{"id":621889,"date":"2026-02-24T13:05:51","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T13:05:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/621889\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T13:05:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T13:05:51","slug":"how-al-horford-joined-lebron-in-nba-history-in-warriors-victory-nbc-bay-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/621889\/","title":{"rendered":"How Al Horford joined LeBron in NBA history in Warriors\u2019 victory \u2013 NBC Bay Area"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It looks like Unc&#8217;s still got it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/h\/horfoal01\/splits\/2026\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Al Horford<\/a> became just the second player 39 or older in NBA history to have six-plus made 3-pointers as well as seven or more assists in a game when he accomplished the feat in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsportsbayarea.com\/nba\/golden-state-warriors\/al-horford-nikola-jokic-denver-nuggets\/1919334\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the Warriors\u2019 128-117 win<\/a> over the Denver Nuggets on Sunday at Chase Center.<\/p>\n<p>The only other player to put those numbers up is the seemingly ageless LeBron James, and while Al Horford hasn\u2019t publicly stated that he had to <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/lebron-james-reveals-sweet-vice-212136417.html?guccounter=1&amp;guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&amp;guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAE_BlEYxWca3UTqSI9aIWS9Ybh_m8uhe6HwHlACG7onLEtH5ifuaxmGM-d4OjmUjHSxVR41_tSA_hv5XbcnkQM2lquOuA5lzrFf5u66cRWOXdwd3AWlar93IQmKDTcPt2aCkMeAOtc_7gGj8oy-XABn6hoz39_F8lPXhdRAvp7hS\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">give up wine and cookies<\/a>, clearly something the veteran is doing has been working.<\/p>\n<p>Over the span of his 19 NBA seasons, Horford has racked up 1,032 made treys and 3,719 assists, which puts Big Al\u2019s career in extremely rare company.<\/p>\n<p>Since the 3-point line was adopted in 1979, just six NBA big men have 1,000 made threes and more than 3,500 dimes: Horford, James, Kevin Durant, Paul Pierce, Tracy McGrady and Dirk Nowitzki, per SportRadar.<\/p>\n<p>The latter three of that group &#8212; who all have retired &#8212; are members of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, with Nowitzki being the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/basketball-hall-of-fame-all-time\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">most-recent inductee in 2023<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Horford on Sunday also became the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsportsbayarea.com\/nba\/golden-state-warriors\/al-horford-oldest-center-3-pointers\/1919320\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">oldest center in NBA history to knock down five-plus 3-pointers<\/a> in a half.<\/p>\n<p>The 39-year-old has been a steady presence for the Warriors this season, averaging 7.9 points, 4.9 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game while shooting 35.4 percent from beyond the arc in 36 games played.<\/p>\n<p>In February, Horford has seen his production rise, however, as his points per game has jumped up to 10.9 while also adding 3.4 assists per game.<\/p>\n<p>The Warriors, who were without <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/g\/greendr01.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Draymond Green<\/a> on Sunday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsportsbayarea.com\/nba\/golden-state-warriors\/draymond-green-back-injury\/1919285\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">due to back soreness<\/a>, can use all of the help they can get from the five-time NBA All-Star.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dubs-talk-a-golden-state-warriors-podcast.simplecast.com\/episodes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Download and follow the Dubs Talk Podcast<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It looks like Unc&#8217;s still got it. 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