Despite a 50-point performance from Steph Curry in Phoenix on Wednesday night, the Golden State Warriors are still winless on the road in the 2022-23 campaign.
Curry finished the contest with a game-high 50 points on 17-of-28 shooting from the field, with seven made triples to go along with nine rebounds and six assists. Although Curry tallied a new season-high, it wasn’t enough to solve the Warriors’ struggles on the road.
As Curry fired away, the Suns dismantled the Warriors’ defense with a red-hot performance from beyond the arc. On the way to a 130-119 win over the Warriors, the Suns buried 21 triples on 52.5% shooting from long distance.
All five members of the Suns’ starting rotation scored in double-figures, with Devin Booker, Cam Payne and Mikal Bridges leading the way.
With the Warriors’ loss in Phoenix on Wednesday, Steve Kerr’s team has fallen to 0-8 on the road to start the new season. The Warriors will get a game at home in San Francisco on Friday against the New York Knicks before heading back out on the road for a contest against the Houston Rockets on Sunday.
After Golden State’s road struggles fell to a new low with a loss to the Suns in the desert, the NBA community on Twitter chimed in with different reactions. Here’s a look at what fans and analysts were saying on Wednesday night.
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Steph Curry tonight:
50 points
9 rebounds
6 assists
17/28 FG
7/11 3PT
9/9 FTGet this man some help pic.twitter.com/aGz93c0bcf
— NBACentral (@TheNBACentral) November 17, 2022
Stephen Curry is the first Western Conference player to score 50+ points in a game this season. pic.twitter.com/iO12iNTfUw
— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) November 17, 2022
Steph Curry just guarded Ayton in the post and forced a miss shot. 🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️
— shannon sharpe (@ShannonSharpe) November 17, 2022
Maybe the low point of the early season for the Warriors. Steph Curry scores 50 and they still lose by 11 in Phoenix. They're 0-8 on the road. Klay Thompson's shooting struggles deepen. A silent Jordan Poole night. Bottom-five NBA defense. Suns popped them for 130 points.
— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) November 17, 2022
Steph Curry had as many rebounds as Andrew Wiggins, Draymond Green, and Klay Thompson, combined.
— Brady Klopfer (@BradyKlopferNBA) November 17, 2022
Get Steph Curry some help https://t.co/7kW7AHxy0e
— Kevin O'Connor (@KevinOConnorNBA) November 17, 2022
Steph Curry vs the Phoenix Suns.
Literally 1 man vs an entire basketball team.
— Guru (@DrGuru_) November 17, 2022
Steph Curry: 50 points.
His Warriors teammates: 62— Monte Poole (@MontePooleNBCS) November 17, 2022
Steph Curry and Jordan Poole combined for 52 points tonight 🔥 pic.twitter.com/quQ4YBKZKl
— Guru (@DrGuru_) November 17, 2022
Warriors lose 130-119
Steph Curry scored 50 points and the Warriors were beat up and down the floor
— Dalton Johnson (@DaltonJ_Johnson) November 17, 2022
There's no more adjectives to describe Steph Curry anymore. Just enjoy this sh*t.
— Jason Dumas (@JDumasReports) November 17, 2022
Don't take Steph Curry for granted
— Dalton Johnson (@DaltonJ_Johnson) November 17, 2022
Steph Curry deserves better. pic.twitter.com/PrzKnuOyon
— Guru (@DrGuru_) November 17, 2022
Tonight marks the 11th 50+ point game of Stephen Curry’s career, passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (10) and tying Allen Iverson (11) for the 9th most 50+ point games in NBA history. pic.twitter.com/W1MuFckjUP
— NBA History (@NBAHistory) November 17, 2022
Stephen Curry continues to be the greatest show on earth.
— Bonta Hill (@BontaHill) November 17, 2022
Stephen Curry with the 11th 50-point game of his career, fourth among active players.
– He's averaging more PPG, RPG and APG than Michael Jordan during the Bulls' "Last Dance" season.
– Yet Warriors get run off court by Suns, falling to 0-8 on road & 1-4 vs. top-6 seeds— Ben Golliver (@BenGolliver) November 17, 2022
Stephen Curry is having arguably the best season of his career. The Warriors are 6-9. They’ll never have a player as good as him for decades, at least. None of this “two timelines” stuff. Go all-in on this dude immediately.
— Jackson Frank (@jackfrank_jjf) November 17, 2022
Suns can’t guard Steph. Unfortunately warriors also cannot guard suns rn
— sam esfandiari (@samesfandiari) November 17, 2022
The Warriors remain winless on the road, falling to the Suns 130-119.
Stephen Curry continued his terrific start scoring 50, but once again didn't get the support he needed. This is Curry's 11th 50-point game and just the third time the Warriors have lost when he's done so.
— Kendra Andrews (@kendra__andrews) November 17, 2022
Steph dropped 50 PTS, 9 REB, and 6 AST, with 7 3PM on Wednesday night 🔥
The Suns beat the Warriors, 130-119 😳 pic.twitter.com/1q5b8zxX9K
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) November 17, 2022
Steph tonight:
50 PTS
9 REB
6 AST
17-28 FG
7-11 3PWarriors lost to the Suns missing 2 starters. pic.twitter.com/Dwf5xwjE9o
— StatMuse (@statmuse) November 17, 2022
Warriors are 0-2 vs the Suns this season, outscored by 40 points.
Still 4 rings though. pic.twitter.com/6rvpsKU6N0
— StatMuse (@statmuse) November 17, 2022
Stephen Curry's season-high 50 points weren't enough to keep the Warriors from falling to the Suns 130-119 in Phoenix. Golden State falls to 6-9 this season and 0-8 on the road.
— C.J. Holmes 🦹🏾♂️ (@CjHolmes22) November 17, 2022
— Nate Duncan (@NateDuncanNBA) November 17, 2022
The Warriors have lost 8-straight road games, the longest road losing streak by a defending champion since the 1998-99 Bulls — the season after the Last Dance.
(via @ESPNStatsInfo) pic.twitter.com/zyGYYbwW9z
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) November 17, 2022
Let’s make it happen ✊@StephenCurry30 @KDTrey5 pic.twitter.com/6MllhbfVlP
— Guru (@DrGuru_) November 17, 2022
One man show with the warriors. Was June that long ago?
— Mark Willard (@Mark_T_Willard) November 17, 2022
November:
Poole 8gms- only once has he shot 50+%
Klay 6gms- yet to shoot 50% for a game— warriorsworld (@warriorsworld) November 17, 2022
The last time the Warriors had a player score at least 50 points and lost by 10 or more points was 12/3/2000 when Antawn Jamison scored 51 in a loss to the Seattle Supersonics
— Dalton Johnson (@DaltonJ_Johnson) November 17, 2022
Final 📊
Stephen – 50p/9r/6a/1b
Klay – 19p/5r/2a
Andrew – 14p/2r/1a
Kevon – 10p/8r/2a/1b
Draymond – 9p/2r/8a/3s
Anthony – 7p/7r/1a/2s
Donte – 6p/2r/2a
Jordan – 2p/2r/8a/1b
JaMychal – 2p/2r
Moses – 1r pic.twitter.com/q1q8VDk6ah— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) November 17, 2022
Analyze the #Warriors all damn day, but what basketball team on any level can thrive getting ZERO, pretty much nightly, from 7 of its players!
Wiseman
Kuminga
Moody
Iguodala
JGreen
Rollins
Baldwin….Too young, too old, too little production! The Krueg Show starts now!— Larry Krueger (@sportslarryk) November 17, 2022
We need defense and rebounding…..🤔 pic.twitter.com/yy8hyrKjwg
— Dr. Nirav Pandya, M.D. (@DrNiravPandya) November 17, 2022
