Curry’s hot streak continues as Warriors down Sixers
ANGELES: Steph Curry extended his scoring streak with an electrifying 49-point display as the Golden State Warriors upset the Philadelphia 76ers 107-96.
Curry, who scored 47 points in a defeat to Boston on Saturday, bagged his 11th straight game with 30 points or more to give the Warriors a crucial victory in their fight for a playoff berth.
It was another spellbinding performance from the Warriors talisman, who is fast becoming the frontrunner for this season’s NBA Most Valuable Player award with an average of 31.4 points per game.
Curry’s 49 points included 10 three-pointers – five of them coming during a 20-point blast of scoring in the final quarter.
It marked the 21st time in the Golden State star’s career that he has bagged 10 or more three-pointers in a single game.
The next highest ranked player on the list is teammate Klay Thompson, who has five games with 10 three-pointers.
Curry’s latest masterpiece left Golden State coach Steve Kerr struggling to find adequate superlatives.
“I don’t know what else to say,” Kerr said of Curry. “When you guys ask me after every game what I think of Steph and his performance, well, whatever I said after the last game – just use that. “Because it’s the same thing after every game – utter amazement at this guy’s skill level, heart, mind and focus. Just amazing to watch.”
Kerr described Curry’s record of three-point scoring as “mind-boggling stuff” that put the 33-year-old in a league of his own in NBA history as far as shooting was concerned.
“Kobe Bryant earlier in his career had a stretch, and obviously Michael Jordan had some stretches where he scored like crazy,” Kerr said.
“But nobody’s ever shot the ball like this in the history of the game. And even by Steph’s own lofty standards, this is above and beyond.”
Elsewhere Monday, Devin Booker’s free throw with 0.3 seconds of overtime remaining helped the Phoenix Suns squeeze a 128-127 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks at the Fiserv Forum.
In Denver, Nikola Jokic erupted for 47 points as the Nuggets defeated the Memphis Grizzlies 139-137 in double overtime.
Utah maintained their lead at the top of the West with a comfortable 111-97 win over Los Angeles Lakers at the Staples Centre.