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Stephen Curry broke the 22,000-point mark. But his performance didn’t stave off the Warriors’ defeat

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Stephen Curry scored 30 points in the Warriors’ home game, but did not avert a 110-118 defeat to Cleveland.

Curry was on the floor for over 32 minutes and scored 30 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists. He made 4 threes in 14 attempts. The future Hall of Famer became the 35th player in NBA history to reach the 22,000-point mark!

The best three-pointer in history continues to average 30 points per game in his 14th season in the NBA. Despite the loss, the Warriors maintain a positive 6-4 record in the Western Conference.

The seventh man drafted in 2009, when Golden State selected him, to which he has been loyal ever since, has had a lot of success.

the 35-year-old has been to the NBA Finals 6 times with the Warriors, celebrating the title 4 times (2015, 2017, 2018 and 2022). He owns 4 MVPs! He was the league’s best player in 2015 and 2016, and in 2022 he managed to win this award for the best player of the playoffs and the best man of the exhibition All-Star game.

In 2016 and 2021 he was also able to dominate the scorers of the entire competition. With averages of 30.1 and 32.0 points per game, respectively. he has played in the All-Star game 9 times and also made the top 5 of the league 9 times.

Interestingly, he also joined the very prestigious 50-40-90 Club in 2016. The club brings together players who have managed to have at least a 50% shooting success rate from the field, a 40% success rate on made threes and a 90% success rate on made free throws in a given season. So far, only 9 players in the NBA have done so.

Source: NBA, Wikipedia

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