Curry broke record for most points in OT
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He knew he was coming back. Fresh taper with a clean line up. Right on schedule.
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He knew he was coming back. Fresh taper with a clean line up. Right on schedule.
Gully State
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the fuck you talking about....you don't bump people low on the shot because it's called an undercut and a dirty ass foul ...
17 points sounds kinda low for an OT record. But good for Curry if true.
GraveRobberX
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All the trophies, be like those old school wrestlers that fought in many territories and held like 8-10 championship belts
MVP
6th Man
Defensive Player of the Year
Just steal ROTY when presented during All-Star or just handed over
All Star MVP
3 point champion
Skills Champion
NBA Finals MVP
Scoring Champ
600-700 3's
Yeah he wasn't that bad but when the ball went in other guys hands they seemed rushed and frantic. It threw the offense off. They were young.
Klay played some great D. I suggested they run through Plumlee and it worked at the end of the 4th. I was disappointed they did HERO in their final possession. Should've given us a Plumlee special.
Wait what? Bruce Bowen foul? That's dirty mang...
Idk man. It's only 5 minutes.
17 points in 5 minutes tagged on to the end of a game.
Agreed thats only a 40 point normal quarter
LeBron is arguably the best overall player in the NBA, obviously not with the scoring prowess of 2016 Curry, but overall when including defensive ability and position flexibility
Not to mention he rules the East, the only question was if the Warriors with an injured Steph were gonna get stopped in the West. Steph looking healthy and playing well tonight quells that fear and now people resume expectations of a Warriors v Cavs rematch.
Teams can barely get 15 pts in OT as a whole. For one guy to do it, in the playoffs, coming off injury and rust. It's special.
for one player
Not talking during the shot. Nothing dirty. His rhythm is his game. You disrupt his feet you disrupt him. His 0-11 evidenced this through the first 3.52 quarters. His ending hot streak came during a period where Portland wasn't connecting with him pre-shot. There was a marked difference.
Look, Curry is crafty as fuck. He does fakes that are new and learnable but he'll keep finding new crafts (his art). BUT his feet are his weakness despite the fact they aren't weak at all. Exploit that because otherwise hIs stroke is pure.
Frozenprince
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Dray knew.
finowns
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Dude, don't give out this type of expert analysis for free, people will pay you money for figuring out Curry.
This shot by Barnes was key to tie it up in regulation. I slander Harry B a lot, but this was clutch: https://twitter.com/halfcourthoops/status/729911550941777920
Hammer set with the shot going to the screener. Fucking poetry from Kerr and Steph.
Hammer set with the shot going to the screener. Fucking poetry from Kerr and Steph.
Huh? He was 0-11 because he hadn't played in 2 weeks and sprained his MCL.
Face it Tiger..
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rewatching..
I'm not gonna say anything about Draymond tackle screens during the game though, those were absurd.. and the refs should be ashamed.
I'm not gonna say anything about Draymond tackle screens during the game though, those were absurd.. and the refs should be ashamed.
kaiju
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DataStream
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So excited to go to the game on Wednesday. That OT Curry was just so unbelievable, I wish we had some mic'd shots of the Blazers bench.
Gully State
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So what is basically done to Curry on a night in night out basis and yet...hey he's still putting up MVP numbers...Curry was 0-11 in the first 3 quarters because he hadn't played in 3 weeks. The defense on him was the same all game good or bad.
XiaNaphryz
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Maybe he got jealous of Jack The Nipper's tag and is trying for one of his own.
PadWarrior
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Yup Barnes will miss 20 shots but get that one that matters most. Reminded me of the philly game.
sf2fanatic
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I liked to see a new version of NBA JAM with updated Curry in it.
Bam Bam Baklava
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Curry says his knee is sore.
Gully State
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He's the rebirth of Big Shot Rob
Solely that. 11 missed looks from a guy that made, what, 78 straight similar 3s or something? Stop caring Cooter.
The reality is Curry is about rhythm. The moment he gets in it you call a timeout and coach your players to face him. You have to do weird shit the face of greatness. If it works, it works; if it doesn't, oh well.
Just don't hurt anyone.
sir_kevith
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No way haha. I think he just got hit in the head and got pissed off because that shit hurts.
Scott Foster is the worst ref. I still think they should've fired him just for being closely associated with Donaghy.
Gully State
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The reality of every NBA player is rhythm....If you called a TO every time Curry started heating up over the course of a game, 9 times out of 10, you'd run out of TO's pretty fast.
No he's not the worst ref but after tonight's performance, he's giving Tony Brothers a run for his money.
XiaNaphryz
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You have to be really obtuse if you believe the long layoff and trying to get back into game shape had no effect on his performance earlier in the game.
Chezzymann
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Over time is 5 minutes. If he scored at that pace for a full quarter he'd get 40 points (record for a quarter is 37 for reference)
Chezzymann
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Yeah typo whoops
I'm trying to be objective; big picture. His stroke was minimally affected.
And really… For the best shooter in NBA history?
He had clean looks but his legs were uneven. After he got confidence - throw his legs off.
The Blazers didn't.
You're trying to be objective which you means you expect a player to not have any drop off in performance after a knee injury and not playing a full game in 3 weeks. Ok...
I think calling a ref a "bitch ass motherfucker" is a perfectly reasonable thing to be ejected for.
I'd expect 2-11 at the worst from the best shooter in NBA history.
He had some easy looks.
Anyway, not sure what you're all defending; seems kind of silly.
Alright, now I know you're messing with me.
Gully State
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You wanna be objective...your boy Aminu needed to step up on Curry off the screen instead of sag off...not this general disrupt his feet stuff ...
That's the impression I got too.. The tech was warranted...the ejection was not.
Jack The Nipper
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Portland has played well, better than the 3 and 1 shows. Hope they can pull through a few more wins.
I thought Aminu played the best D on the Blazers. I suppose my general feet stuff is hard to digest but I think it may have merit.
I'm no NBA coach.
BUT; Stephen Curry is a rhythm game and you have to get to his sole. Tonight showed, very well, when we loses his legs he doesn't shoot well (0-11). Some of that was rust but for a guy with that muscle memory; I think it's a clue.
Make up your mind. You've now said that he both was disrupted by the Blazers "getting at his legs" and that he "had some easy looks" and missed them. Looks like we are moving those goalposts as quickly as possible.
The guy was rusty coming off basically 3 weeks of not playing games. He isn't going to start 0-11 like ever again in these playoffs. By all means close out on him and he'll be by to you to either finish or dish for an open corner 3.
Gully State
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Curry and Klay get bumped and held night in night out and yet they still shoot consistently well.
Every goddamn basketball player who's ever played the game at any level is a rhythm player. Basketball at its core is a game of tempo, pace and rhythm.
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