They say it was a record! For both the regular season or the playoffs. Stephen Curry with seventeen points in the overtime period. As much as I wanted the Blazers to win, it was amazing to watch. He just went off!! And when he gets in a groove like that, there's nothing you can do except maybe double team him at half court and force him to give up the ball, but then your in a 4 on 3 situation. He has a combination of offensive skills that are unstoppable. Quickness-plus going in any direction. He can change direction in an instant, come to a completely balanced stop in an instant and only needs a an inch of space and a fraction of a second to get his shot off. And the shot itself is consistently deadly from just about anywhere past half court. Unless you can see into the future when he's in a stationary position and are able to cut him off before he starts actually moving, you are HELPLESS!!!
And to think that this was coming off two or three weeks of little activity while dealing with an ankle sprain and knee injury. Those five minutes, both heartbreaking (the Blazers lost the game) and thrilling!! It was one of those basketball displays that I'll never forget.
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