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Stephen Curry Sets A Pair Of Playoff 3-Point Records

By Mark Vandeusen

May 13, 2015; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) celebrates in front of forward Draymond Green (23) after making a three-point basket during the first quarter in game five of the second round of the NBA Playoffs against the Memphis Grizzlies at Oracle Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
May 13, 2015; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) celebrates in front of forward Draymond Green (23) after making a three-point basket during the first quarter in game five of the second round of the NBA Playoffs against the Memphis Grizzlies at Oracle Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports /
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On Wednesday night, the Golden State Warriors took a 3-2 series lead with a 98-78 home rout of the Memphis Grizzlies.  Stephen Curry paced the Warriors with 18 points, seven rebounds, five assists and six steals.

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Curry shot 6-of-13 on three-point attempts, scoring all 18 of his points from beyond the arc.  In doing so, Curry now has 102 three-point field goals in 28 career playoff games (42 in 12 games in 2012-13, 22 in seven games last year and 38 through nine contests this postseason).

According to the Elias Sports Bureau, he’s easily the quickest player in NBA history to reach 100 playoff threes, eclipsing Ray Allen‘s mark of 35 games.

Curry’s Game 5 stat line is noteworthy for a number of reasons:

He’s only the 10th player in the last 30 years to score 18 or more points exclusively on three-pointers in a playoff game.

To no surprise, the six steals is Curry’s postseason career high.

Only two other players in playoff history have notched five threes, five assists, and five steals in a single game.  Tim Hardaway did it for the Miami Heat with a 38-point, seven-assist, five-steal effort against the New York Knicks in 1997.

Mike Bibby also accomplished the feat as a member of the Sacramento Kings vs. the Dallas Mavericks in 2004.  Bibby went for 36 points, eight assists and five steals.

While Curry’s scoring output didn’t measure up to those two, he did something else that no one else in league history has accomplished:

In addition Curry also became the first player in 30 years (as far back as Basketball-Reference goes) in the postseason to log at least five assists, rebounds, steals and three-pointers in one game.

All in all, not a bad night for the newly-crowned NBA MVP.

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