On February 1, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA regular season is in full swing. In today's Western Conference Focus game, the Warriors traveled to the road to challenge the Rockets. Prior to this game, the Warriors were no. 2 in the West and the Rockets were no. 1 in the West.
In today's game, Warriors star Curry played average in the first quarter, scoring 2 points and 1 assist on 1-of-4 shooting. The Warriors also trailed the Rockets 23-25. After entering the second quarter, Curry's form clearly picked up, and he hit a super long three-pointer on the right side, continuing to refresh the record for consecutive three-point shooting held by himself.
In one of the legs of the quarter, Curry broke through and caused Matthews to fall to the ground, and Curry threw a 2+1 shot in the face of losing his balance, a goal that also showed Curry's excellent physical fitness. In the second quarter alone, Curry scored eight points and four assists to help the Warriors play 38:27 in a single quarter and surpass the Rockets by nine points at halftime.
After entering the third quarter, Curry began to find the outside feel, hitting two three-pointers in a single quarter. One of the goals he directly stole rocket porter in defense, Curry advanced to the front court and did not choose to layup, but directly shot an empty three-point shot!
It is worth mentioning that after Curry hit the three-pointer, the Rockets directly requested a timeout. After the pause, Potter kept glaring at Curry, saying something. The referee put his hand on the whistle and seemed ready to blow the game off at any time, but Curry did not choose to ignore Potter, but threw himself into the game.
In the final quarter, Curry quickly delivered his ninth assist of the game, tying Honasek (5281, 57th all-time) on the NBA total assists list. The Rockets then trailed by just five points, and Curry hit a three-point shot at Shin Kyung. After facing the Rockets' chase, Curry hit another three-pointer. And that's not all, the Rockets' young players chased points one after another, curry hit consecutive mid-range and three-point shots, almost single-handedly helping the Warriors withstand the Rockets' counterattack.
Four minutes before the finale, Curry hit a high-scoring layup. Then successfully competed with the Rockets Tate, received a Thompson pass and Curry hit another three-point shot to help the team lead to 9 points, after which Curry made two free throws, the Warriors led by 14 points, and the game lost suspense. In the end, the Warriors beat the Rockets on the road and won 6 straight!
Throughout the game, Curry played 38 minutes and shot 13-of-23, including 7-of-14 three-pointers and 7-of-8 free throws, totaling 40 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists. Among them, Curry scored 21 points alone in the final quarter, including four three-pointers, which is Curry's 37th single quarter 20+, breaking The Kobe's record and rising to the first place in NBA history! Curry's form has declined in recent times, but Curry rebounded today.
According to the schedule, the Warriors will challenge the Spurs on the road tomorrow, and they will go all out to win seven consecutive games.