PHILADELPHIA – Stephen Curry took off his No. 30 T-shirt and handed stuffed bags full of souvenirs to a Delaware state soldier who stopped in full uniform to shoot hoops in the yard with neighborhood kids.
“This is Curry! This is Curry! ”A boy shouted after Joshua Morris fired a long 3.
Curry put on a 3-point show in Philly worthy of the soldier’s own effort.
Curry hit 10 triples and scored 49 points to extend his stretch, leading the Golden State Warriors to a 107-96 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers Monday night.
Morris later gave the boy in the video (he called him his “exaggerated man”) a pair of Curry basketball shoes. The video caught Curry’s eye and invited Morris and the guests to the game. Curry posed for photos after the game and returned to the shirtless locker room.
“It’s an amazing story … with the kid who made him feel it,” Curry said. “I had to show him a little love. The love he showed the young man and only the foundation of the impact he shared. It’s pretty impressive. “
Curry wasn’t that bad.
Curry’s 3, who tied the game at 86, gave him 11 straight games with 30 or more points, beating Kobe Bryant by most players 33 and older. Curry, who turned 33 last month, also has the longest 30-point streak of a Warriors player since Wilt Chamberlain in 1964.
Curry had his fifth 40-point game in April and outscored Bryant and Michael Jordan during most of the month’s 40-point games by a 33-year-old or older.
He buried three at the end of the fourth quarter to get the Warriors ahead of the Eastern Conference’s top team. Joel Embiid, who scored 28 for the 76ers, threw the ball late and Andrew Wiggins scored at the other end to leave the game out.
The Sixers played without All-Star Ben Simmons (illness) and striker Tobias Harris (20.5 points; right knee pain).
The Curry brothers clashed (yes, in the city of brotherly love) in a lively confrontation from the first minutes when Seth buried a 3 over his brother. Steph responded with a hard 3 at the end of the first quarter and had 20 points in the half.
Even for Curry, his recent sensational stretch placed him among the best in his career. He averaged 43.8 points, 5.8 rebounds and 5.0 assists in four games last week. Curry even shook an injured left ankle that turned into Saturday’s game against Boston to set the 76ers on fire.
“It simply came to our notice then. It’s really an art, “said Warriors coach Steve Kerr.” What he does is amazing to see. No one in the history of this game has ever done what he does right now. “
In the history of the game?
Sixers coach Doc Rivers agreed, even insisting in a discussion with his older brother in Chicago that Curry’s season rivals everything Jordan has achieved.
“I don’t know if I’ve seen anything similar to the career he’s doing,” Rivers said. “I guarantee you that no one has gotten (points) in their form.”
Wiggins scored 16 points and Kevon Looney scored 15 rebounds in the race.
Seth Curry scored 15 points and Danny Green got four 3s for 12 points. Embiid got 13 rebounds and was 11 of 14 from the free throw line.
“He’s really a unique force in the league today,” Kerr said.
Curry proved he was still the best player on the court. Golden State’s 29-29 record could keep Curry out of MVP consideration, but the top scorer in the franchise’s career – who scored at least 10 3s for the sixth time this season – remains one of the best in the league. .