The Golden State Warriors have stumbled out of the gates to start out the 2023-2024 season, however Stephen Curry kind of stays as nice as ever. The Warriors entered the weekend in turmoil with a 10-14 report as they acquired information of Draymond Inexperienced’s indefinite suspension for his newest act of violence on the basketball courtroom. The Warriors trotted out a brand new beginning lineup that includes rookie guard Brandin Podziemski and younger ahead Jonathan Kuminga, and so they crossed their fingers they might begin discovering options to a protracted record of issues.
The Warriors beat the Nets, 124-120, on Saturday evening within the Bay behind one other sensible effort from Curry. Curry completed with 37 factors on 14-of-22 taking pictures (6-of-8 from three) to tempo the Golden State offense, together with a pair game-sealing buckets late. Curry was so locked in he was calling timeouts for Brooklyn.
The Warriors performed the subsequent evening, and earned a tricky win over the Portland Path Blazers, 118-114. For as soon as, Curry was ice chilly, however his teammates picked up the slack on the second evening of a back-to-back. Curry completed with solely seven factors and eight assists on 2-of-12 taking pictures from the sector and 0-of-8 taking pictures from three within the win. That broke a streak of 268 consecutive video games with a made three.
Stephen Curry’s streak of consecutive regular-season video games with a made 3-pointer snapped tonight in Portland at 268. You would stack the subsequent 5 shooters on high of one another and Steph’s streak was longer lol pic.twitter.com/o5gFk9lvte
— Tom Haberstroh (@tomhaberstroh) December 18, 2023
The hole between Curry and the opposite gamers on a streak of consecutive video games with a made three exhibits simply how troublesome his accomplishment was. Anybody can have an off evening in an 82-game season. Curry hardly ever does.
The final time Curry didn’t make a three-pointer was Nov. 8, 2018 in opposition to the Milwaukee Bucks.
With Curry unable to purchase a bucket, his previous pal Klay Thompson stepped as much as save the day. Thompson’s struggles this season have been one of many greatest storylines in the course of the Warriors’ sluggish begin, however in opposition to the Blazers he appeared like his previous self, ending with 28 factors on 11-of-16 taking pictures from the sector and 5-of-10 from three. Andrew Wiggins, one other struggling Warrior this season, completed with 25 factors on 9-of-12 taking pictures off the bench.
Podziemski took a cost within the ultimate seconds to seal the win.
Don’t really feel too unhealthy for Curry. On Saturday in opposition to the Nets, he grew to become the primary participant to cross 3,500 made threes in his profession. No different participant has ever even hit 3,000.
Steph Curry is the primary participant in NBA historical past to achieve 3,500 threes
No different participant has ever made 3,000 and solely 3 different gamers have made 2,500.
— Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) December 17, 2023
The Warriors wanted to point out Curry they’ve decide him up on a down evening. Golden State nonetheless has a deep gap to climb out of at 12-14 on the season, however these two wins have to present them some confidence this season isn’t out of attain but.