He returned with 7:43 left in the second, made another jumper and finally missed a 3-point try at the 4:55 mark. The 33-year-old Curry, who earlier in the day was named one of the top 75 NBA players of all time, dazzled in the first home game of his 13th NBA season after taking the mic before tipoff and thanking the fans for their support and patience through the coronavirus pandemic and welcoming them back to Chase Center. “Steph is going to have those quarters when he goes off, but you’ve got to stay the course and I thought our team did that tonight,” Clippers coach Tyronn Lue said. Los Angeles fought back from a 19-point deficit in the second quarter to take a 67-66 lead into halftime while capitalizing on Warriors’ turnovers. Paul George had 29 points, 11 rebounds and six assists in the Clippers’ season opener, and Eric Bledsoe scored 22 points. “You know Steph, when he has a poor shooting night, he’s always coming back strong,” Kerr said.ĭamion Lee hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 5:55 remaining and scored 11 points off the bench while Andrew Wiggins added 17 points and six rebounds. On Tuesday, the two-time MVP shot just 5 for 21 - making 2 of 8 3s - on the way to 21 points in a road win against the Lakers on Tuesday night in a performance that he called “trash.”Ĭurry corrected himself Thursday: “I should have just said I shot the ball like trash and still found a way to try to impact the game.” “I don’t know if I’ve had a perfect start like that before, but it was just a good flow from the jump,” Curry said.Ĭurry wound up 16 of 25 from the floor and 8 for 13 from deep with 10 rebounds.
… I’m still blown away.”Ĭhants of “MVP!” began late in the first quarter, and by the time the buzzer sounded to finish the initial period, Curry already had topped his total from two nights earlier with 25 points on 9-of-9 shooting and five 3-pointers as Golden State built a 44-27 lead. “Steph Curry was just Steph Curry, there’s never been anybody like him,” coach Steve Kerr said. The reigning NBA scoring champion even secured a key rebound with 36 seconds left before calmly converting a pair of free throws with less than 5 seconds left, scoring eight points over the final 1:54.įans cheered Curry well after the game ended until he finally disappeared down the tunnel.
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