If you don't already know much about him, meet the Golden State Warriors starting guard, and arguably the team's most valuable player, Stephen "Steph" Curry, a 1st round (7th overall) 2009 draft pick from Davidson College. Curry is now in his 3rd year in the NBA and currently averaging 21.9 PPG, 4.10 RPG, and 6.5 APG. During his last season playing college basketball, Curry led the nation in scoring averaging 28.6 PPG. With his 6th seeded Warriors gradually becoming a bigger threat in the West each season under head coach Marc Jackson, there was much stir as to how Steph Curry managed to become a snub, and certainly the biggest of them all, of this year's the All-Star game (meaning he did not make the team).
After Curry's performances this week however, I'm sure the league's coaches have realized that they surely made a mistake in glancing him over in All-Star Reserve selections. On Tuesday night, Curry scored 38 points shooting 70% in a 97-108 Warriors loss to the Pacers in Indiana. But what really got the social media sites buzzing last night was his outstanding performance in Madison Square Garden dropping a whopping 54 points, after only scoring 3 points in the 1st quarter! Curry put on a complete offensive clinic and it became apparent at a certain point that there was nothing the Knicks defense could do to stop him. Curry's trip to Studio 54 last night was the most points scored by any NBA player this season as he shot 18/28 from the field and connected on an unbelievable 11 of 13 3-pointers, one shy of an NBA record by a single player in a game. Unfortunately once again Curry's heroics were slightly in vein as the Knicks defeated his team 105-109. After the game, New York Knicks guard JR Smith tweeted Curry this:
"You are an All Star in my book any day! Unbelievable game bro! Damn 54 PTs in 48 mins 11/13 from the 3! That's work kid!"Curry seems to be a young, humble, and personable up and coming star in this league, and hopefully All-Star next year. Surely Curry is favored to be this week's Western Conference Player of the Week as it will be well deserved. Although there were many dramatic storylines Wednesday night around the NBA, Curry definitely gets my vote for the headline!
Check out this video for a recap of Curry's performance last night!
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