Stephen Curry with five 3-pointers against the Indiana Pacers is close to breaking record in the NBA | Other Sports | sports

Jayson Tatum contributed 42 points in the Boston Celtics’ 117-103 win over the champions Milwaukee Bucks.

The star Stephen Curry this Monday was two triples away from becoming the top triple scorer in NBA history, in the victory of the Golden State Warriors by 102-100 on Indiana Pacers, while Jayson Tatum he overflowed with 42 points in the Boston Celtics’ victory.

Curry had five three-point shots and a total of 26 points against the Pacers and was two 3-pointers away from equaling the record for Ray Allenof 2,973 conversions.

I am enjoying the moment, knocking on the door. It’s pretty surreal, “Curry said after the game, adding that” you just keep playing basketball, making shots that you think you can take and enjoy the experience, just that. “

With his performance on Monday he left the table set to become the top triple scorer in history on Tuesday, no less than in the “cathedral” of basketball, the Madison Square Garden, where the Warriors will visit the Knicks.

The crowd roared every time Curry hit a triple. During the last 90 seconds everyone inside Gainbridge Fieldhouse, home of the Pacers, stood waiting for him to equal the historical mark.

The eaves Domantas Sabonis led Indiana with 30 points and 11 rebounds and Malcolm Brogdon He added 23 points and eight assists, but it wasn’t enough to avoid defeat.

While Curry finished with five triples in 15 attempts, his last three points brought the Warriors closer to 100-98 and later tied the score when he hit a layup with 48.5 seconds left.

Golden State missed its first seven shots from beyond the arc before Curry finally ended the streak on a 12-0 offense that gave the Warriors a 39-36 lead midway through the second quarter.

Curry began to warm up in the third quarter with his triple room of the night to give Golden State a 79-78 lead.

Tutum unstoppable in front of Giannis

The eaves Jayson Tatum scored 16 of his 42 points in the fourth quarter and the Boston Celtics they beat the champions Milwaukee Bucks by 117-103.

The base Jaylen Brown He returned to the lineup after missing five games through injury and scored 19 points in 30 minutes for Boston. Grant Williams added 17 points selecting from the bench and the pivot Robert Williams III and the dominican Al Horford ten each.

The Celtics were coming off a tour of the West Coast with a negative balance of 1-4.

For his part, the Greek Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 20 points, eight rebounds and three assists for Milwaukee a day after scoring the 26th triple-double of his career in a win over the Knicks en el Madison Square Garden.

The base Jrue Holiday he also finished with 20 points for the Bucks, who lost for the third time in 15 games.

The eaves Khris Middleton He came out with an injured left knee late in the third quarter and scored just four points and eight rebounds.

Monday’s NBA results:

Cleveland a Miami 105-94

Golden State to Indiana 102-100

Toronto to Sacramento 124-101

Houston a Atlanta 132-126

Boston a Milwaukee 117-103

Memphis a Philadelphia 126-91

Dallas a Charlotte 120-96

Denver a Washington 113-107

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