Stephen Curry is the insatiable type. Really insatiable. At the end of a huge game delivered at the Philadelphia Sixers, punctuated by a solid victory (107-96), the leader found a way to rail at the microphone of the TV broadcaster for a missed free throw – ” I took a finger in the eye and I missed my throw “-, which would have allowed him to reach the 50 point mark for the fourth time this season … This shows how the” Splash Brother “has dominated his subject in recent weeks.
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Monday night, he slammed ten award-winning baskets (in 17 attempts), and brought his own against a lonely Joel Embiid (28 points, 13 rebounds, 8 assists). Even Seth Curry (15 points), three years his youngest (30 years) could do nothing to stop the mechanics, symbolized by a strong number: here are eleven matches that Stephen Curry scores more than 30 points, an NBA record. for a 33-year-old is over, surpassing a certain Kobe Bryant (10 matches).
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« When I’m given space, then it’s all about trust, tried to modestly explain the hero of the evening. I work on this every day. When I’m on the beat, that’s when it’s the funniest, it means that all the work pays off. “His Warriors had actually started the game in a very bad way, with a 12-0 conceded, but finally filled at the end of the first quarter (24-24, 12th). The Californians then leveled off until the break before taking advantage of the inspirations of their leader to gradually make the difference against a private opponent of Ben Simmons in particular.
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Better than Michael Jordan
The arabesques of Curry are gaining a lot of emulation in this second part of the season. Starting with the coach of the Dubs, dithyrambic with regard to his protégé, not hesitating to consider that his performances placed him above a certain … Michael Jordan. ” There is a form of beauty in what he does, noted Jordan’s former Chicago Bulls teammate. It really is art. What he does is amazing to see. No one in the history of the sport has ever achieved what they do today. »
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The tribute took a little more form thanks to Doc Rivers, coach of the Sixers, who did not hesitate to compare the performances of Stephen Curry to the “GOAT”: ” I don’t know if I’ve seen a show like his before. I can guarantee you no one has scored like he does. »
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Carried by its leader, Golden State took advantage of this success to rebalance its record (29v-29d) and thus stay in the race for the play-offs (or play-in) for the end of the season. As for the considerations for the title of MVP of the season, they seem to take a little more body even if the classification of the franchise of San Francisco (9th) still penalizes Curry too much. If, however, he managed to maintain this infernal pace, the debate would be more than open.
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