Curry shot a ludicrous 11/16 from three-point range on his way to 51 points in three-quarters last night against the Wizards
Steph Curry is doing Steph Curry things. That’s basically all you need to know.
Golden State’s Golden Boy point guard continues to play the game with a youthful joie de vivre that is impossible to resist.
“Should I shoot from here?”, he asks with a quick shrug of his narrow, comparatively boyish shoulders, the little elf-boy flitting around in the lands of the giants.
He could be underneath his own basket. He could be in the carpark. He could be in the next state. He could be at the bottom of the Mariana Trench with a blindfold on. You’d still say yes.
Yes, Steph, you should definitely shoot from there.
Oh, you already have. You’ve already swished it. Cool. Never mind. Nice one.
The Warriors, 4-1 so far in the nascent stages of the new NBA season, appeared to have their old groove back on Wednesday night as they beat the Washington Wizards 144-122.
Even Kevin Durant, who posted a dominant 30/8/7 on 72% shooting, was somehow overshadowed.
Curry’s shot selection featured made field goals from here:
And here:
And also here:
Whenever the Wizards defence did rush up and greet Curry in his natural habitat five-feet behind the three-point line, he simply glided past them to the rim to flick in an easy lay-up.
Whatever defender they threw it at him – the more than capable Otto Porter and Kelly Oubre Jr., the hungover John Wall – it didn’t seem to matter. They were never close enough, and then suddenly if they were, they were then too close. And then they were dust.
Curry, since Durant’s league-altering move to the Warriors two years ago, has become ever so slightly overlooked in the grand scheme of the NBA. It was nice to see him shift the balance again; like he does every time he steps on the court, as dangerous at the centre-court logo as directly under the basket.
It doesn’t appear likely he will win a regular-season MVP again with both Anthony Davis and Giannis Antetokounmpo lurking on the horizon, two players designed in a laboratory by scientists to take over the world one 40/20/10/5/5 statline at a time.
And then there’s the fact that Durant, the second best player in the league, continues to operate alongside him and share the spotlight. For the rest of the season at the very least.
Still, he will have these games where for 30 minutes or so he plays a professional basketball game in the NBA like he’s sat at home, in his joggers, on 2k with all the sliders all the way up.
Every so often he’ll remind everyone that Steph Curry still exists and he’s just as ridiculous as ever.
