Stephen Curry becomes 3-pointer king

Stephen Curry broke the NBA record for most career 3-pointers Tuesday night, when he finished with a team-high 22 points as the visiting Golden State Warriors beat the New York Knicks 105-96. (Source: AP)

Curry entered the game needing just two 3-pointers to break Ray Allen's mark of 2,973 3-pointers and wasted no time making history. He drained two of his first three attempts, including the record-breaker -- a 27-footer with 7:33 left in the opening quarter. (Source: AP)

Curry broke the record in his 789th regular season game -- the equivalent of more than six full seasons faster than Allen, who played 1,300 regular season games. (Source: AP)

The game was stopped for a few minutes as Curry exchanged hugs and handshakes with teammates, head coach Steve Kerr and Allen, who was seated courtside. (Source: AP)

Kerr presented Curry the milestone ball, which Curry immediately gave to his father, former NBA player Dell Curry. The father and son duo shared a warm embrace. (Source: AP)

Curry finished the game 5 of 14 from beyond the arc as the Warriors won for the fourth time in five games to improve their NBA-best record to 23-5. (Source: AP)

"To do it here, in Madison Square Garden, in front of this guy right here (points at Allen) and Reggie Miller, it’s special," Curry said in a courtside interview. "I've had crazy faith since I started playing basketball, to think this moment was possible. It's been a long week since our last home game, where everybody was talking about me being 16 away. It seemed like every shot I took there was another level of anticipation and anxiousness around it. I've just been trying to play my game. Today it kind of set up perfectly, to make the first one, get it out of the way and then let the record-breaker come to me. I pride myself on shooting a high percentage, on allowing that to help us win games, and now I can pride myself on getting to the number Ray set. I never wanted to call myself the greatest shooter until I got this record, so I’m comfortable saying that now." (Source: Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports)