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Curry breaks record with 62 points; Warriors beat Blazers

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Stephen Curry had a career-high 62 points as the Golden State Warriors beat the Portland Trail Blazers 137-122 on Sunday to split honors in the two-game series.

Curry fired a shot from range and under pressure with just over a minute to go to round out his point tally.

This season, no NBA player had scored that many units in a game. Curry was 18 of 31 shots, including eight of 16 3s, after scoring 21 points in the first quarter.

For the tenth time in his career, he reached thirty points in the first two quarters as the Warriors went into halftime with a 66-54 lead.

There was only one small blemish on Curry’s super night. He saw his streak of free throws made at 80, another franchise record, cut in the first quarter.

That run went back to March 29, 2019, in a match against Memphis. Against Portland, he made 18 of 19 attempts.

Stephen Curry, of the Golden State Warriors, celebrates after reaching 62 points in the game on Sunday, January 3, 2021, against the Portland Trail Blazers (AP Photo / Tony Avelar)Tony Avelar / AP

Damian Lillard had 32 points for the Blazers, while CJ McCollum added 28.

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