With a magnificent shot one second from the end of the match, Stephen Curry offered a victory and hope to the Golden State Warriors against the Phoenix Suns on Saturday in the NBA.
At 35 years old (36 in March), after 14 seasons in San Francisco, four NBA titles (2015, 2017, 2018 and 2022) and two MVP awards (2015 and 2016), Stephen Curry continues to achieve excellence, and maintain the flickering flame of a franchise in decline, bereaved and in difficulty this season. On Saturday, Curry released a magnificent shot to reach 30 points and make his Warriors win against Kevin Durant’s Phoenix Suns (113-112).
Three seconds from time, the “Dubs” are trailing by two points: on a commitment, Curry is found by a difficult pass, behind him, which he still manages to catch. Despite the defense of Bradley Beal and Devin Booker, the crazy shooter turns and shoots from behind the three-point line to find the target and explode the Chase Center, before crouching and screaming his joy in front of his fans, for whom he is a sort of divinity. “My love of the game keeps me energized no matter what’s going on. I am blessed,” the star soberly commented.
The Warriors continued to tremble after the shot of their savior, but the Suns of Kevin Durant (24 points) and Devin Booker (32 points) could not convert a last action with 0.6 seconds to play.
Stephen Curry acts this season as a lifeline for his Warriors who with this success move up to 10th place in the Western Conference, in the position of last play-off, they who are just recovering from the death on January 17 of their assistant coach Dejan Milojevic.
Weighed down by the bad gestures of its barker Draymond Green (already suspended twice this season), by the injury of its All-Star leader Chris Paul since the beginning of January (fracture of the left hand), and by players not at their level ( Andrew Wiggins, Klay Thompson), this team in decline has revived in recent days with four wins (six in seven matches).
A test awaits them on Monday with a trip to Salt Lake City, where Dejan Milojevic suffered a cardiac arrest three weeks ago, during a dinner at a restaurant with members of the team. In addition to the tribute, the sporting stakes are real, since the Utah Jazz are close behind San Francisco in the rankings, and are a competitor for places in the play-offs. In Toronto, the Cleveland Cavaliers continued their magnificent series with a 9th success, the result of collective work (8 players with more than 10 points) which consolidates their second place in the East. Deprived of Joel Embiid, the Philadelphia 76ers found victory after four defeats, dominating the weak Washington Wizards (119-113).
Victor Wembanyama’s San Antonio Spurs (21 points, 4 rebounds) suffered a 7th loss in Brooklyn (123-103), while Luka Doncic (32 points) largely helped Dallas crush Oklahoma City (146-111), which loses its second place in the West to the benefit of the Los Angeles Clippers, winners against Detroit (112-106).
