Stephen Curry scores 40 points in Golden State Warriors win over Cleveland Cavaliers
Saturday 6 April 2019 09:30, UK
Stephen Curry produced a spectacular shooting display to score 40 points as the Golden State Warriors beat the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday night.
Curry rebounded from his lowest-scoring game of the season with one of his best, bombing in a game-high total as the 120-114 win moved the Warriors within one win of clinching the top seed in the Western Conference playoffs.
Curry hit his ninth trey of the game deep in the fourth quarter to give the Warriors enough breathing room to coast home for a fourth straight win.
After having been limited to seven points in a road win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday, Curry came out firing against the Cavaliers, scoring 18 points in the first quarter.
Having seen his run of nine straight games with at least five three-pointers end with a 1-for-9 outing against the Lakers, Curry shot 9-for-12 from beyond the arc against the Cavaliers.
Along the way, he passed Paul Arizin (16,266) for third place on the Warriors' all-time scoring list, trailing only Wilt Chamberlain (17,783) and Rick Barry (16,447). Curry ended the night with 16,283 points.
The 40-point game was the eighth of the season for Curry, who had 42 in Golden State's win at Cleveland in December.
Click the video at the top of the page to watch Curry's spectacular shooting display.
