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IT’S A FEW hours after dusk on a Monday in early December, and the Golden State Warriors’ gleaming spaceship, the Chase Center, is about to transform into a vibrating dance party.
The frenzy will be identical to those created by superstar Stephen Curry’s one-man scoring blitzkriegs, but Curry will be swaying and dancing with everyone else for a key stretch of this particular soiree — watching the unlikeliest of sources forge a time-and-place memory.
With a sellout crowd of 18,064 looking on, the onslaught begins with a whimper. There’s an early foul, then a turnover, then a miss from deep, then a blocked layup. It’s all too familiar, his detractors say, a pattern in a disappointing, spotty career.
But then, with 6:27 left in the first quarter, he launches a 26-foot 3-pointer from the left wing, and it rattles true.
With 1:24 remaining in the first half, he finds himself in the same spot. A smooth, effortless motion rings true again, giving the Warriors an already insurmountable 60-39 lead. On the next possession, Curry feeds him in the right corner, where he launches another bomb. He is 3-of-4 from deep, and the Warriors are rolling.
Then, absurdity: With 6:28 remaining in the third, he drills another trey with a defender in his face. After recording a steal, another one from the same spot 39 seconds later. A top-of-the-key dagger 37 seconds later. Another 3-pointer 42 seconds later.
“Oh, my god!” Warriors coach Steve Kerr says from the sideline. Curry, next to him, can only put his hands on his head and smile.
Thirty-two seconds later, directly in front of the Warriors’ bench in the right corner, he shakes a defender, steps back and launches again. The Chase Center crowd is teetering. All his teammates on the bench, just inches away, stand beside him, unsure quite what to do. As the final 3 curls in, the crowd explodes: 16 points in 160 seconds.
Andrew Wiggins finishes with 28 points, and the Warriors win by 31. The 26-year-old Wiggins flashes a beaming smile and…
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Source : espn
