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Warriors’ Steph Curry Extends Astonishing Streak, Matches James Harden in Another 3-Point Record

Published 02/12/2021, 11:10 AM EST

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Steph Curry is the greatest shooter of all time. Curry has set so many records throughout his career, thanks to his amazing shooting prowess. He has transformed the Golden State Warriors since his arrival and led them to 3 NBA championships.

Curry has changed the way basketball is played, converting the NBA to a more three-point oriented league.

Steph Curry on a roll

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Curry has recently been on an incredible shooting streak. He recently extended his three-point shooting streak to 13 games. He has shot at least 4 three-pointers for 13 consecutive games. Curry tied James Harden for the longest streak for 4 three-point shots in games.

Curry has been fantastic this season. He is currently averaging 29.6 points, 6 assists, and 5 rebounds. These numbers are very similar to his 2015-16 season when Curry became the only unanimous MVP in history.

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However, the Warriors are still struggling to pick up. Despite Curry’s great play, he hasn’t been able to help the Warriors get going this season.

Curry is currently considered one of the favorites to win the MVP. He is playing some of the best basketball of his career.

However, because of the poor form of the Golden State Warriors, his efforts have been negated and his position in the MVP race has suffered the same fate.

But people are still astonished by the performances that he has consistently put up since the start of the season.

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Curry not able to pick up the Warriors’ form

The Warriors are struggling primarily because of the loss of Klay Thompson. Thompson spent the entire last season on the shelf with an ACL tear.

And he was ready to come back this season. However, he suffered another injury during a pickup game in the off-season and tore his Achilles, shackling him to the bench for yet another season.

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However, the Warriors did try to replace the void that Klay left. They traded for Kelly Oubre Jr., but he has not performed as people have expected him to.

Additionally, the Warriors used their second overall draft pick to select James Wiseman, who adds some much-needed size to their squad. But still, the Warriors have struggled this year.

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Can the Golden State Warriors make the Playoffs? The squad around Curry needs to start complementing his performances in order to capitalize on their opportunities.

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Aaditya Krishnamurthy is an NBA & NFL journalist for EssentiallySports, before which he worked at BusinessWorld magazine. He has been a fan of Basketball for over 10 years now, since Shaquille O’Neal was a Phoenix Suns player. During his time at Symbiosis School for Liberal Arts, he started a sports magazine for the college called the Overtime Tribune and hosted the Overtime Tribune Podcast until he graduated.
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