On December 29, Beijing time, the Golden State Warriors defeated the Denver Nuggets 86-89, and after the game, Warriors coach Steve Kerr was interviewed by the media about why Curry will play for nearly 40 minutes.
Curry played nearly five minutes more in this game than he averaged this season, and speaking about the reasons for this arrangement, Kerr said: "This is the situation in tonight's game, if we want to win, then the only way is to let Curry play more in the fourth quarter. ”
"If he's not on the pitch, it's going to be hard for us to score, so I want Curry to play a little longer."
After the game, Curry talked about his performance and also talked about becoming the first player in history to make 3,000 three-pointers, saying: "I feel like every three-point shot I set a new record, which is really weird."
Curry also talked about the team trailing by 24 points in the first half, Curry said: "Everything went wrong in the first half, but I like the way we fight because we are not a team that (likes) to lose, but the other 29 teams (in this situation) may have given up. ”
In the first half, the Warriors shot 14-of-37 from the team, including 4-of-17 from three-point range and 4-of-14 from the free throw line, scoring just 36 points. However, in the second half, especially in the final quarter, under Curry's leadership, the Warriors nearly turned the tables.