Since April alone, the Golden State star has 10 games with 9 triples, more than any other player in his entire career.
With his third game with 9 triples in a week, star base Stephen Curry commanded this Thursday the comeback of the Golden State Warriors to impose 104-89 a a los Cleveland Cavaliers.
Curry finished with 40 points, 20 of them in the fourth quarter, plus 6 assists and 2 steals and reached 9 triples for the third time in the Warriors’ last four games.
Considered the best pitcher in history, the point guard accumulates 38 games with at least 9 triples since his arrival in the NBA.
Only since April, Curry has 10 games with 9 triples, more than any other player in his entire career.
At 33 years old, the point guard is shaping up to become in the next few weeks in the greatest tripler in NBA history, beating Ray Allen.
Los CavaliersDespite their numerous casualties, they came with a 13-point lead (81-68) to the fourth quarter but the Warriors pressed the accelerator with a last quarter of 36-8.
“The game was a roller coaster the first three quarters but these 15 games (of the season) have given us the confidence to come back from the game, ”said Curry, who took care of 20 of the 36 points in the last period.
“With Steph on the track, you always have a chance,” he said. Steve Kerr, Warriors coach. “He is one of the best players in history and he is the best three-point shooter of all time. He’s not afraid and he’s always capable of shooting like that ”.
The joven base Darius Garland was the Cavaliers’ leading scorer with 25 points while the Spanish Ricky Rubio he stayed at 10 points and 5 assists.
The Warriors continue to lead the Western Conference with the best record in the NBA (13-2) while the Cavaliers fall to eighth position in the East (9-8).
Miami takes command of the East
In Miami, Heat they beat 112-97 Washington Wizards and they ousted them from the first position of the East.
Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo scored 32 and 20 points for the Heat as the shooting guard Bradley Beal reached 30 for Wizards.
The Heat now lead the conference with a record of 11-5, tied with the Brooklyn Nets.
In Denver, Nuggets suffered a tough 103-89 defeat against some Philadelphia 76ers those who were missing their two stars, Joel Embiid y Ben Simmons.
Serbian Nikola Jokic, current MVP (Most Valuable Player) of the NBA, had 30 points and 10 rebounds but the Nuggets ended up unhinged in a third quarter in which they suffered a 29-17 run.
In the midst of the gale, the Denver coach Michael Malone, was sent off for jumping onto the court to face a referee and had to be separated by Jokic.
The Argentine Facundo Campazzo he missed all three of his field goals and scored just 2 free throw points.
The escort Tyrese Maxey led with 22 points the offense of the Sixers, which they hope to recover in the next few days to Embiid, quarantined by covid-19.
For their part Memphis Grizzlies exceeded 120-108 to Los Angeles Clippers with 28 base points Ja Morant.
Paul George stayed at 23 points for Clippers, that fall to the sixth position of the West.
Results of the day on Thursday:
Cleveland Cavaliers – Golden State Warriors 89-104
Miami Heat – Washington Wizards 112-97
Memphis Grizzlies – LA Clippers 120-108
Minnesota Timberwolves – San Antonio Spurs 115-90
Denver Nuggets – Philadelphia 76ers 89-103
Utah Jazz – Toronto Raptors 119-103 (D)
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