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Steph Curry’s 51 points for Golden State were remarkable – even more so given they were made in just three quarters.
Steph Curry appreciated the freedom from coach Steve Kerr to shoot from wherever he darn well pleased, no distance off limits.
On this night, Curry could get away with anything. He was feeling it.
“It is nice to turn around and not hear your coach on the sideline chewing you out,” Curry said. “I’d like to say I deserve that little wiggle room there for sure.”
Even with another post-championship, whirlwind summer that included welcoming a son, more golf tournaments and travel, Curry considered it among his best and most productive offseasons.
His body is fully healthy and recovered after the Golden State superstar played only 51 regular-season games during the latest championship run because of injuries.
Through five games, Curry is as dominant as ever – as evidenced in a spectacular 51-point performance in Wednesday night’s 144-122 win against the Wizards playing only three quarters. He scored 18 straight for the Warriors during one stretch.
“It was a joy to be on the same court with that, that was sick,” Kevin Durant said.
“That boy good!” teammate Shaun Livingston tweeted immediately after the game.
His teammates notice Curry’s purpose when he takes the floor each day, whether practice or a game.
“Just to be great, it’s that simple,” Klay Thompson said earlier Wednesday. “He’s never satisfied. We saw that after the first year he won MVP he came back even better and had a historic season. And nothing’s changed since four years ago or since he got in the league. That’s what makes him so great, is his humility and his ability to just keep working.”
Curry shot 15 for 24, 11 of 16 from three-point range and made all 10 free throws, missing his career high of 54 set in February 2013 by three points.
He became just the fourth NBA player in the last 10 years to score 50 or more points in the first three quarters.
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