Through four quarters and one overtime period, Steph Curry carried the Golden State Warriors against the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday night. Only two points off his career-high, the two-time MVP tallied a red-hot 60 points on 22-of-38 shooting from the field with 10 made 3-pointers to go along with six boards and four assists in 41 minutes.
However, it wasn’t enough to stop the Hawks from spoiling Curry’s season-high scoring effort, In a back and forth battle, the Warriors went ice-cold in overtime as the Hawks went on to win 141-134. The Hawks outscored the Warriors 18-11 in overtime to steal the win on Curry’s 60-point night.
Curry’s 60 point effort was the second-highest scoring performance of his career. Curry has only tallied 60 or more points one other time in his career, scoring a career-best 62 points against the Portland Trail Blazers in 2021.
Over his last six games, Curry is averaging 36.8 points on 52% from the field and 47.7% from beyond the arc.
Following his 60 point eruption, the NBA community on Twitter exploded with reactions. Here’s a look at what fans and analysts were saying on social media on Saturday evening.
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Stephen Curry dropped a SEASON-HIGH 60 PTS in a tough overtime battle against the Hawks!
60 PTS
22-38 FGM
10 3PM
6 REB📊 Curry joins Kobe Bryant as the only players in NBA history to record 60+ points in a game at 35 years or older pic.twitter.com/fhBJJARS2l
— NBA (@NBA) February 4, 2024
A Steph Curry 60 still feels like a real 60.
— myles brown (@mdotbrown) February 4, 2024
Stephen Curry has passed Wilt Chamberlain for the most 50-point games after turning 30 years old in NBA History:
8 — Stephen Curry
7 — Wilt Chamberlain pic.twitter.com/iEdFXEtqUL— SplashBrosMuse (@SplashBrosMuse) February 4, 2024
Devin Booker: 62 points 12/13 FTs
Luka Doncic: 73 points 15/16 FTs
Karl Anthony Towns: 62 points 10/14 FTs
Joel Embiid: 70 points 21/23 FTs—
Stephen Curry: 60 points 6/6 FTs
— ً (@stephenist) February 4, 2024
Oldest players to score 60 in NBA history:
1) Kobe Bryant: 60 – 37y 234d (4/13/2016)
2) Steph Curry: 60 – 35y 326d (Today)
3) Steph Curry: 62 – 32y 295d (1/3/2021)— Denver📈 (@doubledworth) February 4, 2024
Stephen Curry becomes the 3rd player in NBA history to record 60+ points and 10+ 3PM in a game:
Damian Lillard (2x)
Karl-Anthony Towns
Stephen Curry pic.twitter.com/LrQ2uhiTRC— NBA History (@NBAHistory) February 4, 2024
