NBA – Between his old points record at Madison Square Garden, February 27, 2013, then what is perhaps his best career match, February 27, 2016 against the Thunder, Stephen Curry particularly likes this date in the calendar…
We can say that Stephen Curry is a February 27 lover. For what ? Because it was on this date that the leader of Golden State achieved two of his best career performances.
First on February 27, 2013, with his old points record against the Knicks at Madison Square Garden, then on February 27, 2016, with a new scoring card and a “game winner” in overtime against the Thunder.
In 2013, the Knicks hosted the Warriors. Coached by Mark Jackson, the latter have not experienced the playoffs since their crazy epic of 2007. Extended at the start of the season for 48 million over four years, Stephen Curry is still far from being a superstar and he is not even All-Star again. But it is this February evening that he will lay the first stones of his legend.
In the Mecca of basketball, he will thus plant… 54 points, with an incredible 11/13 at 3-points. All accompanied by 6 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 interceptions, even though he was in “back-to-back”! Opposite, New York will try everything to slow him down, but the “Baby-Faced Assassin” is untouchable. Today, we are used to its heat strokes but, at the time, no one imagined it capable of catching fire in this way…
The problem is that Stephen Curry’s teammates are not having a great night and it is Tyson Chandler who will save the Knicks, also with one of his best career games: 16 points and… 28 rebounds !
The midfielder’s victory!
Three years later, Stephen Curry produced a new legendary match on February 27. Facing the Thunder of Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook, in the middle of this historic regular season for Golden State, punctuated with 73 victories on the clock to erase the record record of Michael Jordan’s Bulls…
In a permanent state of grace during this 2015/16 campaign, the “Chef” is more familiar with the stars than ever during this match. Yet manhandled by the Westbrook/Durant duo, the Warriors are relying on their number one pyrotechnician, helped by Klay Thompson, to stand up to Oklahoma City.
But it’s Stephen Curry (46 points) who will make the difference, with a 12/16 behind the arc (his record at the time) and shots, each crazier and more decisive than the other. This is evidenced, in particular, by this last stab in overtime, three meters behind the 3-point line, 0.6 seconds from the buzzer!
Does he have anything special in store for us tonight for the Warriors’ trip to Washington?
Stephen Curry Percentage Rebounds Season Team GM Min Shots 3pts LF Off Def Tot Pd Fte Int Bp Ct Pts 2009-10 GOS 80 36 46.2 43.7 88.5 0.6 3.9 4.5 5.9 3.2 1.9 3.0 0.2 17.5 2010-11 GOS 74 34 48.0 44.2 93.4 0.7 3.2 3.9 5.8 3.2 1.5 3.1 0.3 18.6 2011-12 GOS 26 28 49.0 45.5 80.9 0.6 2.8 3.4 5.3 2.4 1.5 2.5 0.3 14.7 2012-13 GOS 78 38 45.1 45.3 90.0 0.8 3.3 4.0 6.9 2.5 1.6 3.1 0.2 22.9 2013-14 GOS 78 37 47.1 42.4 88.5 0.6 3.7 4.3 8.5 2.5 1.6 3.8 0.2 24.0 2014-15 ★ GOS 80 33 48.7 44.3 91.4 0.7 3.6 4.3 7.7 2.0 2.0 3.1 0.2 23.8 2015-16 ★ GOS 79 34 50.4 45.4 90.8 0.9 4.6 5.4 6.7 2.0 2.1 3.3 0.2 30.1 2016- 17 GOS 79 33 46.8 41.1 89.8 0.8 3.7 4.5 6.6 2.3 1.8 3.0 0.2 25.3 2017-18 GOS 51 32 49.5 42.3 92.1 0.7 4.4 5.1 6.1 2.2 1.6 3.0 0 .2 26.4 2018-19 GOS 69 34 47.2 43.7 91.6 0.7 4.7 5.4 5.2 2.4 1.3 2.8 0.4 27.3 2019-20 GOS 5 28 40.2 24.5 100.0 0.8 4.4 5.2 6.6 2.2 1.0 3.2 0.4 20.8 2020-21 GOS 63 34 48.2 42.1 91.6 0.5 5.0 5.5 5.8 1.9 1.2 3.4 0.1 32.0 2021-22 GOS 64 35 43.7 38.0 92.3 0.5 4.7 5.2 6.3 2.0 1.3 3.2 0.4 25.5 2022-23 GOS 56 35 49.3 42.7 91.5 0.7 5.4 6.1 6.3 2.1 0.9 3.2 0.4 29.4 2023-24 GOS 53 33 45.9 41.4 92.1 0.5 3.8 4.2 5.1 1.8 0.8 3.0 0.4 27.7 Total 935 34 47.4 42.7 91.0 0.7 4.1 4.7 6.4 2.4 1.6 3.1 0.2 24.8
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.
2024-02-27 11:04:15
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