Steph Curry's most memorable moments at Madison Square Garden

It was widely known across the NBA that Stephen Currywas poised to break Ray Allen's 3-point record at Madison Square Garden when his Golden State Warriors faced the New York Knicks.

Curry entered Tuesday's game two 3s shy of becoming the NBA's all-time 3-point leader in one of the most historic venues in the association: Madison Square Garden.

"It's the mecca," Warriors' coach Steve Kerr told ESPN. "It's the best atmosphere in the league. It's going to be electric. I can't wait -- it will be fun. ... Every player loves New York. Every player in the league loves playing in the Garden."

Curry has acknowledged how fans have reacted to being on the brink of witnessing history.

"It's been awesome -- like the home crowd the Portland game [last Wednesday] was amazing even though [the record] didn't happen. Philly was awesome. Every 3, the crowd goes crazy."

Needless to say, it's understandable why those donning the Knicks' orange and blue might have cheered for one of the Bay's brightest stars.

Curry has a history at the "Mecca of Basketball," dating all the way back to his days at Davidson College. From the NCAA to the NBA, here are some of Curry's best moments at MSG.

December 9, 2008

The then-21-year-old sharpshooter made his debut at MSG, nearly 13 years to the date before he broke the 3-point record, when he led the Davidson Wildcats over the West Virginia Mountaineers68-65 in the 2008 Jimmy V Classic.

In the beginning of the game, it was far from a signature Curry performance as he missed 12 of his first 13 3-point attempts.

"I was frustrated, but my teammates kept telling me to keep shooting," Curry said at the time.

Despite his early shooting troubles, he made his final three attempts from beyond the arc and scored 13 of Davidson's final 15 points of the game.

The last of his late 3s gave the Wildcats a two-point lead with 39 seconds to play and proved to be enough for a victory.

November 13, 2009

Curry was selected by the Warriors at No. 7 in the 2009 NBA draft, one pick before the Knicks planned to take him. For that reason, Curry's first career game at the Garden seemed to be interesting, but it ended up being just one of five instances throughout his career when he has been held scoreless.

He played a total of two minutes and 35 seconds and didn't attempt a shot.

He didn't shy away from sharing how he felt about the performance after the game.

"It sucks. You don't want to be sitting and watching," he said. "Hopefully, I won't get used to it. We'll see what happens."

As shown by his long list of accolades, it's safe to say that he did not get used to "sitting and watching."

February 27, 2013

Curry's unofficial arrival as a superstar happened on MSG's historic hardwood. He went 11-of-13 from 3-point land and dropped 54 points -- marking his first time scoring 50.

He became just the third visiting player to eclipse the half-century mark at The Garden, and it was a performance for the ages on basketball's biggest and brightest stage

December 14, 2021

With Allen in attendance and Reggie Miller calling the game for Turner Sports, Curry became the NBA's all-time 3-point leader, securing the record on his third 3-point attempt of the contest.

"I had great support here," Curry said in his postgame interview. "This arena, I can't express how much of an honor that was for the reaction here on the road and the appreciation for this milestone."