A few days after Kevin Durant reached the threshold of 25,000 career points, it’s the turn of Stephen Curry to cross a symbolic threshold. Faced with the Nuggets, the leader of the Warriors thus reached the bar of 20,000 career points. He is the 49th player in history to reach this threshold, and he will very soon pass Antawn Jamison and Tom Chambers. Above all, there is the victory at the end. The second in a row after a very complicated period for Golden State (five losses in a row).
From this match with 34 points and 9 rebounds, we will remember this hot shot in the 3rd quarter. The Warriors are then led by 14 points, and Curry catches fire to score 18 points in the only 3rd quarter. Pure Curry, like in his best years, and he allows the Warriors to take control to attack the last quarter. The alternation between 3-point shots and penetrations hurt the defense a lot. A real contrast with the very sluggish first half.
“It’s just a question of mentality. We continue to learn to win collectively, and there is nothing easy in the NBA. We have to find our own way out of the hole.” explains the Golden State superstar of this change in attitude in the second half. “That’s what we did tonight with our defense, and then the shots started coming in. As long as you don’t make stops, you can’t give yourself a chance to win. Especially outdoors. I repeat myself, but we have people to score points, and we must first defend.“
“Steph monopolizes the attention so much that we sometimes forget to help the other players”
We then find him at the end of the match to carry the blow. It was in the wear and tear that the Warriors made the difference, and alongside a super Jordan Poole, Curry takes on the task of knocking out the Nuggets. His vis-à-vis, Monte Morris, explains why it is difficult to play against the Warriors. Especially when the Nuggets are playing their fourth game in five nights.
“I think it weighed on us tonight, especially in the way they moved. They can embarrass you with their changes, and all that” explains the Denver point guard. “It’s difficult because Steph monopolizes the attention so much that we sometimes forget to help the other players. “
It is true that we sometimes forget the formidable game without the ball of Curry, able to attract two to three defenders by his races, to better release a Poole or a Thompson.
” There’s a lot of space in our game recalls Curry. ” The defense has to make choices. Jordan can shoot, Klay can shoot. I can shoot. We made them pay tonight. “
| Stephen Curry | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2009-10 | GOS | 80 | 36 | 46.2 | 43.7 | 88.5 | 0.6 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 5.9 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 17.5 |
| 2010-11 | GOS | 74 | 34 | 48.0 | 44.2 | 93.4 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 5.8 | 3.2 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 0.3 | 18.6 |
| 2011-12 | GOS | 26 | 28 | 49.0 | 45.5 | 80.9 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 5.3 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 14.7 |
| 2012-13 | GOS | 78 | 38 | 45.1 | 45.3 | 90.0 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 6.9 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 0.2 | 22.9 |
| 2013-14 | GOS | 78 | 37 | 47.1 | 42.4 | 88.5 | 0.6 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 8.5 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 3.8 | 0.2 | 24.0 |
| 2014-15 ★ | GOS | 80 | 33 | 48.7 | 44.3 | 91.4 | 0.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 7.7 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 0.2 | 23.8 |
| 2015-16 ★ | GOS | 79 | 34 | 50.4 | 45.4 | 90.7 | 0.9 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 6.7 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 0.2 | 30.1 |
| 2016-17 | GOS | 79 | 33 | 46.8 | 41.1 | 89.8 | 0.8 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 6.6 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 25.3 |
| 2017-18 | GOS | 51 | 32 | 49.5 | 42.3 | 92.1 | 0.7 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 6.1 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 26.4 |
| 2018-19 | GOS | 69 | 34 | 47.2 | 43.7 | 91.6 | 0.7 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 27.3 |
| 2019-20 | GOS | 5 | 28 | 40.2 | 24.5 | 100.0 | 0.8 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 6.6 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 20.8 |
| 2020-21 | GOS | 63 | 34 | 48.2 | 42.1 | 91.6 | 0.5 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 0.1 | 32.0 |
| 2021-22 | GOS | 60 | 35 | 43.2 | 37.7 | 91.9 | 0.6 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 6.4 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 25.6 |
| Total | 822 | 34 | 47.3 | 42.8 | 90.8 | 0.7 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 6.5 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 3.2 | 0.2 | 24.3 | |
