Less than two minutes into the Golden State Warriors' second preseason game—a 45-point incineration of the Los Angeles Clippers on Oct. 4—it happened.
Stephen Curry jogged the ball up the left sideline in semi-transition as two Clipper defenders darted out to cover him a few feet beyond the three-point arc. Prudent, this was, as Curry's range in Oracle Arena extends to the 880 freeway a few hundred yards west of the building.
Curry attacked the frenzied double closeout, drew a third defender in the lane and casually flicked a pass to a wide-open Kevin Durant on the right wing.