Stephen Curry tops 30 points for a career-best 9th consecutive game

Stephen Curry tops 30 points for a career-best 9th consecutive game

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Stephen Curry dropped a stellar 33-point performance to lead the Golden State Warriors for their 4th straight win against Cleveland Cavaliers 119-101. This is the 9th consecutive game wherein Stephen Curry scored 30 points or more, being the longest streak so far in his career. Andrew Wiggins scored 23 points; Juan Toscano-Anderson had 20. 

Apart from Curry leading the offensive chart for the Dubs, Draymond Green added 5 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists for Golden State, who are currently is 9th in the Western Conference. Golden State absorbed a major hit earlier in the day when rookie center James Wiseman was ruled out for the remainder of the season after undergoing right knee surgery. The No. 2 overall pick suffered a meniscal tear on April 10 against Houston. 

Stephen Curry leads Golden State Warriors past Cleveland Cavaliers 

Talking about the home team, Collin Sexton scored 30 points in his return from a two-game absence with a strained groin and Allen had 17 points and 14 rebounds for Cleveland. Darius Garland added 20 points and seven assists. 

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The Cleveland Cavaliers have lost 16 of their last 17 to the Golden State Warriors with the lone win coming in Game 4 of the 2017 NBA Finals which was the third of their unprecedented four straight matchups in the championship series. 

Stephen Curry, who made an NBA-record 29 3-pointers over the previous three games, is averaging 38.2 points during his torrid run. He missed his first 8 attempts beyond the arc, finishing 4 of 13 in this particular game. 

That being said, the Golden State Warriors face the Boston Celtics for a season high five game road trip. Whereas Cavaliers would take on the Chicago Bulls in their next encounter. 

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