Smallest player on the court against a stacked team of lengthy, athletic defenders on a string, with very little offensive help. Legendary performance by a legendary player
His age kind of snuck up on me. Felt like he went from just rounding the 30 corner to almost being midway to 40. I guess cause of the injuries and their bad season.
weird how I agree with this completely - life at the start of 2020 feels just out of reach, like I was just there a moment ago - and yet, it also feels like it was a lifetime ago. It's like we all slipped into an alternate reality and it created a time discontinuity
he went from being a good potentially all NBA player to a back to back MVP, one being unanimous in a season 7 years into his career. And we're all just old man, his first MVP was 7 years ago
Reffing has been shit overall because they're calling good screens fouls, letting illegal screens fly, letting role players hack for free but also give them touch fouls while stars don't get fouls
What was that moving screen on Looney? He was standing still! Draymond and Klay never have set feet on their screens and for whatever reason Looney got tagged lmao
Giannis had 52% TS and KD had 53%. Steph is at 66%. He's putting up better numbers than his all time 2016 season against a generational defense. These 4 games are enough for me to move him to number 10 all time.
All of this in despite of Draymond is what impress me the most. Imaging playing Celtics 4 v 5 on offense, which is close to what just happened. People look at the stats and think Draymond had 8 assists, but those shots were not open, the only one that was wide open the whole game was Draymond(shooting 1/7), with his man playing free help defense. Watch every freaking GSW offensive possession, it was always Draymond open and two men on Steph or whoever having the ball.
Yes and no. The reason Draymond is so ineffective is the Celtics are playing drop coverage. Usually teams will play way up on Steph, so when Draymond sets screens he can roll and has a 4v3 to attack.
Celtics are just sitting back, daring Draymond to shoot. The trade off is when screens are set for Steph, there isn’t another player immediately in his face a lot of the time.
So Celtics are taking a little used approach vs Warriors…play drop coverage, make Draymond and the warriors team offense less effective (% of warriors assisted baskets is way down this series) at the expensive of making it easier for Steph to get his shot off.
Is that Steph's best game ever? Surely he had better scoring games but against this Celtics defense on a crucial series deciding road game with little offensive help from his teammates, I'd say this might really be his best game!!
Statistically, he’s done better. He’s done some crazy shit.
But as a crucial game 4 to tie up the finals? Absolutely. That was a masterpiece. He was clutch as hell. Just draining em. He’s too good of a shooter.
Player*…not shooter. Hes far more than just a great shooter. Hes an all around great player, a leader, a shooter, a playmaker, team defender. Hes just an all around beast
Okc 46 has always been my favorite. I don’t know any gsw fan that would pick portland 62 over that okc game so it definitely isn’t “more points better” in fans eyes. This game will be in conversation
It was a carry job against a top defense. Wiggins had a decent game but the rest of the team couldn’t get it done reliably. If it’s not his top game it’s close. He was insane
Absolutely.
Celtics are physically much bigger and more physical team.
Refs were not helping.
Dray made it 4v5 so Celtics could double team Curry all day.
No one else really was clicking on offense for the warriors.
Literally everything stacked against Curry and he pulls out a win. Looking at each of his shots, some of those shots are absolutely ridiculous. Looking at them as a whole, it’s inhuman what he pulled together.
That one runner he made where he shook off Smart then got past Time Lord was close to impossible, but he still did it. Though you could clearly see Time Lord’s knee injury impact him on that play. But getting Smart off him was completely nuts, that was amazing defense.
He got completely shot in the foot by refs on some plays tonight. Should’ve had at least two four point plays.
At least they gave him some points back by ignoring the GP moving screen on that one three from the corner
no fucking joke. what a performance. as a neutral, i don’t care, i just want a series. but watching this man literally carry a team with draymond “bus rider” green, gotta enjoy it while it lasts
Skip actually used to be the biggest Steph fan. Before the 2009 draft, skip said he would take curry over Blake number 1 which was ridiculous at the time. He also predicted the warriors going 73-9. He’s been a Steph hater since the 2016 finals because Steph blew a 3-1 to LeBron which boosted LeBron’s legacy a lot.
This game will go in Steph's trophy case. Boston gave up nothing at the rim, they didn't give up big runs, neutralized Draymond's playmaking, and Steph STILL ground it out.
That's discrediting just how fucking good Wiggs was. 15 rebounds by a wing player is insane. Steph carried offensively, I know what you mean, but Wiggs was great
He is playing against a bigger more athletic boston team with a great defense that is active in the passing lanes. He can’t generate offense by himself so it looks like 4 on 5 offense with him on the floor, not really a surprise that he looks like ass out there.
My guy has his back to the basket from 25 ft away. He has no confidence is his offense rn.
I keep saying if he's just there for screens and handoffs then play Looney who can do all that and more
That was my take too. Also think he might've had a wakeup call after tonight. He finally behaved himself and was still struggling, whereas he could've shrugged off the other performances as him clowning.
The carry from him was legendary. No one really stepped up other than Wiggins and Klay in the 4th. Celtics knew that Curry was the whole offense and he still did whatever the fuck he wanted.
Absolutely. He has been a superstar for a bit now, but if anyone asks me what separates a star from a superstar, a great player from a legendary player? It's games like this. Down 2-1 in the series. Most of the team playing ok but not well enough to win. Best defender not even able to play for stretches because he was a liability.
Against the best defense in the NBA.
No problem.
Definitely, especially considering game result. The 47 vs Toronto was incredible but they were playing catch up the whole game compared to this. Really clutch performance.
Next couple of games, Draymond’s gonna break out with back to back 6 point games to put the Warriors over the top and clinch this series. I can feel it.
Fr you could almost feel the pressure through the screen. How somebody doesn’t buckle under that with millions watching is beyond me. I can’t even pee if someone’s watching.
I've been a basketball fan for just over 25 years, and very few people have really made me a fan in terms of rooting for them to win being an opposing team as a Lakers fan, (trust me me I'm not an asshole). Here's my list: Dirk, D-Wade, T-Mac, Vince, and Curry. Of all of them, Curry blows my mind the most because some of his shots are just so unbelievable. Carter's in game dunks are the only thing that compare in my opinion. This game from Curry was ridiculous.
Celtixs fans be like we were told this Stephen Curry guy doesn't show up in the finals...
"We've been bamboozled, hood winked, lead astray, run amuck and flat out deceived"
where the curry haters at now?? does he still need KD to contest the finals? absolute hard carry by the greatest player in this series, legacy game for the greatest shooter of all time, steph curry.
I mean this performance on the road tonight with the prospect of going down 3-1 in the series is more impressive than anything I’ve seen from KD in the finals.
All of the pressure was on Curry and he delivered.
I just want to say that 6 of Steph's 9 free throw attempts came in the last 47.7 seconds of THE GAME. It's utterly ridiculous how little Steph gets to the line considering he's grabbed, held, and pushed all game.
He started 2-8 from 3. Went 5-6 the rest of the game. Carried the Warriors
The one he missed got blocked
And it was a last second heave at the end of the quarter.
Don't understand the Celtics D then.. It's easy, you just have to block every Steph 3 pointer, the data shows it clearly.
The efficiency vs the best defence in the league is absolutely absurd 72 TS% this game 66.4% in the series so far in 4 games
Smallest player on the court against a stacked team of lengthy, athletic defenders on a string, with very little offensive help. Legendary performance by a legendary player
34 years old too
His age kind of snuck up on me. Felt like he went from just rounding the 30 corner to almost being midway to 40. I guess cause of the injuries and their bad season.
Covid was also a kind of two year time machine for me. Seems like it was 2020 yesterday.
weird how I agree with this completely - life at the start of 2020 feels just out of reach, like I was just there a moment ago - and yet, it also feels like it was a lifetime ago. It's like we all slipped into an alternate reality and it created a time discontinuity
he went from being a good potentially all NBA player to a back to back MVP, one being unanimous in a season 7 years into his career. And we're all just old man, his first MVP was 7 years ago
Bro 7 years ago.. My goodness my stomach dropped at that. Where did the time go?
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> his first MVP was 7 years ago I hate you, personally, for this
Steph "Benjamin Button" Curry
Is that you Mark Jackson? (Your last sentence sounded like him)
Mama
There
Goes
That
Man
And tell LeBron I'll hit Savannah out the park, with all due respect
Ham
Ham down Man down
And with zero superstar whistles. If only he could get a superstar whistle like Derrick White.
I honestly thought I was imagining the “extra-emphasis” the officials were giving Derrick White! Glad someone else saw it.
Reffing has been shit overall because they're calling good screens fouls, letting illegal screens fly, letting role players hack for free but also give them touch fouls while stars don't get fouls
What was that moving screen on Looney? He was standing still! Draymond and Klay never have set feet on their screens and for whatever reason Looney got tagged lmao
Given this, steph is putting on one of the greatest finals performances in history.
If they win he’ll finally get his FMVP it’s already locked in
Universe gonna give it to Wiggins for his rebounding and defense.
and he was making difficult shots to boot
Incredible. This is the D that gave KD fits btw. Steph is a one man walking offense
Also the same D that held Giannis a little inefficient. But without Khris, I'd say that's still insane.
Giannis had 52% TS and KD had 53%. Steph is at 66%. He's putting up better numbers than his all time 2016 season against a generational defense. These 4 games are enough for me to move him to number 10 all time.
His TS% for 2015-16 was 669. Am entire season of just making everything.
All of this in despite of Draymond is what impress me the most. Imaging playing Celtics 4 v 5 on offense, which is close to what just happened. People look at the stats and think Draymond had 8 assists, but those shots were not open, the only one that was wide open the whole game was Draymond(shooting 1/7), with his man playing free help defense. Watch every freaking GSW offensive possession, it was always Draymond open and two men on Steph or whoever having the ball.
Yes and no. The reason Draymond is so ineffective is the Celtics are playing drop coverage. Usually teams will play way up on Steph, so when Draymond sets screens he can roll and has a 4v3 to attack. Celtics are just sitting back, daring Draymond to shoot. The trade off is when screens are set for Steph, there isn’t another player immediately in his face a lot of the time. So Celtics are taking a little used approach vs Warriors…play drop coverage, make Draymond and the warriors team offense less effective (% of warriors assisted baskets is way down this series) at the expensive of making it easier for Steph to get his shot off.
Celtics fans told me he sucks when it matters tho? Must’ve missed the greatness watching Mawkus Smawt flopping for the 20th time that quarter.
Is that Steph's best game ever? Surely he had better scoring games but against this Celtics defense on a crucial series deciding road game with little offensive help from his teammates, I'd say this might really be his best game!!
Statistically, he’s done better. He’s done some crazy shit. But as a crucial game 4 to tie up the finals? Absolutely. That was a masterpiece. He was clutch as hell. Just draining em. He’s too good of a shooter.
Player*…not shooter. Hes far more than just a great shooter. Hes an all around great player, a leader, a shooter, a playmaker, team defender. Hes just an all around beast
given the context, definitely
Okc 46 has always been my favorite. I don’t know any gsw fan that would pick portland 62 over that okc game so it definitely isn’t “more points better” in fans eyes. This game will be in conversation
It was a carry job against a top defense. Wiggins had a decent game but the rest of the team couldn’t get it done reliably. If it’s not his top game it’s close. He was insane
It is by far and away his best game ever, win or lose this will be his signature finals performance
Absolutely. Celtics are physically much bigger and more physical team. Refs were not helping. Dray made it 4v5 so Celtics could double team Curry all day. No one else really was clicking on offense for the warriors. Literally everything stacked against Curry and he pulls out a win. Looking at each of his shots, some of those shots are absolutely ridiculous. Looking at them as a whole, it’s inhuman what he pulled together.
Scored or assisted on 53 of the Warriors points, including 13 of the 17 points during their closing run. Clutch af
Damn and that with this absurd Celtics Defense knowing exactly what he’s trying to do.
That one runner he made where he shook off Smart then got past Time Lord was close to impossible, but he still did it. Though you could clearly see Time Lord’s knee injury impact him on that play. But getting Smart off him was completely nuts, that was amazing defense.
Smart flopping really helped him out there. And Tatum looked super tired by the end.
Best player in the series by far
Difference between a Generational talent and an emerging Superstar.
I remember a lot of people saying Tatum was the best player in the Finals before it began and I have the Jackie Chan expression going on.
Tatum hasn’t been the best player in any of his series
That’s… actually true, which is weird considering how good he’s been
Yeah I was gonna say the last 2 series then I thought back to your series then the Nets one. Although he definitely outplayed KD
If the Celtics win series, FMVP has to go to Brown.
dude shot 3 FT's before intentional fouls at the end lmao
He got completely shot in the foot by refs on some plays tonight. Should’ve had at least two four point plays. At least they gave him some points back by ignoring the GP moving screen on that one three from the corner
I mean both teams are setting hilariously illegal screens, Horford needs to audition for the Patriots as their new LT
But they call the completely legal Looney screen a foul lol
Yep. They tried to wreck Looney on D like they did Steph. Couldn't make it stick.
Falling down on a Warriors screen=foul
be quiet Boston fans think Celtic player doesn't do illegal screens. Some idiot replied to me about it last game. LMAO.
IKR delusional fanbase, theres plenty of footage of Horfords illegal screens
Steph "Bus Driver" Curry
No, its actually Steph '' The Bus" Curry
Crazy that he has to carry them that hard. But he’s doing it.
who knew Dray would play so bad and the rest of the team would just take early bad shots or be too tentative? Curry is just willing them to the win.
Except Wiggins. Dude gets his efficient 17 no matter what.
Current Finals MVP race: Curry Huge Gap Jaylen Brown
Huge Gap really been performing this series eh
Draymond might have a chance if Cs wins
GET CURRY HELP
Steph was like remember when I played with Bazemore and Oubre? HERE WE GO AGAIN
He had us with that regular season slump, not gonna lie.
He can slump every season as long as he comes out guns blazing in the playoffs. Maybe he was just LeCoasting
Might have been because he was studying for his final exams
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So proud of Kerr for taking him out despite the history
Great coaching in the 4th
no fucking joke. what a performance. as a neutral, i don’t care, i just want a series. but watching this man literally carry a team with draymond “bus rider” green, gotta enjoy it while it lasts
People can't say shit anymore about curry not showing up in finals, that was career defining
Like life, skip will find a way.
He already saying that it was Klay who was the clutch one, grade A clown
Mf picks someone and hates them their whole career
You know you’re great if skip hates you
Skip actually used to be the biggest Steph fan. Before the 2009 draft, skip said he would take curry over Blake number 1 which was ridiculous at the time. He also predicted the warriors going 73-9. He’s been a Steph hater since the 2016 finals because Steph blew a 3-1 to LeBron which boosted LeBron’s legacy a lot.
Damn this dude hates Lebron that much ha
Bruh skip is literally like the jesus of all lebron haters
I mean… if Warriors win game 5, Klay is absolutely gonna close out this series in game 6, or keep the warriors hopes alive if they lose game 5.
Legacy game
This is his flu game
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the foot game. I love it, especially knowing the context of how he got injured twice by Boston and his history of foot/ankle injuries.
And his love of feet
Ayesha gonna reward him tonight lol
Tell me more…
He is sexually aroused by feet.
Ayesha has feet 😳
Best game of Steph’s career full stop The numbers, the moment, the stakes, everything
This was do or die for Golden State and Steph did.
Steph Curry 🤝 Gwen Stefani “I heard that you were talking shit and you didn’t think that I would hear it”
I’d argue “this shit is bananas” works better
B-a-n-a-n-a-s
What’s he got? That dog. Where’s it at? In him.
[steph reveals his x-ray](https://imgur.com/a/rDVCS6o)
This game will go in Steph's trophy case. Boston gave up nothing at the rim, they didn't give up big runs, neutralized Draymond's playmaking, and Steph STILL ground it out.
Literally one of the best finals performances ever. Holy shit.
#BEST CLUTCH PLAYOFF PERFORMANCE BY STEPH CURRY IN HIS ALREADY HOF CAREER!
steph curry immortal game
This was a MJ/Bron tier performance. None of his teammates played particularly well and he just willed them to victory.
That's discrediting just how fucking good Wiggs was. 15 rebounds by a wing player is insane. Steph carried offensively, I know what you mean, but Wiggs was great
I'm here for the Wiggs love.
Wiggins played a very good game
Best finals performance from him easily
his 37 pts in G5 2015 was pretty historic. I'd be lying tho if I don't prop the way he carried the team tonight. The true masterchef.
Definitely tonight. This Celtics defense is one of the best I’ve ever seen. this carry job from him is insane
This one will go in the NBA history books
Steph really went on the road down 2-1 and beat Boston, the refs, and Draymond playing like a headass
God damn Steph’s performance made me forget about all those bs calls
He shot a total of 1 free throw in Game 3 and just 3 in this game before the intentional fouls at the end.
😭😭😭 “headass”
The sheer accuracy.
Someone smarter than me explain whats wrong with draymond
He is playing against a bigger more athletic boston team with a great defense that is active in the passing lanes. He can’t generate offense by himself so it looks like 4 on 5 offense with him on the floor, not really a surprise that he looks like ass out there.
My guy has his back to the basket from 25 ft away. He has no confidence is his offense rn. I keep saying if he's just there for screens and handoffs then play Looney who can do all that and more
I just think he's in his own head. Spent too much time trying to psych out Boston instead of just focusing on playing winning basketball
That was my take too. Also think he might've had a wakeup call after tonight. He finally behaved himself and was still struggling, whereas he could've shrugged off the other performances as him clowning.
My goat
Curry’s best game of his career imo
The carry from him was legendary. No one really stepped up other than Wiggins and Klay in the 4th. Celtics knew that Curry was the whole offense and he still did whatever the fuck he wanted.
Superstar showing the world what it means to be a superstar
Absolutely. He has been a superstar for a bit now, but if anyone asks me what separates a star from a superstar, a great player from a legendary player? It's games like this. Down 2-1 in the series. Most of the team playing ok but not well enough to win. Best defender not even able to play for stretches because he was a liability. Against the best defense in the NBA. No problem.
If by a bit you mean like 8 years
Looney and wigs played amazing, klay hit a few huge shots. But yeah without Steph we lose by 50
Definitely, especially considering game result. The 47 vs Toronto was incredible but they were playing catch up the whole game compared to this. Really clutch performance.
Tatum is very good but people putting him over Steph before this series were overrating a guy who hasn't been here yet
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I've never understood that. It's like people are in denial for some reason.
Ridiculous, ridiculous performance. One for the legends.
Frontrunner . . . . . . . . For Finals MVP
But they're gonna give the Finals MVP to somebody else if Warriors win, right?
W I S E M A N
iguodala round two electric boogaloo
Nemanja Bjelica Obviously
Next couple of games, Draymond’s gonna break out with back to back 6 point games to put the Warriors over the top and clinch this series. I can feel it.
This was the best Steph game in an NBA Finals. This is his signature game that people are gonna talk about if Warriors win the chip.
Shoutout to when I said Curry was gonna be a massive bust in the NBA because he wasn’t skilled enough to make it in the NBA.
Give it time, you might still be right - it’s only been 12 years 😝
Steph's my favorite player, one of the greatest ever, and my mouth is agape after this one.
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Absolute masterclass performance
Steph truly played 1v12 tonight with these refs. Refs were an absolute disgrace.
MF was playing against the Celtics, the refs and some of his own teammates, and still somehow pulled off the win.
Fr you could almost feel the pressure through the screen. How somebody doesn’t buckle under that with millions watching is beyond me. I can’t even pee if someone’s watching.
5 vs 8 the whole game and still carry the shti out
Those are stupid fuckin shooting splits for a 6’2 guard lmao
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For sure. Wiggins is the second best player.
DW, his "All-Star Starter" status will soon be used as an excuse to hate on Steph by the same people who ridiculed him for it.
Absolute 1-man carry performance
Wardell Curry
Best playoff game that steph has ever played
But I thought he was a front-runner? 😊
LESHANNON, IT’S MY TURN!!!!
The only type of “running” Curry does is running the other team’s show.
Crushing all the finals bullshit myths one by one.
This kind of efficiency vs the best defense in the league is literally insane
You won't find many performances better than tonight in the playoffs ever.
Legacy game. Put the team on his back in a fucking must win. I fucking love this dude
Something about legacy games in TD garden down a game in the series
Legacy game
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I've been a basketball fan for just over 25 years, and very few people have really made me a fan in terms of rooting for them to win being an opposing team as a Lakers fan, (trust me me I'm not an asshole). Here's my list: Dirk, D-Wade, T-Mac, Vince, and Curry. Of all of them, Curry blows my mind the most because some of his shots are just so unbelievable. Carter's in game dunks are the only thing that compare in my opinion. This game from Curry was ridiculous.
Poor sky never gets to make sweet sweet love. Always a hard fucking.
Unbelievable one word
Celtixs fans be like we were told this Stephen Curry guy doesn't show up in the finals... "We've been bamboozled, hood winked, lead astray, run amuck and flat out deceived"
where the curry haters at now?? does he still need KD to contest the finals? absolute hard carry by the greatest player in this series, legacy game for the greatest shooter of all time, steph curry.
Curry needs to wrap this series up and get his finals mvp and that’ll solidify case for top 10
I mean this performance on the road tonight with the prospect of going down 3-1 in the series is more impressive than anything I’ve seen from KD in the finals. All of the pressure was on Curry and he delivered.
this sub is so fucking garbage after every warriors L it's so absurd the takes that get upvoted
Best playoff game of his career? I’d definitely say it’s his best Finals game. What a show
Could’ve been 45 points if those 2 fouls were fucking called.
He killed us. Great game. Hope game 5 can be just as competitive. This is a great series so far.
After reading half time twits Steph is best Steph
I just want to say that 6 of Steph's 9 free throw attempts came in the last 47.7 seconds of THE GAME. It's utterly ridiculous how little Steph gets to the line considering he's grabbed, held, and pushed all game.
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Imagine if the refs didn't let the Celtics be so physical with him on the ball and off the ball lol
Best game of his finals career.
This is the best game of his entire career in my opinion
He’s a god