Steph Curry

2022 - 6 - 2

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Celtics' rope-a-dope on Stephen Curry in Game 1 of NBA Finals (San Francisco Chronicle)

When Stephen Curry has his shots dropping, Golden State Warriors fans usually feel optimistic. But the Celtics found a way to stymie the star.

Instead, the Celtics played a form of rope-a-dope, letting Curry fire away, figuring he couldn’t keep up that blistering pace, and trusting that their defense wouldn’t allow the other Warriors to pick up the slack when Curry was either out of the game, or cooling off. One game can’t crush the soul of this team, we know that from past history, but they’ve got some regrouping to do. The Warriors were held to 24 assists, about six below what they normally get in a win. Curry finished the night with 34 points, but he and his teammates were buried under a Celtics tsunami. Normally when teams pay extra attention to Curry, it opens the floor for his teammates, but the Celtics made sure those other teammates were not left alone. And there is no crazier crowd than in the Warriors’ home gym when Curry is going off. The Celtics may have looked silly to some for opting to single-team Curry, a player who demands constant double-teams and exotic defenses. A picture emerged: The Celtics’ vaunted defense is legit. The loss wasn’t all on Curry, of course. He flew out of the gate snorting and charging, with a first quarter for the ages: 21 points, on 7-for-9 shooting, including 6-for-8 on 3-pointers. Curry’s six 3-pointers was an NBA Finals record, breaking the record of five that he shared. Unlike in previous games playoff games this year, almost all the seats were filled at tip-off.

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Steph Curry follows historic NBA Finals quarter with a dud (New York Post)

The Warriors star dropped 21 points on 7 of 9 shooting -- including hitting an NBA Finals record six three-pointers -- in the opening 12 minutes of Game 1 ...

It didn’t carry over into the second quarter, in which Curry posted a goose egg. The 34-year-old missed both shots he took in the second, including one from beyond the arc. He finished with 34 points, but his Warriors fell apart in the fourth quarter in a 120-108 loss to the Celtics in Game 1

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Warriors' Steph Curry Sets NBA Finals Record with 6 3-Pointers in ... (Bleacher Report)

Stephen Curry is already making a case to be named NBA Finals MVP—and it's only Game 1. The Golden State Warriors point guard set an NBA Finals record with ...

If the Celtics can't figure out a way to defend him better, his shooting percentage from beyond the arc will only get better. Curry setting the record hardly comes as a surprise. Stephen Curry has set the NBA Finals record for three-pointers made in a quarter with six in the first quarter.

The previous record was five, shared by Curry, Ray Allen and Kenny Smith.

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Ayesha and Steph Curry bring 'Eat. Learn. Play.' nonprofit to ... (The Columbus Dispatch)

Steph and Ayesha Curry's Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation is helping Columbus nonprofits provide food, books and activities to children in need.

"We are excited to bring that model, which is working in Oakland, to Columbus," Ayesha said. For now, though, the Curry family is setting out to help as many families as they can. “It’s such an honor for Eat. Learn. Play. to be a charitable beneficiary of the Memorial Tournament,” Eat. Learn. Play. CEO Chris Helfrich said by email. But the organization is expanding, and Columbus is its second location so far. "We said we are going to be the village for the people out there who need one but don’t have one." “While the Memorial celebrates the game of golf, it also does a tremendous job in supporting children and families in need. That program is expected to support 700 kids this year through diverse activities, which are focused to encourage better and sustainable habits. "I think this will always be the No. 1 mission, I think I can speak for both Steph and I, too, before any of our careers." In fact, he was third in the league in jersey sales through the second-half of the season according to NBA.com. Ayesha has made a strong brand for herself as well as an entrepreneur. "The Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation has joined the Memorial Tournament this year as another collaborating charitable partner, alongside Nationwide Children's." ROR is a partnership with primary care nurse practitioners and doctors to utilize age-appropriate and culturally sensitive books during all child checks from 6 months to 5 years old. She's authored a cookbook, has her own line of cookware and is a TV personality, hosting an HBO show with her husband, "About Last Night."

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Steph Curry Breaks Down Jordan Poole's Struggles (Sports Illustrated)

Steph knows Poole will bounce back after tough NBA Finals debut.

Throughout the playoffs, Golden State has primarily received steady contributions from players outside of Curry, and when coupled with the dominant run he has been on, it has led them to the game's biggest stage. That happened in this one, with Poole posting a game-worst -19 plus/minus in 25 minutes of play. Steph Curry got off to a great start in Game 1 against Boston, setting an NBA Finals record with 21 points in the opening frame.

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Steph Curry incredibly knew Klay Thompson's early Game 1 3 ... (NBC Sports Bay Area)

Thompson drained the 3-pointer to give the Warriors an early 8-6 lead. That was one of Curry's two first-quarter assists against the Celtics to go along ...

Curry is a showman by nature, and on the big stage that is the NBA Finals, this was a perfect opening act. That was one of Curry's two first-quarter assists against the Celtics to go along with a game-high 21 points on an NBA Finals single-quarter record six 3-pointers. But that's what happened early in Game 1 of the 2022 NBA Finals against the Boston Celtics.

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Tatum tried everything to slow Curry, including a flat tire (SFGate)

The Celtics star stepped on the back of the Golden State sharpshooter's shoe in Game 1 of the NBA Finals.

The ball was knocked out by the C's, leading to a timeout and a lot of stray shoe zooming from ESPN. Tatum and the Celtics ultimately got the last laugh, though, as Curry scored just four points in the fourth quarter as the Warriors were routed in the final quarter, 40-16, as the Celtics took Game 1, 120-108. Curry's shoe ripped off, landing near the top of the paint — then he dribbled under the basket with a sock on one foot and a shoe on the other, slip sliding before trying to pass back to the top of the key.

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Steph Curry sets NBA Finals record with first quarter blitz against ... (The Mercury News)

Warriors star Steph Curry hit six three-pointers in a dominant first quarter against the Boston Celtics.

Curry finished the quarter with 21 points on 7-of-9 from the field as he also went 1-for-2 from the free throw line. The 21 points are the most Curry has ever scored in the first quarter of a playoff game and just two shy of his playoff career-high of 23 points in a quarter. Curry’s six 3-pointers marked the most by a player in an individual quarter of the NBA Finals as he nailed 6-of-8 attempts in Game 1 at Chase Center against the Boston Celtics.

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