The Warriors beat the Nuggets 126-106 at home to bring the series to 2-0.
Curry continued to play off the bench today, playing 22 minutes, shooting 12-of-17, including 5-of-10 three-pointers and 5-of-7 from the free throw line, with 34 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists. In the first half, Curry played 13 minutes, shooting 6-of-9, 3-of-6 from three-point range, 1-of-2 from the free throw line, and 16 points and 3 rebounds.
It is worth mentioning that Curry scored 34 points today in just 22 minutes, which is the highest score since 1975 when the playoffs have not played more than 23 minutes in a single game, and Curry still did it on the bench. This is also the first time in Curry's career (regular season + playoffs) that he has scored 30+ without playing less than 25 minutes, after Curry played less than 25 minutes in 48 games but failed to get 30+.
In addition, Curry shot 71 percent from the field today, setting a career-high in the playoffs, after the previous record was 69 percent against the Clippers on April 13, 2019.
34 points is also the Warriors' second-highest off-the-bench score in the playoff history, and the highest bench scoring record is also set by Curry. In game 4 against the Trail Blazers on May 9, 2016, Curry played 36 minutes off the bench and scored 40 points on 16-of-32 shooting, including 17 points in overtime, setting an NBA all-time record.
So far in his career, Curry has only come off the bench in four games in the playoffs, and only two games before this season, all because of his return from injury. In addition to the average performance in the last game, Curry's other three off-the-bench appearances have been outstanding. Poole's starting performance in place of Curry is also very powerful, so if it goes on, maybe Curry has been playing as a substitute, of course, this is unlikely.
After today's game, Curry's playoff career total also exceeded 3,000 points, becoming the first player in Warriors history to reach this milestone. In playoff history, only 27 players have scored more than 3,000 points, an average of less than one per team. Among the active players, Curry is also second only to James (7631 points), Durant (4477 points) and Harden (3213 points), ranking fourth.