This may seem like a massive overstatement, but it’s really not. He battled Kanter, Adams and Ibaka in the middle, and came up with the key offensive rebound for Klay Thompson’s three (32 points) that pulled the Dubs to within one in overtime. However, what makes it more impressive is the rate at which he’s making these incredible shots.
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Curry finished with 46 points as his winning shot was his 12th three-pointer, tying the National Basketball Association single-game record.
The best in the National Basketball Association have given Curry, the NBA’s reigning most valuable player, his due.
He has returned the Warriors to their “golden state”, and last night cemented Stephen Curry’s legacy as the one of the greatest shooters – if not the best – the National Basketball Association has ever seen.
Yes, including San Antonio.
As they prepared for their Saturday night showdown against the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Warriors found themselves challenged by another team that included Oscar Robertson, Stephen Jackson and Cedric Ceballos. They became the first team since the 1987-88 Los Angeles Lakers to clinch a post-season spot in February. And sure, we all heard the guys go wild on the ABC broadcast; but their enthusiasm paled in comparison to these Korean announcers, who were thankfully brought to our attention via Reddit user Go_Habs_Go31.
Golden State has 24 regular-season games remaining. It’s easy to see a scenario where the Warriors get through the West again (very easy, in fact) – and LeBron James, Kevin Love, Kyrie Irving and the Cavs emerge from the East. Basically, it’s becoming easier by the week to daydream of a Finals rematch. He drove to the basket and rolled the ankle before Thunder guard Russell Westbrook stepped on it.
While coach Steve Kerr has been vocal in defending Curry, poking fun at the former stars who have chosen to criticize, perhaps the best defense came from Andrew Bogut, Golden State’s lumbering center, who mocked the old-timers on Twitter.
Curry was twice named Player of the Year in the Southern Conference while playing with Davidson College and, foreshadowing his future, set the single-season 3-pointer record in the NCAA.
“When I played years ago, if you shot a shot outside and hit it, the next time I’m going to be up on top of you”, Robertson told reporters.
“Curry is UNREAL!!!!” added Dwyane Wade.
Curry’s. 643 shooting percentage on shots between 30 and 40 feet (it was officially estimated at 32 feet by statisticians at the game but later was proven to be over 38 feet upon closer inspection) would be good enough to make him third in the league in field goal percentage from any distance, behind only dunk machines DeAndre Jordan and Hassan Whiteside. Of course, sports betting is always a gamble and you never know what a team might bring or fail to bring on any given day, but at this point the trends are clear: bet against the Warriors covering the spread. “I think there were a lot of positives to take out of this game”. The NBA player with the most record of three points defeated the Thunder in an overtime match, The News Nigeria reports.
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“I never would have thought at this point in the season I would be closing in on 300 and all that kind of stuff”, Curry said, per ESPN.com.
