Stephen Curry pores 10 3s as Warriors hold off Magic

Stephen Curry displayed why exactly he is referred as the 3-point King. Curry knocked ten shots from behind the arc, combining his points tally to 40 to lead the Warriors past Magic. Curry finished 10 for 19 from deep, even having one taken away by a replay review after the third quarter. The two-time MVP has made at least four 3-pointers in a career-best 13 straight games. 

Talking about the undermanned Orlando Magic, they were led by Nikola Vucevic who had 25 points, 13 rebounds and five assists as the Magic lost a third straight game. With 9 losses in 11 games, Magic has significantly dropped in the Eastern Conference to #13. Golden State won its eighth straight at home against Orlando dating to a 102-94 loss on December 3, 2012. 

Stephen Curry knocks 10 3-Pointers as Warriors emerge victorious over Magic 

“It is routine, which is the crazy part of it. You just come to expect it,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. “These 3s that he hits when there’s nothing there offensively and he just uses his dribble to free himself up, not exactly with a ton of space just a few inches of space, then he rises up and you expect every one of them to go in, it’s just crazy.” 

Golden State attempted a franchise-record 30 3-pointers in the first half and went 20 of 50 from long range overall. Kelly Oubre Jr. hit three 3s and added 17 points with 10 rebounds. 

Curry scored 30 or more for the fourth straight game and 13th in all, needing 30 on Saturday against former teammate Kevin Durant to match a career-best five-game 30-point streak, which was previously done on February 22-March 3, 2016. 

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