The milestone basket came on his first points of the contest in front of a crowd of 19,900 at Miami’s AmericanAirlines Arena.
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Curry admitted to gun-slinging at the start of the game.
Warriors’ Klay Thompson, left, looking for two against Hassan Whiteside of the Heat during first-half action Wednesday.
Reserve point guard Josh Richardson hit three 3-pointers and went 5-of-6 from the floor overall en route to adding 15 points off the bench and Goran Dragic had 13 points and seven assists for the Heat, who got 10 rebounds from rookie Justise Winslow.
Wednesday should’ve been one of those nights for the Golden State Warriors.
In the second half, Miami got a good view of the 2016 MVP front-runner. Thompson scored eight seconds later to begin a barrage that included three three-pointers, two layups and a 14-foot step-back jumper in four-plus minutes of action. Wade and Whiteside both got off to 5-for-5 starts from the field…. Vucevic is carrying the load on the offensive end with a scoring average of 24.2 points over his last six games.BUZZER BEATERS1.
Curry and Thompson share the honor, as Curry kept the Heat within range through three quarters before Thompson grabbed the baton in the fourth.
Fatigue may be a factor for the Warriors since they played just last night, but they really shouldn’t have much of a problem beating a Magic team that really had to battle against the lowly 76ers. He single-handedly outscored the Heat 15-10 during that stretch.
Wade, who took every possession down to the rim, put the Heat up by one with a couple of free-throws after a Curry three. His teammates were just 2 for 12 in the opening 12 minutes.
The NBA star even signed and gave Shawn his sneakers and invited him and his brother into the locker room before the game against the Miami Heat.
Warriors point guard Stephen Curry scored 42 points, and shooting guard Klay Thompson added 33 points, including 15 straight in the fourth quarter.
If the Golden State Warriors are going to make history, they’re going to have some slug fests in the final months of the season, as teams ramp up their play heading into the postseason.
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Dwyane Wade had a season-high 32 points and seven assists for the Heat. Curry made a pair of free throws with 18.5, and soon the Warriors walked off a victor for the 51st time in 56 games this season.
