Stephen Curry, 52 points, 12 triples and another historic night with the Warriors
Stephen Curry recorded double-double of 52 points which led him to match with 15 games of that figure to Damian Lillard and overcome LeBron James, who until now has 14 games with at least 50 goals in his career.
When Stephen Curry It arrives at the stub with a fine sight, it is a triple machine that becomes virtually unstoppable and during the set of Tuesday between Golden State Warriors and Memphis Grizzzlesthe base of San Francisco registered one more night for NBA history books.
The ‘chef’ added several personal brands to his tajectoria and broke as many in the triumph of his team for 134-125 against some Grizzlies who fight until the end, but did not find the antidote to stop the ’30’ of Golden State.
Stephen Curry The game began showing that it would be a special night to encrypt 19 points in the first quarter (something that did not happen since October 21, 2021 against the clippers (25) and finish the first half with the absurd sum of 32 goals.
According to the investigation of AM850 STATS & INFOin those 32 points it had 9 triples; It is the sixth time in his career that scores more than 8 triples in one half, breaking the tie with his former partner Klay Thompson as the maximum of any player since game began to be registered by game in the 1996-97 season.
Among the brands that curry recorded only in two rooms are the following:
1.- 32 points. He tied in second place with more points in a first half in his career (his maximum since February 16 is 36 points).
2.- 8 triples, tied in the personal record in any half. Sixth half with more than 8 triples
3.- First player with 8 triples, 5 rebounds and 5 assists in any half since 1996-97.
4.- First Warriors play with 30 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists in any half since 1996-97.
But Curry’s madness didn’t stop there …
It also meant the 215 party of his career with at least 30 points and 5 assists, surpassing Kobe Bryant as the seventh with more matches of this type in the history of the NBA.
More games with 30 points and 5 assists in the history of the NBA
LeBron James 474
Oscar Robertson 377
Michael Jordan 314
James Harden 286
Jerry West 263
Allen Iiverson 256
Stephen Curry 215
Kobe Bryant 214
By the time the third quarter was about to finish, the triples continued to fall; Curry already added 45 points (11-15 from the arch) and continued to stealing marks in the NBA and personal; However, Memphis maintained the advantage on the scoreboard just one digit.
It was the number 71 of his career with 40 points, breaking the tie with Rick Barry and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in the tenth place with more points in the history of the NBA and on a personal level, he became the first player in the history of the NBA with 10 triples and 5 robberies in a game.
In the end, Curry closed the double-double night of 52 points product of a field 16-31, 12-20 in triples, 8-8 free and 10 robberies in 36 minutes of play.
That average of points led him to match Damian Lillard and overcome LeBron James, who until now has 14 games with at least 50 goals in his career.
More 50 -point matches history of the NBA
Wilt Chamberlain 118
Michael Jordan 31
Kobe Bryant 25
James Harden 23
Elgin Baylor 17
Stephen Curry 15
Damian Lillard 15
LeBron James 14
Rick Barry 14
This was the second game of at least 50 points this season for Curry (he had 56 points against Orlando Magic on February 27) and joined LeBron as the only players with games with more than 50 points at 36 years in the history of the NBA.
