Stephen Curry goes behind-the-back to serve up easy basket for DeMarcus Cousins
Thursday 14 March 2019 07:39, UK
Stephen Curry served up an easy basket for team-mate DeMarcus Cousins with a deft behind-the-back assist in the Golden State Warriors' win over the Houston Rockets.
Curry scored 20 points on 8-of-20 shooting in support of backcourt partner Klay Thompson's game-high 30 as the Warriors held off a late Rockets surge to beat their Western Conference rival 106-104.
Cousins, in his best game since joining the Warriors last summer, stuffed the stat sheet with 27 points, eight rebounds, seven assists and a pair of steals.
Cousins' easiest basket of the name came courtesy of a delicious assist from Curry in the third quarter.
With 8:22 remaining in the third quarter, Curry's defensive pressure harried Rockets guard Chris Paul into turning the ball over on the Warriors' baseline.
Curry took possession and raced down court, dribbling into the Rockets' half and, with Cousins alongside him, creating a two-on-one against Houston center Clint Capela.
Curry accelerated into the lane, forcing Capela to guard him. As he did so, Curry whipped a bounce pass behind his back into the hands of Cousins who laid the ball home for an easy score.
Click the video at the top of the page to see Curry's smart behind-the-back delivery for Cousins.
