Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry‘s 11-game streak of scoring no less than 30 factors ended Wednesday night time throughout a 118-114 loss to the Washington Wizards.
Curry shot 7-for-25 from the sphere, together with a season-worst 2-for-14 from past the arc, and completed with 18 factors. Regardless of the loss and the poor efficiency in Washington, Curry stated he was happy with what he achieved over the previous month.
“It was an excellent run,” Curry stated after the sport. “It was one thing that hadn’t been finished earlier than. It was going to finish sooner or later. Now you bought to begin one other one. So it is only a matter of the next-play mentality. Simply attempt to get rejuvenated after we go residence — to do it residence, highway, some massive video games, put a streak collectively. It was a particular experience, for positive. And by no means actually get too overvalued on particular person streaks or accolades like that. There have been some historic names that I used to be capable of go. And doing one thing at this age was fairly particular.”
Curry grew to become the primary participant since Kobe Bryant to attain no less than 30 factors in 10 straight video games, and he’s now the oldest participant in league historical past — at age 33 — to attain no less than 30 in 11 straight video games, after dropping in 49 factors in Monday’s win on the Philadelphia 76ers. Bryant achieved his streak of 10 30-plus-point video games from Dec. 7 to Dec. 26, 2012.
Curry by no means appeared stunned by the historic numbers he continued to place up.
“Peaking on the proper time,” he stated when requested why he has maintained such a excessive stage of play over the previous month. “Often, the development of our seasons, or my seasons, getting higher as every recreation goes, so I am glad this season’s no totally different. Simply making an attempt to proceed to get higher and construct that confidence of enjoying my finest basketball in the direction of the tip of the season.”
Even after Wednesday’s off night time, Curry remains to be capturing 54.9% from the sphere and averaging 40.eight factors throughout 11 video games in April.
The Wizards threw totally different our bodies at Curry all night time, making an attempt to power different Warriors gamers to beat them and contesting as lots of Curry’s pictures as potential. It was a transfer that Warriors coach Steve Kerr predicted earlier within the week, and Kerr stated he is aware of Curry will seemingly see extra of that down the stretch.
“I assumed the Wizards performed effectively defensively,” Kerr stated. “Did some good issues to get the ball out of Steph’s fingers. However nothing that Steph hasn’t seen earlier than. I assumed we have been gassed. I assumed that included Steph and everyone — we simply did not appear like we had our legs on the market tonight.”
Earlier than the sport, Kerr praised Curry for his work ethic and the dedication he has proven to bettering his recreation 12 months after 12 months.
“It appears like magic, nevertheless it comes from an excellent mixture of genes and work,” Kerr stated. “There isn’t any doubting that he comes from an unbelievable set of genes, given his dad and mom being so athletic. Clearly, Dell was one of many nice shooters within the historical past of the sport, and also you see Seth, additionally the most effective shooters within the league; so there’s some genetics there, however the work ethic is what places Steph excessive.”
Curry and the Warriors head residence for a Friday matchup in opposition to the Denver Nuggets. It’s going to be the primary time all season that followers will probably be admitted into Chase Middle following the restrictions which were in place in San Francisco over the previous 12 months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Warriors can have as much as 35% capability within the enviornment, and they’re paying to have each fan examined if they do not have proof of a vaccination.
“We will benefit from the environment,” Curry stated. “It is positively noticeable if in case you have even simply 1,000 followers within the seats. It makes an enormous distinction within the environment — and, clearly, at Chase, we had three-quarters of a season opening up a brand new constructing after which getting shut down [because of the pandemic]. And we have had a complete season now the place we have not had any followers, so that you’re form of sick of wanting on the blue tarp. You wish to see some our bodies in there, and we’ll benefit from the environment.”