<P> With 24 games remaining in the season, Curry again surpassed his NBA record for three - pointers, reaching 288 against the Oklahoma City Thunder in a 121--118 win . He also tied an NBA record with 12 three - pointers in the game, including the game - winner from beyond 30 feet (9.1 m) in the last second in overtime . Curry and Thompson broke their combined record for three - pointers in a season after just 66 games, when the Warriors (60--6) became the fastest team in league history to ever reach 60 wins in a season . Golden State finished the season with an NBA - record 73 wins . Curry finished the season with 402 three - point shots made, and Thompson was second in the NBA with 276 . Their combined total of 678 shattered their previous record by 153 shots made . They were also the highest - scoring duo in the NBA with an average of 52.2 points per game . In the playoffs, the Warriors rallied from a 3--1 deficit in the Western Conference Finals to defeat Oklahoma City, 4--3 . Thompson scored 41 points and made an NBA playoff record 11 three - pointers in Game 6, and the Splash Brothers were the first NBA players to finish with at least 30 three - pointers in a playoff series . Their 62 combined makes exceeded the Thunders' series total of 55 . </P> <P> In 2016--17, Curry and Thompson became the first two players in NBA history to make at least 200 three - pointers in five consecutive seasons . Curry broke the NBA record for most three - pointers made in a single game with 13, breaking the previous of 12 he held jointly with Kobe Bryant and Donyell Marshall . In 2017--18, the duo each made 200 three - pointers again to extend their record for consecutive seasons with 200 made . In Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals against Houston, Thompson scored 35 points and shot 9 - of - 14 on three - pointers and Curry added 29 points and five 3's to help the Warriors overcome a 17 - point deficit and win 115--86, staving off elimination and tying the series at 3--3 . The Splash Brothers outscored the Rockets 37--25 in the second half while shooting 11 - of - 15 on three - pointers . </P> <P> The Splash Brothers nickname refers to the duo's ability to "splash" the net with the ball, particularly on three - point shots, and is a play on an older nickname for another pair of Oakland teammates, baseball players Jose Canseco and Mark McGwire, who were known as the Bash Brothers when they played for the Oakland Athletics . The term began in 2012 in a tweet from Brian Witt, a writer for the Warriors website . On December 21 against the Charlotte Bobcats, Curry and Thompson had combined for 25 points and seven 3 - pointers by halftime, when Witt posted an update of their performance on the team's Twitter account with a #SplashBrothers hashtag; Golden State would win the game 115--100 . The Warriors liked the nickname, and encouraged Witt to continue tweeting it . </P>

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