Stephen Curry, despite a sprained thumb, scored 30 points, thanks to an unprecedented 8 made three-pointers in a row, leading the Golden State Warriors to a decisive 139-105 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers.
Golden State Warriors ’ Stephen Curry (30) celebrates his first three-point basket against the Philadelphia 76ers in the first quarter of an NBA game at Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)SAN FRANCISCO — Steph Curry sprained the thumb on his shooting hand in the Warriors’ most recent game against the Cavaliers, putting him on the official injury report.Playing with his thumb wrapped, Curry drained all eight of his 3-pointers.
He finished with 30 points, 10 assists and six rebounds. The Warriors won his minutes by 32 points. He has the NBA record for games with at least eight 3-pointers, but he’d never made that many without missing a single one. His previous record for perfect 3-point shooting was 6-for-6. The 76ers had their entire big three of Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey and Paul George healthy for a change, but the Warriors (17-16) embarrassed them, 139-105. Curry led the charge as the Warriors shared the ball beautifully, played with pace and tamed Philadelphia’s three-headed monster. In the Warriors’ highest-scoring game since the season opener, they assisted on 42 of their 52 made field goals. Golden State shot a scorching 60.9% from the field and 56.4% from behind the arc.Dennis Schroder, who has struggled mightily on offense in his first few weeks as a Warrior, drained each of his first three 3-pointers. Jonathan Kuminga (20 points, five assists, five rebounds) hit a yank-back 3 over Joel Embiid as part of a seven-point burst in three minutes. Moses Moody made another to break Philadelphia’s zone. Even Buddy Hield, who had sank just two of his last 25 3-pointers, canned a corner 3. The Warriors shot 7-for-11 from deep in a 35-19 first quarter. On the other end, the Sixers sure looked like they were on the second night of a back-to-back. A step slow and uncalibrated, Philadelphia missed their first seven 3s and Embiid went 2-for-6 from the floor against Trayce Jackson-Davis and Draymond Gree
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