STEPHEN CURRY scored 22 points and moved within nine 3s of tying Ray Allen’s record, and the Golden State Warriors held off the injury-depleted Portland Trail Blazers for a 104-94 win Wednesday night.

“To make that many 3s in one game obviously has never been done before, so it was just a routine night,” coach Steve Kerr said of the 16 Curry needed coming into the game to top Allen. “He made six, which is nothing for him. I don’t think I ever did that in my entire career one time.”

The reigning NBA scoring champion shot 6 of 17 from beyond the arc, missing his initial four 3-point tries before connecting at the 5:55 mark of the first quarter. Curry went 4 of 12 in the first half on 3s as Golden State held a 47-45 edge at the break.

Norman Powell scored 26 points but went 1 for 7 from deep, and the Blazers made just 8 of 30 on 3-pointers. Portland missed injured star guards Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum.

“Strange,” Kerr said before the game. “I don’t think we’ve ever faced Portland without both of them, so they’re in a tough space right now.”

Curry is closing in on Allen’s mark of 2,973 regular-season 3s made from 1996-2014. “It will be an amazing experience for me and my teammates,” Curry said.

Draymond Green had 10 rebounds, eight assists and five points, and Jordan Poole added 20 points.(SD-Agencies)