Steph saves Warriors against Magic
ORLANDO, Florida—When Stephen Curry has it going from long range like he did on Thursday night—like he has more often than any player in NBA history—his coach just knows the ball is going in.
Curry scored 56 points in Golden State’s 121-115 victory over Orlando, connecting on 12 three-pointers, including one from beyond midcourt that ended the first half.
“He’s had so many of those the last couple of years. As soon as he let it go, I said, ‘That’s in,’” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. “I just felt it, and I thought that set the tone for the second half.”
Outscoring a team
Curry then came back out and outscored the Magic, 22-21, in the third quarter of his 1,000th regular-season start.
“A lot of guys contributed to the win,” Curry said, “but it’s nice to have a flurry like that and have fun with it.”
It was Curry’s 14th game of 50 or more points and he moved past Patrick Ewing into 26th place on the NBA’s career scoring list with 24,867 points. He hit 12-of-19 from three-point range, making 10 or more for the NBA-record 26th time in his career. The 56 points fell six short of his career high.
