NBA News: In the game that decided the series, Stephen Curry scored a career-high 50 points to advance the Golden State Warriors to the Conference Semifinals.
Curry put his big-game swagger on display for the world, his trademark mouthpiece dangling from a jubilant grin, and delivered the most prolific game seven performance ever. The Warriors defeated the Kings 120-100 on Sunday night to continue their quest to defend their championship.
His point total, which surpasses former teammate Kevin Durant’s 48 points for the Nets against Milwaukee in 2021, is the highest in NBA history in a game seven. Head coach Steve Kerr quickly commented on this and compared him to another legendary player of the league.
Steph is “supreme,” according to Kerr, for becoming the first player to ever reach 50 points in a game seven. “We consider him a given. That’s how I felt when I was a player for Michael Jordan.
“You simply need to occasionally remind yourself that, overall, this is one of the greatest players in game history.”
Curry discussed what it means for the Warriors to bounce back after dropping the first two games, cross the finish line, and set up the winner-takes-all matchup in Sacramento after the game.
Curry stated following the match, “It’s wonderful because you’re still in the fight, better than the alternative of being on the outside looking in. Nothing was assured when you were down 2-0 in the series, so you didn’t take anything for granted.”
Not just Kerr was enthralled by Curry’s deft ball handling. Klay Thompson, a teammate and fellow Splash Brother, went even further, declaring that he will “forever remember game seven as the Steph Curry game.”
Curry’s statistics were as impressive as Thompson claimed. He scored after nearly every significant play and finished 20 of 38 while making seven 3s.
With all the NBA Finals history between James and Golden State dating to his Cleveland days, it’s time for LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers to face off in the Western Conference semifinals.
The remarkable comeback season for Sacramento is over after they ended a 16-year playoff drought, the longest in NBA history, under Coach of the Year Mike Brown.
De’Aaron Fox and Malik Monk gave it their all, but once the Warriors’ core three got going, the Kings had very little control.
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