CHICAGO (AP) – Kung buhay pa ang Guinness Book of Record, kandidatong marka ang three-point shot ni Stephen Curry.
Naisalpak ng two-time MVP at three-time NBA champion ang 105 sunod na 3-pointerssa ensayo ng Golden State Warriors nitong Sabado (Linggo sa Manila) bilang paghahanda sa laro kontra Chicago Bulls sa Lunes (Martes sa Manila).
Ayon sa management ng Warriors nakunan ng video ang final 103 shot sa Bulls’ practice facility. Binilangan ang tira ni Curry ng kanyang longtime shooting man, assistant Bruce Fraser, at nabalitaan na mang ni coach Steve Kerr ang impresibong marka ng kanyang pamosong shooting guard.
“I think his previous record was 77. That’s insane,” pahayag ni Kerr.. “I don’t know if the Guinness Book of World Records still exists. That was one of my favorite books growing up. If it still exists that should go in the book, because we have video evidence now apparently.”
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Tunay na sa edad na 32, kahanga-hanga pa rin ang shooting skills ni Curry. At sa laro laban sa Bulls, ang unang three-pointer na magagawa niya ay ika-2,500 career three-point made para samahan sina cage legend Ray Allen at Reggie Miller sa record.
“It was SO amazing — 105 3s in a row,” sambit ni Fraser. “I knew it could be special around 30. Just amazing.”
Hindi man nasaksihan, iginiit ni Draymond Green na mula noon hindi nagbabago ang kanyang pananaw na di Curry ang pinakamahusay na shooters na naglaro sa NBA.
“I have zero doubt that he did it. I don’t need to watch a video to see how they went in, any of that,” sambit ni Green. “As I’ve always said, obviously the greatest shooter I think to ever play this game. As great as that is, I can’t sit here and act like, ‘Oh, I’m surprised.’ It’s just not really surprising to me. It’s such an incredible thing but I’m sorry, Steph, it doesn’t really get me up out of my seat that he hit 105 in a row, ‘cause if you said anyone’s going to hit 105 3s in a row, my guess would be Steph. He’s capable of it. Anything with shooting the basketball he’s capable of doing it. “It’s dope, super dope.”
