Curry entered the night two 3s away from crossing the 4,000 threshold, and took a little longer than expected to hit the milestone. Only two players -- Curry and James Harden -- had even reached 3,000 career triples. Now Curry stands on his own with 4,000 and counting.

The Hall of Fame center believes that Stephen Curry deserves more consideration to be the greatest player of all time.

As the Golden State Warriors icon set yet another shooting record, it's worth remembering the sliding doors moments that got us here.

Stephen Curry is the first player in NBA history with 4,000 3-pointers. He did it a day before his 37th birthday.

Superstar point guard Steph Curry finished with just 11 points on 4-9 shooting, but his two made three-pointers were historic. Curry became the first player in NBA history to reach 4,000 career three-pointers,

Curry, who will turn 37 on Friday, entered Thursday already having made 251 3s this season, leading the league at 4.5 per game.

This spring, the Golden State Warriors sure hope that's true.Steph Curry hit his 4,000th career 3-pointer on Thursday night, an astonishing total that just adds one more exclamation point to the career of the greatest shooter in NBA history.

The Golden State Warriors extended their win streak to six games on Thursday night, defeating the Sacramento Kings 130-104 and improving to 38-28 overall. The victory helped the Warriors maintain their position within the top six spots in the Western Conference.

When Stephen Curry began his career, no player in NBA history had ever made 3,000 3-pointers in a career. That threshold now officially feels quaint.