{"id":34795,"date":"2022-06-03T08:03:28","date_gmt":"2022-06-03T08:03:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/stephen-curry-sets-nba-finals-record-with-six-3-pointers-in-historic-first-quarter-of-warriors-celtics-game-1\/"},"modified":"2022-06-03T08:03:28","modified_gmt":"2022-06-03T08:03:28","slug":"stephen-curry-sets-nba-finals-record-with-six-3-pointers-in-historic-first-quarter-of-warriors-celtics-game-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/stephen-curry-sets-nba-finals-record-with-six-3-pointers-in-historic-first-quarter-of-warriors-celtics-game-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Stephen Curry sets NBA Finals record with six 3-pointers in historic first quarter of Warriors-Celtics Game 1"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The idea that Stephen Curry somehow needs a Finals MVP to validate his all-time resume is preposterous, but if you believe he does need that hardware, he got off to a pretty good start on Thursday night. The Warriors star erupted for 21 points in the first quarter of Golden State’s eventual loss in Game 1 of the NBA Finals against the Boston Celtics.<\/p>\n

The 21 points were the highest-scoring single quarter in the NBA Finals since 1993 (Michael Jordan had 22 vs. the Suns) and Curry had the highest-scoring first quarter in a Finals game over the past 50 years. <\/p>\n

Curry finished the quarter 6 for 8 from 3, and one of those misses was a half-court heave at the end of the first quarter. The six made 3-pointers are a Finals record for a single quarter.<\/a> <\/p>\n

Curry has now made at least five 3-pointers in a single Finals quarter three times during his career. For ESPN Stats and Info<\/a>all other players in NBA history have combined for two such quarters (Kenny Smith and Ray Allen each did it once). <\/p>\n

The Celtics didn’t do themselves any favors by losing track of Curry a couple times in the early going, allowing him wide-open looks. Once he was in rhythm, he barely hit the rim the rest of the quarter. <\/p>\n

Curry ended with a game-high 34 points, but he hit just one more 3-pointer. Boston, meanwhile, used a shocking fourth-quarter run to come from behind and take Game 1 on the road. Here’s more on the Celtics’ win.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n