Warriors star Steph Curry becomes first NBA player to reach milestone in win over Kings

SAN FRANCISCO

Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry became the first player in NBA history to reach 4,000 career 3-point goals in a 130-104 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Thursday at Chase Center in San Francisco.

Curry went into the game with 3,998 3-point goals over 16 seasons. He reached the milestone when he knocked down his second 3-pointer of the game with 8:19 remaining in the third quarter.

Draymond Green scored a season-high 23 points to lead eight players in double figures for the Warriors (38-28), who have won six in a row and 11 of their last 12.

Jonathan Kuminga returned to score 18 points on 7-of-10 shooting after missing 31 games with an ankle injury. Moses Moody added 17 points. Buddy Hield had 16. Curry finished with 11 after going 4 of 9 from the field and 2 of 6 from 3-point range.

DeMar DeRozan had 23 points, five rebounds and seven assists for the Kings (33-32), who have lost three in a row and four of their last five.

Keon Ellis came off the bench to score 18 points. Zach LaVine had 14, going 5 of 6 from the field and 4 of 4 from 3-point range.

Interim Kings coach Doug Christie couldn’t help marveling at Curry’s milestone when asked about it before the game.

“When you think about it, it was (2,560) or something with Reggie Miller, and it was like, ‘Whoa, that’s out of control,’ but (Curry) has changed the game in so many different ways,” Christie said. “From seeing him as a little kid in Toronto and shooting it from his hip to standing behind him on the sideline and he’s shooting it in your eye, a lot of credit to him. That’s an incredible story.

“I know and played with his father, so just watching his family, watching the man he’s become, the player, knowing the hours and the commitment that it takes to do something as great as he does it is humbling in many ways. Massive, massive amount of respect.”

The Kings will be back in action when they visit the Phoenix Suns on Friday on the second night of a back-to-back.

Injury news

All-NBA center Domantas Sabonis missed his sixth consecutive game due to a strained left hamstring. Sabonis was listed as questionable after fully participating in Wednesday’s practice, but he was ruled out prior to Thursday’s game.

Kings forward Trey Lyles was cleared to play after being listed as questionable due to left leg soreness.

Kings forward Jake LaRavia was cleared to play after being listed as questionable due to right knee soreness

Halftime report

Golden State outscored Sacramento 23-9 over the first 7:14 and led 30-18 at the end of the first period. The Warriors led by as many as 23 in the second quarter, but the Kings closed the half with a 12-1 run to cut the deficit to 10.

The Warriors shot 50% from the field and made 12 of 21 (.571) from 3-point range while going 13 of 16 at the free-throw line in the opening half. The Kings shot 43.5% from the field and made 8 of 21 (.381) from beyond the arc while going 3 of 4 at the foul line.

Green led all scorers with 16 points. DeRozan had 11 points for Sacramento.

Second half

The Kings got within four early in the second half, but the Warriors came back to life after Curry hit his milestone 3-pointer. They quickly pushed their lead back to double digits and carried a 96-83 advantage into the fourth quarter.

The Kings cut the deficit to 10 on a three-point play by Monk with 10:01 remaining, but that was as close as they would get.

Up next

The Kings will face the Suns on Friday at PHX Arena in Phoenix.

The Suns (30-36) have lost three of four and 14 of 19 dating back to Feb. 1. They are 11^th in the West, 2 ½ games behind the Dallas Mavericks for the final play-in spot.

The Kings are 4-8 this season when playing on the second night of a back-to-back.

This story was originally published March 13, 2025 at 10:04 PM.