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Curry chasing record

Allen's 3-point mark set to fall

OAKLAND, Calif. — Stephen Curry is two shots shy of setting a new NBA standard, and the question circulating around the Golden State Warriors locker room ahead of the season finale at Portland on Wednesday night is when — not if — he will break Ray Allen’s single-season record of 269 3-pointers.

“He should be done with that by the end of the first quarter,” guard Jarrett Jack said.

The rejuvenated Warriors point guard, with his twice surgically repaired right ankle no longer an issue, has shown just what he can do in a season of near-perfect health. He is shooting 45.5 percent from beyond the arc and is averaging almost 3½ baskets from long range over the 77 games he has played.

“I don’t know who second place is for the best shooter in the world,” Warriors coach Mark Jackson said. “But he certainly has first place tied up.”

The diminutive guard with the smooth shooting stroke who dazzled at Davidson is carrying the Warriors to the playoffs for the first time since 2007 and just the second time in 19 years.

Golden State (46-35) is a game ahead of Houston for sixth place in the Western Conference and can seal the spot — and a first-round matchup at Denver — with a win against the Trail Blazers in the regular-season finale.

Curry admits he wants Allen’s record.

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