After turning in a 50-point masterclass in the Warriors’ huge Game 7 win over the Kings, Stephen Curry was asked to answer a question that has stumped the NBA for over a decade.
“So, who can stop Steph Curry?”
On Sunday in Sacramento, the answer, clearly, appeared to be no one as Curry set the record for the most points in a Game 7 in NBA history with another game for the ages to keep his team’s season alive. As evidenced by his latest clutch performance, Curry’s all-time talent has only gotten better with age, and based on his reply to the question, the 35-year-old is well aware that teams are still having a hard time trying to slow him down in Year 14.
“Hopefully, we’ll never find out,” Curry told reporters before moving on to the next question.
"Hopefully we never find out."
— NBA (@NBA) May 1, 2023
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Considering the type of afternoon Curry had against the Kings, it’s no wonder the four-time NBA champion was prepared to talk his talk with an epic mic drop following another submission to his highlight reel of big games.
In a game Klay Thompson dubbed “The Stephen Curry Game,” the Warriors superstar shot 20-of-38 from the field and nailed seven of his 18 three-point attempts while dishing six assists and grabbing eight rebounds. Factor in the stakes of the defending champions facing elimination in the first round as a sixth seed against a No. 3 seed on the road, and Sunday’s Game 7 checked all of the boxes for the criteria of a classic game from the NBA’s greatest shooter.
As he so often has throughout his career, Curry left his opponent scrambling for answers with his crafty shotmaking and limitless range while leading Golden State to another huge win. With the first round now in the books, up next for the Warriors will be a second-round date against LeBron James, Anthony Davis and the seventh-seed Lakers, a.k.a the latest team hoping to find answers for the Curry conundrum.
