San Francisco, California—They don’t call him chef for nothing. Steph Curry fired 10 of his 33 total points, along with 7 rebounds and 9 dimes, in the deciding 4th quarter to get his team and mates back to the win column on Thursday night.
With 5:32 left in the fourth quarter, Curry executed a dramatic double-crossover punctuated by a 3-pointer over Miami’s Tyler Herro.
Curry celebrated by drumbeating his chest as the Warriors took the lead 108-100.
Not done yet, Curry made a layup at 3:15, another three at 2:40 and a long jump shot at 2:04 to put the game away.
Klay Thompson (SG) had five 3-pointers and piled 19 points while playing 29 minutes---a far cry from his first ejection last Tuesday when the Suns trounced the Warriors 134-105 in Phoenix, Arizona.
Andrew Wiggins (SF) poured in 18 points (10 rebounds, 2 assists).
Draymond Green (PF) dropped 10 points (7 rebounds, 4 assists).
Kevon Looney (C) scored 7 points (rebounds, 4 assists).
Off the bench, Jordan Poole (SG) contributed 11 points.
James Wiseman (C) did 10.
J. Green(F) scored 6, T. Jerome (SG) made 3 points, as did M. Moody (SG) for 6.
As a team, the Warriors shot 50% FG attempts and 39.1% of their 3-pointers.
For the Miami Heat, Jimmy Butler drained 27, as did Adebayo for 26 and Kyle Lowry for 12 points.
As a team, the Heat made 44.3% FG attempts and 32.6% of their 3-pointers.
Notes: All photos and video in this article are courtesy of the NBA.
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