, becoming the first NBA player to make 200 three-pointers in four seasons. He made 11 three-pointers (including seven in the first quarter) and scored 51 points (including a career-high 36 points in the first half) and led the Warriors past the Washington Wizards 134-121. Gilbert Arenas and Michael Jordan were tied for the Verizon Center record, with his 51 points tied for the first time.

Curry played in his third straight All-Star game for the West and lost in the final round to teammate Klay Thompson in his third straight All-Star game for the West. The Warriors won by 48–4 in NBA history, one win more than the 1995–96 Chicago Bulls and 1966–67 Philadelphia 76ers, respectively.

Curry led the Warriors past the Orlando Magic 130-114 on February 25, making 10 three-pointers and scoring 51 points. Curry scored 50 points for the third time in 2015–16, the first player to do so since LeBron James and Dwyane Wade did so in 2008–09. Curry also defeated Kyle Korver's record of 127 straight games with a three-pointer. Curry set a new record for the fewest free throws in a 50+ game, with only one making a free throw. The Warriors won overtime thanks to a Curry three-pointer with 0.6 seconds remaining; tying the NBA single-game record with Kobe Bryant and Donyell Marshall, Curry finished with 46 points as his winning shot was his 12th three-pointer. In addition, he set a new NBA record of threes in a season, his previous record of threes has been lowered to 288. Curry scored 41 points and became the first NBA player to make 300 regular-season three-pointers on March 7, defeating the Magic. Curry missed a three-pointer to tie the game against the Celtics with 5.3 seconds remaining on April 1, the Warriors' first home loss since January 27, 2015, snapping an NBA-record 54-game winning streak in the regular season at Oracle Arena. Curry scored 27 points on April 7, assisting the Warriors in winning 70 games in a season for the second time in NBA history, defeating the San Antonio Spurs by 112–101. Stephen Curry scored 37 points in a 92-86 victory, not only tying the 1996 Bulls but also snapping San Antonio's undefeated home streak and snapping a long losing streak in AT&T Center.

Curry made another shooting debut against the Memphis Grizzlies on April 13, becoming the first player to make 400 three-pointers in a season by lowering 10 from long range on his way to 46 points and 402 total three-pointers. With a 125–104 victory over the Grizzlies, the Warriors became the first 73-win team in NBA history, defeating the 1995–96 Chicago Bulls' 72–10 record to finish the 2015–16 season with only nine losses. Curry was the seventh player in NBA history to join the 50–40–90 club, boasting the field's shooting percentages (.504), beyond the arc (.454), and the free-throw line (.908) at the conclusion of the regular season. At 30.1 points per game, the league's top scorer, with a scoring record dating back to the 1950s and 1990s. Curry was named the league's first unanimous MVP, his 11th player to win the award in a row, and the first guard to do so since Steve Nash in 2004–05 and 2005–06. His scoring increase of 6.3 percent is the most ever by a reigning MVP.

Despite Curry only appearing in the first half of Games 1 and 4 due to injury, the Warriors defeated the Houston Rockets in the first round of the 2016 playoffs. He was ruled out of the first three games of the second round due to a right MCL injury. Curry came off the bench to score 40 points in a 132-125 overtime victory; 17 of those points came in the extra period, an NBA record for points scored by an individual in overtime. Curry led the Warriors to a 4–1 victory over the Trail Blazers in the Western Conference Finals, where they will meet the Oklahoma City Thunder. After going down 3–1, he helped the Warriors win the series 4–3 and advance to their second straight NBA Finals.

Curry's match relative to his regular season appearances remained uneven; in the finals, the robbery of Danny Green continued; nevertheless, he defeated Danny Green's record of 27 three-pointers made in a Finals was disappointing. Despite being up 3-1 in the series, the Warriors were defeated by the Cleveland Cavaliers in seven games, making the first team in NBA Finals history to lose a series after leading 3–1. Curry had 17 points on 6-of-19 shootings in the game seven loss.

Curry scored four three-pointers against the New Orleans Pelicans on October 28, 2016, his 19th player to do so and the first to reach the record. During the Warriors' 117–97 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on November 4, Curry's NBA streak of 157 straight games with at least one made three-pointer was snapped. Curry went 0-of-10 from three-point range. In every regular-season game since November 11, 2014, he had hit a three-pointer. He made 13 three-pointers against New Orleans three days later, setting a record for the most three-pointers made in a regular-season game. Curry finished with 46 points against the Pelicans in his first 40-point game of the season, scoring 16-of-26 overall in a 116-106 victory. Curry defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves by two points on December 11, moving past Steve Nash for 17th on the NBA's career three-pointers list.

Curry (11,903) led the Warriors to seventh position on the Warriors' all-time scoring list on December 30, beating the Dallas Mavericks by 14 points. Curry played his second 40-point game of the season on January 6, 2017, becoming the seventh player in Warriors history to score 12,000 points in a game. Curry was selected to start on the Western Conference All-Star Team for the 2017 NBA All-Star Game on January 19, which was announced on January 19. In the Warriors' 133-120 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on February 2, he became the first NBA player to have 200 or more three-pointers in five seasons. In a 112–105 victory over the New York Knicks on March 5, he scored 31 points and rose to the top of the NBA's career three-point list. Curry finished on five points, defeating Chauncey Billups for 10th place.

Curry led the Warriors to victory in the first two rounds of the playoffs. Curry had 40 points and hit a tying three-pointer with 1:48 remaining in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals, allowing the Warriors to win by 113–111; the Warriors fought their first halftime deficit in the postseason at 20 points. Curry led the franchise in postseason points in 120–108 victory over Game 3 by beating Rick Barry by 21 points. They went up 3–0 in the series, becoming the third team in NBA history to win their first 11 playoff games. For his third straight year and the first team to start the playoffs 12–0, his 36 points in Game 4 helped the Warriors win by 129-115, extending to the NBA Finals for the third year in a row. Curry achieved his first career postseason triple-double with 32 points, 11 assists, and ten rebounds in Game 2 of the 2017 NBA Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers, assisting the Warriors to win by 132–113. In Game 5 the Warriors clinch the series and the championship, while the Warriors clinch the series and the championship with 34 points, ten assists, and six rebounds, while Golden State claimed its second title in three years.

Curry also agreed to a five-year, $201 million contract with the Warriors on July 1, 2017, becoming the first NBA player to sign a supermax contract worth over $200 million. On July 25, he officially signed the deal. In a 133-121 victory over the Orlando Magicians, he scored 23 points and passed Jason Kidd for eighth place on the career three-pointers made list. Curry scored 5 three-pointers on December 4, beating the New Orleans Pelicans 125-115 to become the fastest NBA player to reach the milestone of 2,000 career three-pointers, 227 less than Ray Allen, the previous fastest NBA player to reach that number. Curry injured his right ankle and then missed 11 games, then missed 11 games, returning to action on December 30 and scoring 38 points with a season-high 10 three-pointers. For his ninth 30-point game of the season, Curry went 13 for 17 and 10 of 13 deep in 26 minutes. It was also Curry's ninth game with 10 or more 3s, the most by any player in NBA history.

Curry scored 45 points in three quarters on January 6, defeating the Los Angeles Clippers by 121–105. In a 126–113 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on January 25, he scored 25 points. Curry was the fifth player in Warriors history to reach 14,000 points, leaving the game with 14,023 points, Andrew Barry (16,466), and Chris Mullin (16,235) on the franchise list. He scored 49 points, 13 of those over the final 1:42—and eight three-pointers, leading the Warriors past the Boston Celtics 109-105. In a 134-127 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on February 22, he had a 44-point effort with 8 three-pointers. It was his third game of the season so far. Curry made his 200th three-point field goal of the season on March 2 in a 114-109 victory over the Atlanta Hawks, becoming the first NBA player to score at least 200 three-points in six seasons, and the first player in NBA history with at least 200 three-pointers since 2012–13. Curry became the seventh player in Warriors history to make 5,000 career field goals, joining Chamberlain, Barry, Mullin, Arizin, Jeff Mullins, and Nate Thurmond four days later in a 114–101 victory over the Nets.

Curry sustained a Grade 2 medial collateral ligament (MCL) sprain to his left knee against the Hawks on March 23, causing him to miss his left leg. He recovered after missing nearly six weeks and was back to action in Game 2 of the Warriors' second-round playoff series against the Pelicans. In a 121-116 victory, he came off the bench to score 28 points. Curry scored 35 points with 5 three-pointers in Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals, defeating the Houston Rockets 126–85. During the postseason, the 41-point victory was the highest in franchise history. Curry surpassed the Rockets in Game 6, converting a 17-point deficit into a 115-86 victory. Curry had 27 points, ten assists, and nine rebounds in Game 7 as the Warriors advanced to the NBA Finals for the fourth straight season by defeating the Rockets 101-92.

Curry beat the Cavaliers 122-103 in Game 2 of the NBA Finals for a record 9 three-pointers and 33 points. Curry led all scorers with 37 points in a 108-85 victory that helped the Warriors win their second straight championship with a series sweep over the Cavaliers. Many believed he should have been crowned the MVP of Finals. "I'm not going to let a [Finals] MVP trophy -determine my career," Curry said in reaction. Three titles... We're always in the middle of a debate in the NBA... I'm a three-time champion." "The Golden State dynasty began with Stephen Curry," Rohan Nadkarni of Sports Illustrated wrote. For a variety of reasons, the Warriors' natural talent and previous ankle injuries put them in contention to win their third championship in four seasons.

Curry defeated the Denver Nuggets 98-98, dropping Paul Pierce for sixth place on the NBA's career three-point ladder. In a 144-122 victory over the Washington Wizards, he scored 51 points with 11 three-pointers in only three quarters. He scored 31 points in the first half and finished with his sixth game in a row and grabbed 10 or more 3s for the sixth time. Curry's third three-pointer of the night vaulted him over Jamal Crawford (2,153) for fifth place on the NBA's career chart. In a 120-114 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on October 28, he made seven three-pointers and finished with 35 points. In all seven games, he made at least 5 three-pointers, breaking George McCloud's record of six games in a row during the 1995–96 season. The Warriors opened the season with a 10–1 record. Curry sat out the game against the Milwaukee Bucks in the third quarter due to a groin injury, and the Warriors were unable to recover in a 134–111 loss. Without Curry, the Warriors fell to 12-7 on November 21, the Warriors' first four-game losing streak since March 2013. Curry's strained left groin sidelining him for 11 straight games ended the Warriors' record in November with a 15-8% record.

Despite Curry's 27 points in his return to the lineup on December 1, the Warriors were defeated 111–102 by the Detroit Pistons. In a 110-93 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies, he scored 20 points, becoming the fifth Warriors player to score 15,000 points in a single season, including Wilt Chamberlain (17,783), Paul Arizin (16,235), and Chris Mullin (16,235). The Warriors won by 129-127 over the Los Angeles Clippers on December 23, with 42 points and a layup with 0.5 seconds remaining. In the fourth quarter of the Warriors' 127-123 victory over the Sacramento Kings, he had 10 three-pointers and 20 of his 42 points. Curry made 5 three-pointers to defeat Jason Terry (2,282) and move to third place in NBA history on January 11, defeating him in a 146-109 victory over the Chicago Bulls. In a 119-114 victory over the Dallas Mavericks, he scored 48 points and tied a season high of 11 three-pointers. As the Warriors defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 147-140, he scored 41 points with 9 three-pointers on January 16, becoming the first NBA player to make eight or more 3s in three straight games. In a 113-104 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on January 31, he scored 41 points with ten three-pointers. In a 125–123 victory over the Kings on February 21, he scored 36 points with ten three-pointers. Curry earned 16,000 career points against the Oklahoma City Thunder on March 16. In a 131-130 overtime loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves on March 29, he made 11 three-pointers and scored 37 points. Curry made 5 or more three-pointers in a career-best nine straight games over the Nuggets on April 2, then a 116-102 victory over the Nuggets, and then advanced to fourth place on the Warriors all-time list for the fourth time points table. He scored 40 points in a 120-114 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on April 5, taking him third on the Warriors all-time list for third place.

With a 57-25 record, the Warriors qualified for the Western Conference as the first seed in the Western Conference. Curry scored 38 points and made 8 three-pointers in Game 1 of the Warriors' first-round playoff series against the Clippers, defeating Ray Allen (385). In a 121-104 victory, he had a career-high 15 rebounds and seven assists. Curry bounced back from the first scoreless first half of his playoff career to score 33 points in the last two quarters to help the Warriors beat the Houston Rockets 118–113 to advance to the Western Conference Finals. Curry matched his postseason record with 9 three-pointers to finish with 36 points in a 116-94 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers in Game 1 of the Conference Finals. He scored a series of career-high 36.5 points to help the Warriors beat the Trail Blazers. It was the highest average of a player in a four-game sweep in NBA history. Curry became the sixth NBA player to score 35 or more in the first four games of a series. He had 37 points, 12 rebounds, and 11 assists in a 119–117 overtime victory, making him the first teammates in league history to face three different opponents in the same playoff match. Curry lost 123-109 to Toronto Raptors in Game 3 of the 2019 Finals. He had a career-high 47 points to go with eight rebounds and seven assists. With 31 points in a 106-105 victory, he helped the Warriors stave off elimination, limiting the Raptors' series lead to 3–2. Curry had 21 points in Game 6 but went 3 for 17 and missed a contested three-pointer in the waning moments, when the Warriors lost the game and the series with a 114–110 loss.

Curry was expected to carry a bigger offensive load in the 2019-20 season, with Thompson out and Kevin Durant leaving the Warriors as a free agent. Curry drove to the basket against the Phoenix Suns in their fourth game of the season on October 30, 2019, when they collided with Suns' Aron Baynes, who was trying to take the ball. Baynes' left hand was injured in Curry's second metacarpal fracture, which required surgery to repair his broken second metacarpal. At least three months ago, he was supposed to be out at least three months. Curry returned against the Raptors on March 5, 2020, with 23 points, six rebounds, and seven assists.

Curry defeated the Chicago Bulls 129–128 on December 27, 2020, on December 27, 2020, scoring 36 points. With this game, he joined Ray Allen and Reggie Miller as the only players to have scored more than 2,500 career three-pointers in NBA history. Curry won by 137-122 against the Portland Trail Blazers on January 3, 2021, scoring a career-high 62 points. He was named Player of the Week for the Western Conference on January 4th. Curry made five three-pointers in a game against the Utah Jazz on January 23, bringing his overall number up to 2,562 points, behind only Allen. He won his second Three-Point Contest at 2021 All-Star Games after losing his last shot in the final round to over Mike Conley Jr. 28–27. Curry defeated Guy Rodgers (4,855) as the franchise's top assister on March 15, against the Los Angeles Lakers.

Curry had 53 points in a 116-107 victory over the Denver Nuggets on April 12, and he overcame Chamberlain (17,783) to become the franchise's all-time scoring leader. Curry scored at least 30 points per game in April, beating Kobe Bryant's previous record for a player age 33 or older. During that time, Curry had 78 three-pointers, the most in NBA history over 11 regular season games. His appearance reignited rumors that he is a candidate for his third MVP award. After averaging 37.3 points per game in a single month on 57.3 percent shooting and scoring 30 or more points in 13 of his 15 games, he was named Western Conference Player of the Month for April. In a calendar month, he was the first NBA player to average 35 points and shoot 50–40–90. His 96 three-pointers were a NBA record for a month, surpassing James Harden's record of 82 set in November 2019. Curry's three children saw him make up 46.6% of his 3's during this period, with four games in which he made 10 or more three-pointers. In the regular-season finale against Memphis, he scored 46 points to beat Bradley Beal and capture his second title as the NBA's oldest player to average more than 30 points per game in a single season, a 32.0 point average.

Curry scored 21 points, ten rebounds, and 10 assists in a 121–114 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on October 19, 2021, in the Warriors' season-opening triple-double. In a 127-113 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on November 8, Curry scored 50 points with 10 assists on 9 three-pointers made. It was the first time in Curry's career that he scored 50 points and 10 assists in the same game, as he surpassed Chamberlain as the oldest player to put up a single-game record. Curry set the NBA's highest pointers in both regular season and playoffs on November 12 against the Chicago Bulls, beating Ray Allen (3,358). Curry made his 2,974th career three-pointer over Ray Allen on December 14 at Madison Square Garden against the New York Knicks, becoming the NBA all-time leader in made three-pointers. Curry won by 105–103 over the Houston Rockets on a night where he put up 22 points and 12 assists in his first career buzzer-beating game-winner. Curry had 40 points in the fourth quarter, 21 of which in the fourth quarter, behind 7 three-pointers and dished out 9 assists, leading Golden State to a 122-108 victory over the Houston Rockets on January 31. His 21 fourth-quarter ratings were the highest of his career.

In the 2022 NBA All-Star Game, Curry's Team LeBron defeated Team Durant 163–160. Curry finished with 50 points, just two points shy of the All-Star Game record set by Anthony Davis in 2017; he also set the all-Star Game MVP record for the most three-pointers made in an All-Star quarter (6), half (8), and game (16). Curry had a season-high 14 points in a 132-95 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on February 24, when he had 18 points in a 132–95 blowout win over the Portland Trail Blazers. Curry won by 113-102 over the Denver Nuggets on March 10, scoring 34 points in a 113–102 victory. He made history by becoming the 49th NBA player to reach 20,000 points. Curry won by 126–112 over the Washington Wizards on March 14, his 34th birthday. Curry suffered a sprained ligament in his left foot after being ruled out indefinitely by a diving Marcus Smart. He was barred from the remainder of the regular season on April 1.

Curry made history by defeating the Memphis Grizzlies in Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals on May 9. He averaged 23.8 points, 6.6 rebounds, and 7.4 assists per game during the Dallas Mavericks' Western Conference Finals. Curry was named the unanimous and inaugural winner of the Western Conference Finals MVP award after the Warriors took the series in five games. Curry won by 107–97 over the Boston Celtics, completing the series at 2–2. In four straight Finals games, he became the first player in NBA history to make 5+ threes in four consecutive Finals games. Curry (at age 34 years, 88 days), also became the second-oldest player in NBA Finals history to win by a 40-point, 10-rebound game behind only LeBron James in 2020 (at age 35 years, 284 days). Curry defeated Boston Celtics legend John Havlicek for 10th on the all-time Finals assists list in Game 5 of the Finals. Curry scored 34 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, and led the Warriors to a 103-90 victory over the Celtics in Game 6 of the Finals. After scoring 31.2 points, 6.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists, and 2.0 steals per game, he was voted MVP of the NBA Finals unanimously by unanimous consensus.

National team career

Curry's first participation in the national team was at the 2007 FIBA Under-19 World Championship, where he helped Team USA win the silver medal. In 2010, he was selected to the senior squad, but he was limited minutes at the 2010 FIBA World Championship (also known as FIBA Basketball World Cup) as the United States claimed the gold medal in an undefeated tournament. He played a bigger role with the team in 2014, leading them to another undefeated tournament at the 2014 World Cup and scoring 10 points in the final game. Curry resigned from contention for the 2016 Olympics in Brazil on June 6, 2016, citing ankle and knee injuries as the primary reason for the decision.

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