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Reflecting on his college years at Davidson (where he netted 12 of his team’s final 14 points and hit the go-ahead jumper with just 39 seconds remaining in a victory against West Virginia back in 2008), Stephen Curry has played 14 professional games at Madison Square Garden. He has triumphed in 13 of those encounters,including a streak of 10 consecutive wins,with the latest being the Warriors’ victory over the Knicks by a score of 114-102 on Tuesday.
Curry scored 28 points, including five three-pointers, during his latest performance at The Garden as the scorching Warriors continue to ascend in the standings. Coupled with defeats for both the Clippers and Rockets,golden State,which has secured seven wins out of its last eight games,currently holds the No. 6 seed in the Western Conference and is just three games behind No. 5 with only 20 matches left to play.
In his career spanning over thirteen NBA games at The Garden, Curry boasts an average exceeding 26 points along with five three-pointers per game while shooting an impressive 49% from beyond the arc. Where did he break the all-time three-point record? At MSG.
STEPH CURRY MAKES HISTORY!
he now holds the record for most three-pointers made all time with a total of 2,974 and counting 💦
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— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) December 15, 2021
This remarkable performance where he scored an astounding total of fifty-four points that marked his rise to stardom occurred back in MSG during2014.
In 2013, Stephen Curry scored 54 points (11-13 from beyond-the-arc) against New York
The Warriors are set to face off against the Knicks tommorow at MSG 👀pic.twitter.com/98NR0L52DZ
— Antonin (@antonin_org) February 22, 2021
The irony surrounding that fifty-four point game is that while it was curry’s most impressive individual display at MSG, it also stands as one of only two losses he’s experienced there.The Warriors fell short in that match-up by a scoreline of109–105. Do some calculations and you’ll find that Curry hasn’t faced defeat at MSG for more than ten years.
“It’s Madison Square Garden. It speaks volumes,” said Curry following Tuesday’s game.”This venue inherently possesses incredible energy that’s unique to basketball fans here. The crowd is phenomenal—it’s filled with celebrities and everyone anticipates exceptional basketball performances. From my initial college game here until now—it never disappoints us! For teams like ours from out west we only get one opportunity [each season] here so we aim to maximize it.”
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