James Harden passes Ray Allen for no. 2 on the career 3-pointer list

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James Harden shoots the 3-pointer that would propel him past Ray Allen on the all-time 3-pointers list.

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) – James Harden now stands alone as no. 2 in 3-pointers.

Harden, the Los Angeles Clippers guard, connected on career 2,974. 3-pointer Sunday night and broke a tie with Basketball Hall of Famer Ray Allen for No. 2 on the NBA’s list.

Harden’s history-making shot came with 6:09 left in the first quarter against the Utah Jazz, connecting from the right wing. The only player ahead of Harden on the list is Golden State’s Stephen Currywho have made 3,782 3-pointers.

Allen needed 1,300 games to make his 2,973 3-pointers. Harden passed him in 1,086 games.

“Both guys,” Clippers coach Tyronn Lue said last week, “are extraordinary shooters.”

Harden is one of three players in NBA history to make 300 3-pointers in a season. He made 378 in 2018-19; the other players on that list are Curry (who has done it five times, including an NBA-record 402 in 2015-16) and Klay Thompson (who had 301 in 2022-23).

Harden is also 15th on the NBA career list in points and 13th in assists. The only other player to rank in the top 15 in scoring, assists and 3-pointers – appearing on all three lists – is LeBron James, the league’s career scoring leader, who is fourth in assists and eighth in 3-pointers.

Allen passed Reggie Miller as the No. 1 on the 3-point list during the 2010–11 season and held the record for more than a decade. Curry passed Allen in the 2021-22 season.