Stephen Curry

Tim Reynolds: Most 3's in a quarter of an NBA Finals game: 6 -- Stephen Curry, Warriors, 6/2/22 (1st) 5 -- Kenny Smith, Rockets, 6/7/95 (3rd) 5 -- Ray Allen ...

Big problem for Boston –9:19 PM Connor Letourneau@ Con_Chron #Warriors– 9:31 PM Dalton Johnson@ DaltonJ_Johnson He’s out there with Curry, Thompson, Wiggins and Looney. –9:21 PM Mark Medina@ MarkG_Medina – 10:07 PM Matt George@ MattGeorgeSAC And now Curry picks up his 3rd foul –10:05 PM Tim Bontemps@ TimBontemps – 11:27 PM Chris Palmer@ ChrisPalmerNBA –10:07 PM Gary Washburn@ GwashburnGlobe #Celticslead #Warriors56-54 at halftime. Big problem for Boston – Absolutely terrific defense by the Celtics. –11:35 PM Chris Palmer@ ChrisPalmerNBA He’s out there with Curry, Thompson, Wiggins and Looney. – And now Curry picks up his 3rd foul – Absolutely terrific defense by the Celtics. –

Stephen Curry dropped 21 points in the first quarter on Thursday night, and broke his own NBA record in the process.

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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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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.

The Warriors superstar set a record for most 3-pointers in a single quarter in the NBA Finals with six, and he only needed the first 12 minutes of Game 1 ...

He has now made five 3-pointers or more in a quarter three times in his Finals career. All other players in NBA history — Allen and Smith — have combined to hit that mark just twice. He broke the previous record of five 3-pointers, that he himself shared with Ray Allen and Kenny Smith.