Tonight, dame Fortune wrote an unusual script for the sensational Stephen Curry, when his NBA-record 3-pointer streak came to a crescendo in the Golden State Warriors' heart-throbbing 118-114 coup against the sturdy Portland Trail Blazers. Like a streak of lightning that refused to light up the sky, Curry missed the hoop from the 3-point range with a conspicuous 0 for 8, his shooting star seemingly consigned to darkness after a glorious 268-game-day.
Market calendars aficionados, for Dec. 1, 2018, earmarked the genesis of Curry’s celestial streak in Detroit. Holding a celestial sceptre over the NBA, Curry inscribed his name in ray-like letters as the all-time leader by sinking his 3,500th 3-pointer not long ago. A strange night of Nov. 8, 2018, where he went 0 for 4 against Milwaukee, marked the last time he went without a sparkling of 3s in a regular-season game. This hoop virtuoso also dons the silver badge for nailing the second-longest NBA streak, echoing through the arena for 157 games.
Brushing past the two-time MVP glory, Curry carried a dark omen into Game 5 of the 2022 NBA Finals against Boston. Staring into the abyss of all nine 3-point attempts, he left his fans and onlookers with bated breath. Against the canvas of this scarcity, Curry's promise of making at least one of his targets—in his previous 132 postseason games—became a shadow in NBA's record book.
What an unpredictable spin of the wheel! Tonight was a cocktail of triumph and twist for Golden State Warriors and their talisman, Curry. His shooting comet may have briefly exited the celestial stage, but knowledgeable fans know it's only the silence before another spectacular light show.
