After matching Ray Allen, James Harden took advantage of the game against Utah to surpass him. His 2/8 from behind the three-point line allows him to reach 2,975 triples made in the regular season, compared to “Sugar Ray’s” 2,973. Now there is only one man ahead of him in this special ranking: Stephen Curry and his 3,782 long-range baskets. These are Harden’s words on the matter:
“I’m one of the most confident guys in the league, but no, I probably won’t be able to catch Steph. And I don’t think anyone will succeed. If it happens, it will be when we are no longer here.”
It must be said that the difference of 807 3-point baskets is monstrous. At James Harden’s current rate of 2.5 threes per game, he would need 322 games to recover, or nearly four full regular seasons. And this is without taking into account the fact that Stephen Curry continues to rise in his personal score.
However, James Harden is the most prolific left-handed 3-pointer in historyahead of Mike Conley (1,825). These are the words of coach Tyronn Lue:
“Ray was mostly coming off screens, doing catch-and-shoots. He could shoot 3-pointers, attack the basket, but there weren’t many pick-and-roll situations for him. Ray ran on the parquet, taking advantage of his teammates’ schemes and blocks. James’ baskets, on the other hand, come mainly from pick-and-rolls, or isolation stepbacks. He shoots his shots in different ways, but they’re both amazing shooters.”
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