The Golden State Warriors desperately needed a win, so superstar guard Stephen Curry took matters into his own hands by dropping an electric 47 points during their 116-113 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Monday night.
The win ended the Warriors’ five game losing steam.
Curry collected 47 points on 17-of-24 shooting, including 7-of-12 from 3 point land, while adding eight rebounds and eight assists.
“It was very [2022] Game 4 of the NBA Finals to me. He just wasn’t going to allow us to lose,” Warriors forward Draymond Green said, according to ESPN’s Kendra Andrews. “Take that with a grain of salt because I’m not saying this game was as important. But you know when to get out of the way. It was one of those times where he was taking over.”
“We have to understand that [the young players] are all going to get an opportunity to perform, and there are going to be some struggles — some real high highs, and some real low lows,” Curry said. “That’s the story of this team. As vets, you understand every year is a little different and you are ready for that challenge. For these young guys to try to find themselves in this league and also a specific role, it’s challenging.”
“Steph was just breathtaking,” Warriors head coach Steve Kerr said. “He’s obviously one of the greatest players of all time, and he plays so well on so many nights. But this even seemed like something special for him.”
“We were not right in that first half after the good start. We lost our juice,” Kerr said. “So the second half, it was more just figure it out … we did enough to get it done, but at that point, we were just flying by the seat of our pants.”
