SplashBrothers.ppt

In 2012–13, Curry and Thompson combined to make 483 three-pointers, the most ever by an NBA duo. Curry set an NBA record with 272 made three-pointers, while Thompson added 211, at the time the 22nd best season in league history. Warriors coach Mark Jackson opined that the tandem was the greatest shooting backcourt of all time. Golden State advanced to the second round of the NBA playoffs before losing to the eventual Western Conference champion San Antonio Spurs. Curry and Thompson in 2013–14 became the first teammates to finish first and second in three-pointers, making 261 and 223, respectively. They also extended their combined three-pointer record by one (484), and together averaged 42.4 points per game. With Curry making 42.4 percent of his three-point attempts and Thompson converting 41.7 percent, ESPN.com wrote that no backcourt in history has rivaled the Splash Brothers in both categories of 3-point volume and efficiency. During the offseason, they were both members of the 2014 U.S. national team that won the gold at FIBA World Cup.Thompson established himself as a star in the international competition, and emerged more as Currys peer rather than his sidekick.He was the second-leading scorer for Team USA, averaging 12.7 points, while Curry added 10.7. Prior to the 2014–15 season, the Warriors considered breaking up the pair and trading Thompson for Kevin Love, but ultimately kept their starting backcourt intact and signed Thompson to a four-year, $70 million contract extension. That season, Curry and Thompson each scored 50 points in a game, just the seventh time it had occurred on the same team in an NBA season, and the first time since 1994–95.They both started in the 2015 NBA All-Star Game, becoming the first teammates to be the starting guards in an All-Star Game since 1975. Curry received the most All-Star fan votes of any player for his second straight All-Star start. Coming off NBA single-quarter records of 37 points and nine three-pointers du