November 30, 2021; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; The Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry, 30, against the Phoenix Suns at the Footprint Center. Mandatory loan: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
The Golden State Warriors won the 5th game of the NBA Finals on Monday against the Boston Celtics, and they did so despite Steph Curry’s extremely uncharacteristic night.
Curry got 7-22 and scored 16 points in his Warriors ’104-94 victory. The shocking moment of the night is that Curry, the best 3-point shooter in history, went 0-0 at three. It was his first game in the playoffs without a three-pointer.
This is the first playoff game in the career of Steph Curry, in which he did not forget a single bit.
Recall: he played in 133 playoff games. pic.twitter.com/bpX6hPKkT4
– CBS Sports (@CBSSports) June 14, 2022
Including the regular season, it interrupted a series of 233 games in a row where Curry scored a three-pointer.
Clay Thompson (5/11) and Jordan Poole (3/6) were the only Warriors players to shoot well on threes. In the team, Golden State went with a score of 9 to 40 (22.5 percent) in the top three.
It’s not a very good sign for Boston when Golden State wins with a score of 10, despite insufficient shooting for threes. Of course, Boston missed 10 free throws, which did not help (there were 21-on-31).
Now the Warriors led in a 3-2 series. Game 6 of the series – Thursday in Boston. Game 7 (if necessary) is scheduled for Sunday in San Francisco.
