Curry nails buzzer beater

STEPHEN Curry hit the first buzzer-beating game-winner of his illustrious NBA career, draining a step back jumper to lift Golden State to a 105-103 victory over the Houston Rockets.

Curry, the smooth shooter who this season broke the league’s all-time record for three-pointers, was clearly thrilled to add another scoring achievement to his resume.

“About time.” Curry told an on-court TV interviewer. “That’s my first one.”

Curry scored 22 points, but for much of the night there was frustration for the Warriors, who trailed Western Conference stragglers Houston by as many as 15 points.

Curry himself missed nine of his 10 attempts from the field in the first half and let his frustration show when he kicked a courtside chair.

The Warriors trailed 54-43 at halftime, but scored 33 points in the third quarter to go into the final quarter with the score even at 76-76.

It was 103-103 with 11.5 seconds remaining when Houston’s Garrison Matthews missed a three-pointer. Golden State got the rebound and on the inbounds after a timeout got the ball to Curry.

“This whole game was crazy,” Curry said.

Elsewhere, the Los Angeles Lakers scored a 116-105 victory over the Magic in Orlando.